Kandai, Thirumangalam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kandai


The village Kandai is located in Thirumangalam Taluk of Madurai District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Kandai Gram Panchayat. It comes under Thirumangalam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Thirumangalam, which is about 8 kilometers away from Kandai.

Travel and Communication for Kandai


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Kandai,
Madurai,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 625706

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kandai


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Kandai is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Kandai is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Kandai


As per available data from the year 2009, 1117 persons live in 284 house holds in the village Kandai. There are 576 female individuals and 541 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.57% and males constitute 48.43% of the total population.

There are 810 scheduled castes persons of which 418 are females and 392 are males. Females constitute 51.6% and males constitute 48.4% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 72.52% of the total population.

Population density of Kandai is 315.9 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kandai


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Total area of Kandai is 353.59 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 158.13 ha. About 96.7 ha is un-irrigated area. About 61.43 ha is irrigated area. About 61.43 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 33.24 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 1.82 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 8.91 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.3 ha is culturable waste land. About 151.19 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Kandai


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Kandai.

There is a government primary school in the village Kandai.

There is a government middle school in the village Kandai.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Sathangudi, which is less than 5 kms away from Kandai.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Sathangudi, which is less than 5 kms away from Kandai.

Colleges in Kandai


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Karumathur, which is 5-10 kms away from Kandai.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Thoppur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kandai.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Madurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Kandai.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Karumathur, which is 5-10 kms away from Kandai.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Uchapatti, which is 5-10 kms away from Kandai.

Other Educational Facilities in Kandai


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Kokkulam(anaiyur), which is more than 10 kms away from Kandai.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Kandai.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Melakottai, which is 5-10 kms away from Kandai.

Healthcare Facilities in Kandai


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Kandai.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Kandai.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Kandai.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Kandai.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Kandai.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Kandai.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Kandai.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Kandai.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Kandai.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Kandai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Kandai.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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