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About Kodiyankulam Village

Kodiyankulam is a mid sized village in Ottapidaram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,224, made up of 623 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodiyankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodiyankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Ottapidaram
Pincode 628303
Area (hectares) 534.93 hectares
Population 1,224
Male Population 623
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kodiyankulam compares

By the 2011 count Kodiyankulam is the 42nd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents. Its 534.93 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kodiyankulam

Kodiyankulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kodiyankulam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kodiyankulam from other places

Kodiyankulam lies about 34 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Naraikkinar, about 2.5 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 Kodiyankulam
Nearest railway station Naraikkinar 2.5 km
Nearest town Tirunelveli 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Ottapidaram 22 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 34 km

Villages closest to Kodiyankulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodiyankulam village had a population of 1,224. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents.

Kodiyankulam village has 623 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodiyankulam has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kodiyankulam is 628303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodiyankulam covers 534.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodiyankulam falls under Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kodiyankulam is Naraikkinar, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kodiyankulam.

Kodiyankulam is about 34 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodiyankulam is in Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Naraikkinar is about 2.5 km away. Tirunelveli is about 21 km away. Ottapidaram is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marudanvalvoonaraikinar (4.2 km), Govindapuram (4.3 km) and Kalappaipatti (4.7 km).

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

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