# Thandalam Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/thandalam-630575/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Thandalam Thandalam is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631003**. The 2011 Census counted **3,350 people in 732 households**, the 33rd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 3,350people (2011) - 732households - 74.9%literacy - 631003PIN code ## Thandalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thandalam is 631003.** Thandalam falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631003 - Gram panchayatThandalam - Community development blockKaveripakkam - Census village code630575 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? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)70 km by road - Arakonam (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? 17 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 · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arakonam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arakonam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 17 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, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 19% of the 781 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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, 86 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thandalam · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **94% Toilet within the home ****36%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **83% Tap water ****98%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **64% Use banking services ****32%** **32% Television ****93%** **90% Mobile phone ****61%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **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 · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850** **961 Working population ****36.7%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 64.9% for women. 51% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 106 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 396 (32%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 593 (48%) · **■** Marginal 122 (10%) 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 Arakonam - Ayipedu3,558 people - Karnavoor3,540 people - Perungalathur3,490 people - Thalikkal3,476 people - Chitheri3,337 people - Nedumpuli3,319 people - Karivedu3,249 people - Kilvenkatapuram3,246 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thandalam?631003 - How far is Thandalam from Vellore?70 km by road - What is the population of Thandalam?3,350 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thandalam in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thandalam?74.9% (Census 2011)