# Thirukkandalam Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/thirukkandalam/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Thirukkandalam Thirukkandalam is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,828 people in 480 households**, the 26th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 1,828people (2011) - 480households - 53.5%literacy - 601103PIN code ## Thirukkandalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thirukkandalam is 601103.** Thirukkandalam falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601103 - Gram panchayatThirukkandalam - Community development blockEllapuram - Census village code628867 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thirukkandalam from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)32 km by road - Thirunindravur (nearest town)19 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 Thirukkandalam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Thirukkandalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Periyapalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palavakkam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Thirukkandalam known for? The main crops are **paddy and jasmine**. Products made here include bricks. About 23% of the 526 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Thirukkandalam Of every 100 households in Thirukkandalam in 2011, 70 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thirukkandalam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **94% Toilet within the home ****23%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **73% Tap water ****98%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **64% Use banking services ****62%** **38% Television ****88%** **90% Mobile phone ****56%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Thirukkandalam? ■ Thirukkandalam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **960 Working population ****56.5%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.3% for men and 45.2% for women. 63% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 15 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 328 (32%) · **■** Other work 278 (27%) · **■** Marginal 412 (40%) 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 - Kalpattu2,050 people - Panapakkam1,936 people - Mambakkam1,911 people - Melandur1,886 people - Alinjivakkam1,823 people - Sennankaranai1,821 people - Punnapakkam1,790 people - Nelvoy1,725 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thirukkandalam?601103 - How far is Thirukkandalam from Thiruvallur?32 km by road - What is the population of Thirukkandalam?1,828 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thirukkandalam in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thirukkandalam?53.5% (Census 2011)