About Kodakkal Village

Kodakkal is one of the larger villages in Wallajah tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,948, made up of 3,986 males and 3,962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1653.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodakkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodakkal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Wallajah
Pincode	631102
Area (hectares)	1653.68 hectares
Population	7,948
Male Population	3,986
Female Population	3,962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 8 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 8 km distance

How Kodakkal compares

By the 2011 count Kodakkal is the 4th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents. Its 1653.68 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kodakkal

Kodakkal 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 Kodakkal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 8 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 8 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kodakkal from other places

Kodakkal lies about 35 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Thalangai, about 7.5 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 Kodakkal
Nearest town	Sholinghur	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Thalangai	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wallajah	35 km
District headquarters	Vellore	35 km

Villages closest to Kodakkal

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

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Common questions about Kodakkal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodakkal village had a population of 7,948. That makes it the 4th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents.

Kodakkal village has 3,986 males and 3,962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodakkal has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kodakkal is 631102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodakkal covers 1653.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodakkal falls under Wallajah tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kodakkal is Thalangai, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 8 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 8 km distance for Kodakkal.

Kodakkal is about 35 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodakkal is in Wallajah tehsil of Vellore district. Sholinghur is about 5.5 km away. Thalangai is about 7.5 km away. Wallajah is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.