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About Kodiyalam Village

Kodiyalam is a large village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,301, made up of 1,136 males and 1,165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 620.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604406, 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 Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604406
Area (hectares) 620.38 hectares
Population 2,301
Male Population 1,136
Female Population 1,165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 22 km distance

How Kodiyalam compares

By the 2011 count Kodiyalam is the 25th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 620.38 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 Kodiyalam

Kodiyalam 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 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 22 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 57 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Panchalam, about 18 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 Vandavasi 14 km
Nearest town Vandavāsi 14 km
Nearest railway station Panchalam 18 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 57 km

Villages closest to Kodiyalam

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 Kodiyalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodiyalam village had a population of 2,301. That makes it the 25th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Kodiyalam village has 1,136 males and 1,165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodiyalam has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Kodiyalam is 604406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodiyalam covers 620.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kodiyalam is Panchalam, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 22 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 57 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodiyalam is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 14 km away. Vandavāsi is about 14 km away. Panchalam is about 18 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 (2.5 km), Thellar (2.7 km) and Palaveri (3.5 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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