# Kodaikanal, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Dindigul, Tamil Nadu 

# Kodaikanal

Kodaikanal is a sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **115,250 people**, 2 towns and 15 villages (15 inhabited). The largest village is Vilpatti (13,437 people).

- 115,250people (2011)
- 15villages
- 2towns
- 79.6%literacy

## Population of Kodaikanal compared with Dindigul

■ Kodaikanal · ■ Dindigul district

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**76.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**934

Working population ****51.7%**

**51.2%

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

## Homes and amenities in Kodaikanal

Of every 100 households in Kodaikanal in 2011, 84 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kodaikanal · ■ Dindigul district

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**59%

Tap water ****76%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**56%

Use banking services ****55%**

**48%

Television ****88%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****70%**

**79%

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

## Towns in Kodaikanal

- Kodaikanal36,501 people
- Pannaikadu8,731 people

## Largest villages in Kodaikanal

- Vilpatti · 13,437 people
- Mannavanur · 8,117 people
- Kookkal · 7,024 people
- Poondi · 5,816 people
- Poombarai · 5,574 people
- Vadagounchi · 4,434 people
- Kamanur · 3,699 people
- Adukkam · 3,665 people
- Periyur · 3,202 people
- Thandigudi · 3,123 people
- Kilakkuchettipatti · 3,095 people
- Kodaikanal · 2,831 people
- Poolathur · 2,810 people
- Pachalur · 2,367 people
- Vellagavi · 824 people

[All 15 villages in Kodaikanal →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/kodaikanal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Kodaikanal?15 (15 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Kodaikanal in?Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Kodaikanal?115,250 (Census 2011)