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About Kodassery Village

Kodassery is one of the larger villages in Mukundapuram tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,575, made up of 5,970 males and 6,605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4063 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680721, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodassery Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodassery village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Mukundapuram
Pincode 680721
Area (hectares) 4063 hectares
Population 12,575
Male Population 5,970
Female Population 6,605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodassery compares

By the 2011 count Kodassery is the 15th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents. Its 4063 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 1092.

Getting to Kodassery

Kodassery is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kodassery 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 Kodassery from other places

Kodassery lies about 15 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Mulagunnathukavu, about 6.3 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 Kodassery
Nearest railway station Mulagunnathukavu 6.3 km
Nearest town Killannur 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukundapuram 15 km
District headquarters Thrissur 15 km

Villages closest to Kodassery

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 Kodassery

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodassery village had a population of 12,575. That makes it the 15th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents.

Kodassery village has 5,970 males and 6,605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodassery has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Kodassery is 680721. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodassery covers 4063 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodassery falls under Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kodassery is Mulagunnathukavu, about 6.3 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 Kodassery.

Kodassery is about 15 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodassery is in Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district. Mulagunnathukavu is about 6.3 km away. Killannur is about 6.7 km away. Mukundapuram is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alur (10 km), Karumathra (11 km) and Kottanellur (18 km).

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

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