# Thandalai Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/thandalai/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Thandalai Thandalai is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606202**. The 2011 Census counted **4,302 people in 993 households**, the 22nd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 4,302people (2011) - 993households - 67.0%literacy - 606202PIN code ## Thandalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thandalai is 606202.** Thandalai falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606202 - Gram panchayatThandalai - Community development blockKallakkurichi - Census village code633394 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thandalai from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Kallakkurichi (nearest town)7 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 Thandalai? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Thandalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Kallakurichi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kallakurichi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 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 Thandalai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and sesame seeds**. About 46% of the 1,070 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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 Thandalai Of every 100 households in Thandalai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thandalai · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****94%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **77% Use banking services ****63%** **49% Television ****90%** **76% Mobile phone ****70%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **10% Own their home ****97%** **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 Thandalai? ■ Thandalai · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768** **939 Working population ****61.0%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 56.2% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 614 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,244 (47%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Other work 344 (13%) · **■** Marginal 391 (15%) 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 Sankarapuram - Athiyur4,608 people - Lakkinayakkanpatti4,500 people - Palayasiruvangur4,406 people - Ravathanallur4,366 people - Ariyaperumanur4,087 people - Pakkam3,890 people - Nedumanur3,883 people - Rangappanur3,819 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thandalai?606202 - How far is Thandalai from Viluppuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Thandalai?4,302 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thandalai in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thandalai?67.0% (Census 2011)