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About Kodanad Village

Kodanad is one of the larger villages in Kunnathunad tehsil, in the district of Ernakulam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,244, made up of 7,036 males and 7,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1941 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 683544, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodanad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodanad village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Ernakulam
Tehsil Kunnathunad
Pincode 683544
Area (hectares) 1941 hectares
Population 14,244
Male Population 7,036
Female Population 7,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodanad compares

By the 2011 count Kodanad is the 12th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 17,740 residents. Its 1941 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Kodanad

Kodanad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kodanad as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kodanad from other places

Kodanad lies about 39 km from Ernakulam, and the nearest railway station is Kaladi, about 10 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 Kodanad
Nearest town Koovappady 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Kaladi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunnathunad 18 km
District headquarters Ernakulam 39 km

Villages closest to Kodanad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodanad village had a population of 14,244. That makes it the 12th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,740 residents.

Kodanad village has 7,036 males and 7,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodanad has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Kodanad is 683544. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodanad covers 1941 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kodanad falls under Kunnathunad tehsil of Ernakulam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kodanad is Kaladi, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kodanad.

Kodanad is about 39 km from Ernakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodanad is in Kunnathunad tehsil of Ernakulam district. Koovappady is about 4.6 km away. Kaladi is about 10 km away. Kunnathunad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kombanad (4.1 km), Koovappady (4.6 km) and Vengoor West (5.1 km).

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

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