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About Kodanthur Village

Kodanthur is a mid sized village in Aravakurichi tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,200, made up of 580 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1380.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodanthur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodanthur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Karur
Tehsil Aravakurichi
Pincode 639206
Area (hectares) 1380.89 hectares
Population 1,200
Male Population 580
Female Population 620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodanthur compares

By the 2011 count Kodanthur is the 39th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents. Its 1380.89 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Kodanthur

Kodanthur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kodanthur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kodanthur from other places

Kodanthur lies about 31 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Kodumudi, about 20 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 Kodanthur
Nearest town Vellakkovil 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Kodumudi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Aravakurichi 21 km
District headquarters Karur 31 km

Villages closest to Kodanthur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodanthur village had a population of 1,200. That makes it the 39th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents.

Kodanthur village has 580 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodanthur has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Kodanthur is 639206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodanthur covers 1380.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kodanthur falls under Aravakurichi tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kodanthur is Kodumudi, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kodanthur.

Kodanthur is about 31 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodanthur is in Aravakurichi tehsil of Karur district. Vellakkovil is about 9.3 km away. Kodumudi is about 20 km away. Aravakurichi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Elakkaturamachandrapuram (3.2 km), Thennilai (4.8 km) and Gudalur (5.1 km).

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

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