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About Kodungalur Village

Kodungalur is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 593 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodungalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodungalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604403
Area (hectares) 297.19 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 593
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 18 km distance

How Kodungalur compares

By the 2011 count Kodungalur is the 89th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 297.19 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Kodungalur

Kodungalur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kodungalur 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 18 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kodungalur from other places

Kodungalur lies about 53 km from Tiruvannamalai. 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 Kodungalur
Nearest town Tindivanam 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 19 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 53 km

Villages closest to Kodungalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodungalur village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 89th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Kodungalur village has 593 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodungalur has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Kodungalur is 604403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodungalur covers 297.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodungalur falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Kodungalur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 18 km distance.

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

Kodungalur is about 53 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodungalur is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Tindivanam is about 17 km away. Vandavasi is about 19 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Irumbili (3.7 km), Pennattagaram (4.4 km) and Senal (4.6 km).

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

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