# Thandalam Village, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/thandalam/ Village · Kumbakonam, Thanjavur # Thandalam Thandalam is a village in Kumbakonam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612402**. The 2011 Census counted **1,496 people in 374 households**, the 57th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%. - 1,496people (2011) - 374households - 81.8%literacy - 612402PIN code ## Thandalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thandalam is 612402.** Thandalam falls in Kumbakonam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612402 - Gram panchayatThandalam - Community development blockThiruvidaimarudur - Census village code638558 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thandalam from nearby towns? - Kumbakonam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)47 km by road - Valangaiman (nearest town)4 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Thandalam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Thandalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Natchiarkoil - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kumbakonam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Semmankudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Thandalam known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 70% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Thandalam Of every 100 households in Thandalam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thandalam · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****27%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **58% Tap water ****60%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **67% Use banking services ****64%** **50% Television ****94%** **91% Mobile phone ****71%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****95%** **87% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Thandalam? ■ Thandalam · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **80.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849** **952 Working population ****43.4%** **41.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 74.7% for women. 61% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 98 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 263 (41%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 146 (22%) · **■** Marginal 135 (21%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kumbakonam - Kumarankudi1,554 people - Karuppur1,531 people - Perappadi1,500 people - Nagagudi1,499 people - Ammangudi1,488 people - Keeranur1,486 people - Mallapuram1,478 people - Kattur1,477 people [All 103 villages in Kumbakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thandalam?612402 - How far is Thandalam from Thanjavur?47 km by road - What is the population of Thandalam?1,496 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thandalam in?Thanjavur district (Kumbakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thandalam?81.8% (Census 2011)