# Kodiyalam Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore 

# Kodiyalam

Kodiyalam is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608002**. The 2011 Census counted **800 people in 186 households**, the 138th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 800people (2011)
- 186households
- 83.8%literacy
- 608002PIN code

## Kodiyalam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kodiyalam is 608002.** Kodiyalam falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608002
- Gram panchayatMugaiyur
- Community development blockKeerapalayam
- Census village code636898

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

## How far is Kodiyalam from nearby towns?

- Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)50 km by road
- Chidambaram (nearest town)8 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 Kodiyalam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kodiyalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · T.Neduncheri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Annamalai Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chidambaram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 20 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 Kodiyalam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Kodiyalam

Of every 100 households in Kodiyalam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kodiyalam · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**69%

Tap water ****64%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**70%

Use banking services ****30%**

**44%

Television ****80%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**5%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Kodiyalam?

■ Kodiyalam · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**899

Working population ****47.9%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 75.4% for women. 57% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (61%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 118 (31%) · **■** Marginal 13 (3%)

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 Chidambaram

- Palayancherthangudi826 people
- Vasaputhur824 people
- Tharasur816 people
- Koothankoil802 people
- Chokkankollai784 people
- Ennanagaram774 people
- Then Harirajapuram771 people
- Kilavadinatham734 people

[All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kodiyalam?608002
- How far is Kodiyalam from Cuddalore?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kodiyalam?800 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kodiyalam in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kodiyalam?83.8% (Census 2011)