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About Thandarai Village

Thandarai is a mid sized village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,645, made up of 804 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thandarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thandarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Cheyyar
Pincode 604407
Area (hectares) 279.53 hectares
Population 1,645
Male Population 804
Female Population 841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 40 km distance

How Thandarai compares

By the 2011 count Thandarai is the 57th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 279.53 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Thandarai

Thandarai 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 Thandarai 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 40 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thandarai from other places

Thandarai lies about 67 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about 30 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 Thandarai
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyar 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Arni Road 30 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 67 km

Villages closest to Thandarai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Cheyyar 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 Thandarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Thandarai village had a population of 1,645. That makes it the 57th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Thandarai village has 804 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thandarai has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Thandarai is 604407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thandarai covers 279.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thandarai falls under Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thandarai is Arni Road, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 40 km distance.

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

Thandarai is about 67 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thandarai is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Cheyyar is about 7.6 km away. Arni Road is about 30 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sundivakkam (1.5 km), Vadugapattu (1.7 km) and Eraiyur (1.9 km).

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

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