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About Karode Village

Karode is one of the larger villages in Neyyattinkara tehsil, in the district of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31,918, made up of 15,651 males and 16,267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1413 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 695502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karode Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karode village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thiruvananthapuram
Tehsil Neyyattinkara
Pincode 695502
Area (hectares) 1413 hectares
Population 31,918
Male Population 15,651
Female Population 16,267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karode compares

By the 2011 count Karode is the 7th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 25,951 residents. Its 1413 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Karode

Karode is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karode 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karode from other places

Karode lies about 25 km from Thiruvananthapuram, and the nearest railway station is Parassala, about 5.9 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 Karode
Nearest town Kollancode 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Parassala 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Neyyattinkara 8.7 km
District headquarters Thiruvananthapuram 25 km

Villages closest to Karode

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karode village had a population of 31,918. That makes it the 7th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 25,951 residents.

Karode village has 15,651 males and 16,267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karode has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Karode is 695502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karode covers 1413 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karode falls under Neyyattinkara tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Karode is Parassala, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Karode is in Neyyattinkara tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district. Kollancode is about 4.1 km away. Parassala is about 5.9 km away. Neyyattinkara is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulathoor (2.3 km), Parassala (4.9 km) and Chenkal (5.0 km).

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

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