# Andankarai Village, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/andankarai/ Village · Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur # Andankarai Andankarai is a village in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,008 people in 262 households**, the 62nd largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,008people (2011) - 262households - 78.1%literacy - 610203PIN code ## Andankarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Andankarai is 610203.** Andankarai falls in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code610203 - Gram panchayatAndankarai - Community development blockThiruthuraipoondi - Census village code638326 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Andankarai from nearby towns? - Thiruthuraipoondi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)24 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town)13 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 Andankarai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Andankarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Alathambadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruthuraipoondi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirukkuvalai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Andankarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and peas**. Products made here include milk and bricks. About 87% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 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 Andankarai Of every 100 households in Andankarai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Andankarai · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **88% Toilet within the home ****22%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **70% Tap water ****64%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **80% Use banking services ****32%** **35% Television ****87%** **82% Mobile phone ****46%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **8% 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 Andankarai? ■ Andankarai · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **1040 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863** **996 Working population ****40.4%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 70.5% for women. 53% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 13 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 317 (78%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (14%) · **■** Marginal 17 (4%) 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 Thiruthuraipoondi - Keelanammankurichi1,163 people - Keeralathur1,157 people - Mangal1,039 people - Melaperumazhai1,015 people - Vilathur1,005 people - Ekkal945 people - Desingurajapuram891 people - Vadasanganthi786 people [All 77 villages in Thiruthuraipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Andankarai?610203 - How far is Andankarai from Thiruvarur?24 km by road - What is the population of Andankarai?1,008 (Census 2011) - Which district is Andankarai in?Thiruvarur district (Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Andankarai?78.1% (Census 2011)