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About Thandalam Village

Thandalam is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,631, made up of 819 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 681.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thandalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thandalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603306
Area (hectares) 681.44 hectares
Population 1,631
Male Population 819
Female Population 812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10 km distance

How Thandalam compares

By the 2011 count Thandalam is the 46th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 681.44 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Thandalam

Thandalam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Thandalam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thandalam from other places

Thandalam lies about 14 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirumalpur, about 9.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Thandalam
Nearest railway station Tirumalpur 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 14 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 14 km
Nearest town Kanchipuram 14 km

Villages closest to Thandalam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maduranthakam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Thandalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Thandalam village had a population of 1,631. That makes it the 46th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Thandalam village has 819 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thandalam has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Thandalam is 603306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thandalam covers 681.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thandalam falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thandalam is Tirumalpur, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Thandalam.

Thandalam is about 14 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thandalam is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Tirumalpur is about 9.2 km away. Maduranthakam is about 14 km away. Kancheepuram is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadamalaiputhur (3.1 km), Perumbakkam (7.6 km) and Kalathur (8.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Thandalam today is likely to be higher.

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