# Kallandal Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram 

# Kallandal

Kallandal is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605758**. The 2011 Census counted **1,082 people in 216 households**, the 142nd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 1,082people (2011)
- 216households
- 68.9%literacy
- 605758PIN code

## Kallandal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kallandal is 605758.** Kallandal falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code605758
- Gram panchayatKallandal
- Community development blockMugaiyur
- Census village code633068

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

## How far is Kallandal from nearby towns?

- Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)40 km by road
- Arakandanallur (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 Kallandal?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kallandal; 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Veerapandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arakandanallur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kallandal known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 50% of the 362 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Kallandal

Of every 100 households in Kallandal in 2011, 90 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kallandal · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**91%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****92%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**76%

Use banking services ****77%**

**33%

Television ****88%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Kallandal?

■ Kallandal · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130**

**933

Working population ****51.1%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 58.5% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 118 (21%) · **■** Marginal 333 (60%)

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 Tirukkoyilur

- Konnakkalavadi1,144 people
- Kalumalam1,103 people
- Thanakanandal1,098 people
- Konganamur1,089 people
- Sivanarthangal1,046 people
- Melakondur999 people
- Thandarai993 people
- Velakulam993 people

[All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kallandal?605758
- How far is Kallandal from Viluppuram?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kallandal?1,082 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kallandal in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kallandal?68.9% (Census 2011)
