# Kandadu Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram 

# Kandadu

Kandadu is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604303**. The 2011 Census counted **5,458 people in 1,281 households**, the 8th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 5,458people (2011)
- 1,281households
- 72.3%literacy
- 604303PIN code

## Kandadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kandadu is 604303.** Kandadu falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604303
- Gram panchayatKandadu
- Community development blockMarakkanam
- Census village code632590

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kandadu from nearby towns?

- Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)70 km by road
- Marakkanam (nearest town)3 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 Kandadu?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kandadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Marakkanam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tindivanam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tindivanam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Kandadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and tapioca**. Products made here include clay pots. About 53% of the 2,141 hectares of village land is sown, and 381 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 Kandadu

Of every 100 households in Kandadu in 2011, 82 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kandadu · ■ Tindivanam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**83%

Tap water ****100%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**74%

Use banking services ****17%**

**40%

Television ****66%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kandadu?

■ Kandadu · ■ Tindivanam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1073**

**976

Working population ****50.9%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 64.9% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 372 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 414 (15%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Other work 444 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1,536 (55%)

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 Tindivanam

- Anumandai6,539 people
- Manur6,290 people
- Nadukuppam6,001 people
- Vidur5,748 people
- Periathatchur5,275 people
- Alagrammam5,158 people
- Peramandur4,635 people
- Mailam4,632 people

[All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandadu?604303
- How far is Kandadu from Viluppuram?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kandadu?5,458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandadu in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kandadu?72.3% (Census 2011)