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About Thandalam Village

Thandalam is a mid sized village in Uthukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,594, made up of 781 males and 813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601102, 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 Thiruvallur
Tehsil Uthukkottai
Pincode 601102
Area (hectares) 139.8 hectares
Population 1,594
Male Population 781
Female Population 813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 25 km distance

How Thandalam compares

By the 2011 count Thandalam is the 32nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 139.8 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

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 25 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 22 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Kavaraippettai, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters Uthukkottai 13 km
Nearest railway station Kavaraippettai 16 km
Nearest town Ponneri 20 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 22 km

Villages closest to Thandalam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Uthukkottai 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 1,594. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Thandalam village has 781 males and 813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thandalam has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Thandalam is 601102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thandalam covers 139.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thandalam falls under Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thandalam is Kavaraippettai, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 25 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 22 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thandalam is in Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Uthukkottai is about 13 km away. Kavaraippettai is about 16 km away. Ponneri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vannankuppam (under 2 km), Thumbakkam (under 2 km) and Kakkavakkam (under 2 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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