# Thandalam Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/thandalam/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Thandalam Thandalam is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,594 people in 419 households**, the 33rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 1,594people (2011) - 419households - 85.1%literacy - 601102PIN code ## Thandalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thandalam is 601102.** Thandalam falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601102 - Gram panchayatThandalam - Community development blockEllapuram - Census village code628807 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? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)35 km by road - Arani (nearest town)8 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Thandalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Periyapalayam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vengal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Perandur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 33% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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, 99 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Thandalam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **94% Toilet within the home ****37%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **73% Tap water ****94%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **64% Use banking services ****69%** **38% Television ****92%** **90% Mobile phone ****72%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****82%** **94% 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 · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098** **960 Working population ****43.5%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 79.9% for women. 60% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 29 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (27%) · **■** Household industry 55 (8%) · **■** Other work 297 (43%) · **■** Marginal 123 (18%) 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 Uthukkottai - Punnapakkam1,790 people - Nelvoy1,725 people - Neiveli1,710 people - Ariapakkam1,596 people - Panayancheri1,582 people - Akkarapakkam1,562 people - Oddappai1,438 people - Nambakkam1,433 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thandalam?601102 - How far is Thandalam from Thiruvallur?35 km by road - What is the population of Thandalam?1,594 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thandalam in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thandalam?85.1% (Census 2011)