# Thenthandalam Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/thenthandalam/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Thenthandalam Thenthandalam is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604401**. The 2011 Census counted **787 people in 202 households**, the 145th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 787people (2011) - 202households - 76.7%literacy - 604401PIN code ## Thenthandalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thenthandalam is 604401.** Thenthandalam falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604401 - Gram panchayatThenthandalam - Community development blockAnakkavur - Census village code631373 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thenthandalam from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)75 km by road - Tiruvethipuram (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 Thenthandalam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Thenthandalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anakkavoor - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvethipuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thiruvethipuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Thenthandalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 36% of the 194 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Thenthandalam Of every 100 households in Thenthandalam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thenthandalam · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****29%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **87% Tap water ****94%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **69% Use banking services ****78%** **43% Television ****87%** **88% Mobile phone ****73%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****76%** **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 Thenthandalam? ■ Thenthandalam · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111** **965 Working population ****52.5%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 66.8% for women. 67% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (46%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 129 (31%) · **■** Marginal 55 (13%) 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 - Nallallam806 people - Melnarma799 people - Athi796 people - Pudukottai793 people - Pulivalam783 people - Bagavanthapuram777 people - Kanikiluppai771 people - Mulagiripattu768 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thenthandalam?604401 - How far is Thenthandalam from Tiruvannamalai?75 km by road - What is the population of Thenthandalam?787 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thenthandalam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thenthandalam?76.7% (Census 2011)