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About Kodavilagam Village

Kodavilagam is a mid sized village in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,340, made up of 664 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodavilagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodavilagam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Tharangambadi
Pincode 609306
Area (hectares) 313.5 hectares
Population 1,340
Male Population 664
Female Population 676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodavilagam compares

By the 2011 count Kodavilagam is the 56th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 313.5 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 1030.

Getting to Kodavilagam

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

Kodavilagam lies about 33 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Peralam Junction, about 11 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 Kodavilagam
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 10 km
Nearest railway station Peralam Junction 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tharangambadi 15 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 33 km

Villages closest to Kodavilagam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodavilagam village had a population of 1,340. That makes it the 56th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Kodavilagam village has 664 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodavilagam has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Kodavilagam is 609306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodavilagam covers 313.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodavilagam falls under Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kodavilagam is Peralam Junction, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Kodavilagam.

Kodavilagam is about 33 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodavilagam is in Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Mayiladuthurai is about 10 km away. Peralam Junction is about 11 km away. Tharangambadi 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 Arasur (under 2 km), Thiruvillaiyattam (2.0 km) and Narasinganatham (2.1 km).

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

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