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About Kodiyalam Village

Kodiyalam is a small village in Orathanadu tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 155 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614905, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodiyalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodiyalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Orathanadu
Pincode 614905
Area (hectares) 199.17 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 155
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodiyalam compares

By the 2011 count Kodiyalam is the 109th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 199.17 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1067.

Getting to Kodiyalam

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

Kodiyalam lies about 36 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Pattukkottai, about 16 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 Kodiyalam
Tehsil headquarters Orathanadu 15 km
Nearest town Mannargudi 15 km
Nearest railway station Pattukkottai 16 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 36 km

Villages closest to Kodiyalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodiyalam village had a population of 327. That makes it the 109th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Kodiyalam village has 155 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodiyalam has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Kodiyalam is 614905. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodiyalam covers 199.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kodiyalam falls under Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kodiyalam is Pattukkottai, about 16 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 Kodiyalam.

Kodiyalam is about 36 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodiyalam is in Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district. Orathanadu is about 15 km away. Mannargudi is about 15 km away. Pattukkottai is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadaseri North (2.2 km), Vadaseri South (2.2 km) and Paravathur (2.4 km).

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

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