# Thandarai Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/thandarai/ Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Thandarai Thandarai is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605758**. The 2011 Census counted **993 people in 226 households**, the 145th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 993people (2011) - 226households - 64.1%literacy - 605758PIN code ## Thandarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thandarai is 605758.** Thandarai falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605758 - Gram panchayatThandarai - Community development blockMugaiyur - Census village code633071 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thandarai from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)45 km by road - Vettavalam (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 Thandarai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Thandarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Veerapandi - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Melvalai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Thandarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and water melon**. About 59% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Thandarai Of every 100 households in Thandarai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thandarai · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****9%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **88% Tap water ****91%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **76% Use banking services ****40%** **33% Television ****83%** **84% Mobile phone ****62%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****98%** **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 Thandarai? ■ Thandarai · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **933 Working population ****54.0%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.9% for men and 52.8% for women. 60% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 129 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (12%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 209 (39%) · **■** Marginal 121 (23%) 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 - Konganamur1,089 people - Kallandal1,082 people - Sivanarthangal1,046 people - Melakondur999 people - Velakulam993 people - Villivalam990 people - Emapper988 people - Kudamurutti980 people [All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thandarai?605758 - How far is Thandarai from Viluppuram?45 km by road - What is the population of Thandarai?993 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thandarai in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thandarai?64.1% (Census 2011)