# Thandalacheri Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/thandalacheri/ Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur # Thandalacheri Thandalacheri is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601206**. The 2011 Census counted **1,574 people in 417 households**, the 35th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 1,574people (2011) - 417households - 78.9%literacy - 601206PIN code ## Thandalacheri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thandalacheri is 601206.** Thandalacheri falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601206 - Gram panchayatThandalacheri - Community development blockGummidipoondi - Census village code628623 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thandalacheri from nearby towns? - Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)60 km by road - Gummidipoondi (nearest town)5 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 Thandalacheri? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Thandalacheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gummidipoondi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kilmudalambedu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gummidipoondi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Thandalacheri known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 38% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Thandalacheri Of every 100 households in Thandalacheri in 2011, 97 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Thandalacheri · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****8%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **76% Tap water ****96%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **60% Use banking services ****20%** **38% Television ****96%** **86% Mobile phone ****71%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **7% Own their home ****99%** **90% 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 Thandalacheri? ■ Thandalacheri · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899** **965 Working population ****45.7%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 70.3% for women. 53% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 594 (82%) · **■** Other work 100 (14%) · **■** Marginal 19 (3%) 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 Gummidipoondi - Vazhuthalambedu1,851 people - Pallavada1,709 people - Nelvoy1,632 people - Mangavaram1,604 people - Pondavakkam1,556 people - Melmudalambedu1,534 people - Vaniamallee1,518 people - Panchalai1,505 people [All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thandalacheri?601206 - How far is Thandalacheri from Thiruvallur?60 km by road - What is the population of Thandalacheri?1,574 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thandalacheri in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thandalacheri?78.9% (Census 2011)