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About Koodakkulam Village

Koodakkulam is a mid sized village in Kamuthi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 828, made up of 411 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 786.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koodakkulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koodakkulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Kamuthi
Pincode 623605
Area (hectares) 786.03 hectares
Population 828
Male Population 411
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koodakkulam compares

By the 2011 count Koodakkulam is the 46th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 786.03 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Koodakkulam

Koodakkulam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Koodakkulam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Koodakkulam from other places

Koodakkulam lies about 31 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 23 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 Koodakkulam
Nearest town Kilakarai 21 km
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 23 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamuthi 32 km

Villages closest to Koodakkulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koodakkulam village had a population of 828. That makes it the 46th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Koodakkulam village has 411 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koodakkulam has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Koodakkulam is 623605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koodakkulam covers 786.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koodakkulam falls under Kamuthi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Koodakkulam is Sattirakkudi, about 23 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Koodakkulam.

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

Koodakkulam is in Kamuthi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Kilakarai is about 21 km away. Sattirakkudi is about 23 km away. Ramanathapuram is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are T Valasubramaniapuram (10 km), Ponthampuli (17 km) and Villanendal (19 km).

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

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