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About Kodakara Village

Kodakara is one of the larger villages in Mukundapuram tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 32,201, made up of 15,473 males and 16,728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680684, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodakara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodakara village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Mukundapuram
Pincode 680684
Area (hectares) 2129 hectares
Population 32,201
Male Population 15,473
Female Population 16,728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kodakara compares

By the 2011 count Kodakara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents. Its 2129 hectares work out to about 15 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 1092.

Getting to Kodakara

Kodakara 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 Kodakara 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kodakara from other places

Kodakara lies about 19 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Nellayi, about 3.9 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 Kodakara
Nearest railway station Nellayi 3.9 km
Nearest town Amballūr 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukundapuram 19 km
District headquarters Thrissur 19 km

Villages closest to Kodakara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodakara village had a population of 32,201. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents.

Kodakara village has 15,473 males and 16,728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodakara has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Kodakara is 680684. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodakara covers 2129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kodakara falls under Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kodakara is Nellayi, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kodakara is about 19 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodakara is in Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district. Nellayi is about 3.9 km away. Amballūr is about 8.3 km away. Mukundapuram is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alathur (2.9 km), Chengallur (3.7 km) and Nandipulam (3.8 km).

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

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