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About Kodivayal Village

Kodivayal is a large village in Aranthangi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,686, made up of 1,333 males and 1,353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodivayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodivayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Aranthangi
Pincode 614805
Area (hectares) 464.12 hectares
Population 2,686
Male Population 1,333
Female Population 1,353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodivayal compares

By the 2011 count Kodivayal is the 19th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 464.12 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Kodivayal

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

Kodivayal lies about 35 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Arantangi, about 5.1 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 Kodivayal
Nearest railway station Arantangi 5.1 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Aranthangi 35 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 35 km

Villages closest to Kodivayal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodivayal village had a population of 2,686. That makes it the 19th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Kodivayal village has 1,333 males and 1,353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodivayal has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Kodivayal is 614805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodivayal covers 464.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodivayal falls under Aranthangi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kodivayal is Arantangi, about 5.1 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 Kodivayal.

Kodivayal is about 35 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodivayal is in Aranthangi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Arantangi is about 5.1 km away. Arantāngi is about 6.4 km away. Aranthangi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kovilvayal (under 2 km), Melapattu (1.7 km) and Allaraimelvayal (2.6 km).

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

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