# Thandarai Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/thandarai/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Thandarai Thandarai is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604407**. The 2011 Census counted **1,645 people in 363 households**, the 57th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,645people (2011) - 363households - 71.9%literacy - 604407PIN code ## Thandarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thandarai is 604407.** Thandarai falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604407 - Gram panchayatThandarai - Community development blockCheyyar - Census village code631351 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thandarai from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)85 km by road - Tiruvethipuram (nearest town)9 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 Thandarai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Thandarai; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiruvethipuram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvethipuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thiruvethipuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Thandarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and ragi**. About 13% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Thandarai Of every 100 households in Thandarai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thandarai · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **87% Tap water ****100%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **69% Use banking services ****14%** **43% Television ****82%** **88% Mobile phone ****58%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Thandarai? ■ Thandarai · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122** **965 Working population ****48.1%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 62.7% for women. 61% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 106 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 468 (59%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 208 (26%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%) 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 Cheyyar - Narasamangalam1,703 people - Kovilur1,699 people - Puliyarampakkam1,673 people - Irungal1,659 people - Sengattankundil1,636 people - Thirumpoondi1,630 people - Sumangali1,628 people - Kizhapalanthai1,621 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thandarai?604407 - How far is Thandarai from Tiruvannamalai?85 km by road - What is the population of Thandarai?1,645 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thandarai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thandarai?71.9% (Census 2011)