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About Kodikulam Village

Kodikulam is one of the larger villages in Thodupuzha tehsil, in the district of Idukki, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,741, made up of 6,311 males and 6,430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2953 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 685582, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodikulam village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Idukki
Tehsil Thodupuzha
Pincode 685582
Area (hectares) 2953 hectares
Population 12,741
Male Population 6,311
Female Population 6,430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodikulam compares

By the 2011 count Kodikulam is the 10th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 14,416 residents. Its 2953 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Kodikulam

Kodikulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kodikulam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kodikulam from other places

Kodikulam lies about 25 km from Idukki, and the nearest railway station is Piravam Road, about 37 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 Kodikulam
Tehsil headquarters Thodupuzha 7.9 km
District headquarters Idukki 25 km
Nearest railway station Piravam Road 37 km

Villages closest to Kodikulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodikulam village had a population of 12,741. That makes it the 10th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,416 residents.

Kodikulam village has 6,311 males and 6,430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodikulam has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kodikulam is 685582. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodikulam covers 2953 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodikulam falls under Thodupuzha tehsil of Idukki district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kodikulam is Piravam Road, about 37 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kodikulam.

Kodikulam is about 25 km from Idukki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodikulam is in Thodupuzha tehsil of Idukki district. Thodupuzha is about 7.9 km away. Idukki is about 25 km away. Piravam Road is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karimkunnam (4.6 km), Vannapuram (5.2 km) and Kumaramangalam (6.6 km).

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

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