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About Kodiam Village

Kodiam is a mid sized village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,460, made up of 722 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodiam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodiam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604207
Area (hectares) 469.94 hectares
Population 1,460
Male Population 722
Female Population 738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 15 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Kodiam compares

By the 2011 count Kodiam is the 81st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 469.94 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kodiam

Kodiam 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 Kodiam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 15 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kodiam from other places

Kodiam lies about 45 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Panchalam, about 8.2 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 Kodiam
Nearest railway station Panchalam 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 9.9 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 45 km

Villages closest to Kodiam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodiam village had a population of 1,460. That makes it the 81st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Kodiam village has 722 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodiam has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kodiam is 604207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodiam covers 469.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodiam falls under Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kodiam is Panchalam, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 15 km distance for Kodiam.

Kodiam is about 45 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodiam is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Panchalam is about 8.2 km away. Tindivanam is about 9.9 km away. Viluppuram is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meladhanur (under 2 km), Ammanambakkam (1.8 km) and Vadampundi (2.0 km).

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

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