Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Kandigai Kandigai is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 600067. The 2011 Census counted 285 people in 79 households, the 117th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 285 people (2011) - 79 households - 87.2% literacy - 600067 PIN code ## Kandigai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kandigai is 600067. Kandigai falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 600067 - Gram panchayat Budur - Community development block Sholavaram - Census village code 628751 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kandigai from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ) 50 km by road - Ponneri (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kandigai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kandigai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sengundram - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ponneri - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Nalur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kandigai known for? The main crops are paddy and sugarcane. About 38% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kandigai Of every 100 households in Kandigai in 2011, 99 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kandigai · ■ Ponneri rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 96% - Toilet within the home 27% 36% - No toilet (open defecation) 73% 62% - Tap water 99% 91% - Drinking water within premises 2% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 58% 46% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 42% 49% - Use banking services 51% 36% - Television 99% 92% - Mobile phone 43% 64% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 27% 28% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 0% 4% - Own their home 92% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kandigai? ■ Kandigai · ■ Ponneri rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 87.2% 75.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1021 1001 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 944 964 - Working population 35.8% 44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.5% for men and 81.1% for women. 61% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 24 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (11%) · ■ Other work 54 (53%) · ■ Marginal 13 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ponneri - Madiyur 313 people - Sirulapooncheri 296 people - Vellambakkam 292 people - Kadamanjeri 287 people - Eripillaikuppam 279 people - Kalanji 260 people - Poovami 260 people - Injur 256 people All 139 villages in Ponneri ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandigai? 600067 - How far is Kandigai from Thiruvallur? 50 km by road - What is the population of Kandigai? 285 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandigai in? Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kandigai? 87.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/kandigai/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.