# Kodom Village, Hosdurg, Kasaragod (Kerala) – PIN Code

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Village · Hosdurg, Kasaragod 

# Kodom

Kodom is a village in Hosdurg sub-district of Kasaragod district, Kerala, PIN code **671531**. The 2011 Census counted **6,915 people in 1,659 households**, the 24th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 90.0%.

- 6,915people (2011)
- 1,659households
- 81.3%literacy
- 671531PIN code

## Kodom PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kodom is 671531.** Kodom falls in Hosdurg sub-district, Kasaragod district, Kerala.

- PIN code671531
- Gram panchayatKodom-Bellur
- Community development blockKanhangad
- Census village code627142

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kodom from nearby towns?

- Kanhangad (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Kasaragod (district HQ)60 km by road
- Kanhangad (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kodom?

25 services counted by the Census are inside Kodom; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanhangad
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pullur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kodom known for?

The main crops are **coconut**. Products made here include coconut powder and soft drink. About 50% of the 1,972 hectares of village land is sown, and 455 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kodom

Of every 100 households in Kodom in 2011, 75 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kodom · ■ Hosdurg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**8%

Tap water ****18%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**85%

Use banking services ****88%**

**86%

Television ****55%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kodom?

■ Kodom · ■ Hosdurg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**90.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**956

Working population ****43.1%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 77.5% for women. 57% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 242 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (7%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,342 (45%) · **■** Marginal 1,195 (40%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Hosdurg

- Palavayal9,923 people
- Kinanoor9,728 people
- Ambalathara9,120 people
- Cheemeni8,283 people
- Karindalam6,602 people
- Kayyur6,450 people
- Thimiri5,511 people
- Kilayikode3,251 people

[All 29 villages in Hosdurg](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kasaragod/hosdurg/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kodom?671531
- How far is Kodom from Kasaragod?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kodom?6,915 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kodom in?Kasaragod district (Hosdurg sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Kodom?81.3% (Census 2011)
