About Thandalam Village

Thandalam is a large village in Arakonam tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,350, made up of 1,756 males and 1,594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 780.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631003, 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	Vellore
Tehsil	Arakonam
Pincode	631003
Area (hectares)	780.66 hectares
Population	3,350
Male Population	1,756
Female Population	1,594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 8 km distance

How Thandalam compares

By the 2011 count Thandalam is the 33rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 780.66 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

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 8 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 Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Walaja Road Junction, about 4.1 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 town	Rānipet	2.1 km
Nearest railway station	Walaja Road Junction	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arakonam	22 km
District headquarters	Vellore	22 km

Villages closest to Thandalam

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

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Common questions about Thandalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Thandalam village had a population of 3,350. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Thandalam village has 1,756 males and 1,594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thandalam has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Thandalam is 631003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thandalam covers 780.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thandalam falls under Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thandalam is Walaja Road Junction, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 8 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 Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thandalam is in Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district. Rānipet is about 2.1 km away. Walaja Road Junction is about 4.1 km away. Arakonam is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.