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About Kodakkudi Village

Kodakkudi is a small village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 100 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodakkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodakkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Devakottai
Pincode 630318
Area (hectares) 165.55 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 100
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodakkudi compares

By the 2011 count Kodakkudi is the 79th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 165.55 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 990.

Getting to Kodakkudi

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

Kodakkudi lies about 49 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Karaikkudi Junction, about 17 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 Kodakkudi
Tehsil headquarters Devakottai 10 km
Nearest railway station Karaikkudi Junction 17 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 49 km

Villages closest to Kodakkudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodakkudi village had a population of 206. That makes it the 79th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Kodakkudi village has 100 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodakkudi has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kodakkudi is 630318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodakkudi covers 165.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kodakkudi falls under Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kodakkudi is Karaikkudi Junction, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kodakkudi.

Kodakkudi is about 49 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodakkudi is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 10 km away. Karaikkudi Junction is about 17 km away. Sivaganga is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagamangalam (under 2 km), Thangangudi (under 2 km) and Puthurani (1.6 km).

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

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