# Kodikulam Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/kodikulam/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Kodikulam Kodikulam is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625104**. The 2011 Census counted **8,681 people in 2,227 households**, the 1st largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 8,681people (2011) - 2,227households - 80.4%literacy - 625104PIN code ## Kodikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kodikulam is 625104.** Kodikulam falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625104 - Gram panchayatKodikulam , Puduthamaraipatti - Community development blockMadurai East - Census village code640641 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kodikulam from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)12 km by road - Madurai (nearest town)12 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 Kodikulam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kodikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Othakadai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kannanendal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Uthangudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Kodikulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and sugarcane**. About 32% of the 798 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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 Kodikulam Of every 100 households in Kodikulam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kodikulam · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **91% Toilet within the home ****46%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **64% Tap water ****84%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** **63% Use banking services ****49%** **46% Television ****85%** **87% Mobile phone ****74%** **68% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****24%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****72%** **81% 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 Kodikulam? ■ Kodikulam · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922** **936 Working population ****41.7%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 73.9% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 259 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 946 (26%) · **■** Household industry 129 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,848 (51%) · **■** Marginal 437 (12%) 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 Madurai North - Uthangudi7,496 people - Kovilappangudi7,419 people - Kalikappan6,739 people - Thenur6,464 people [All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kodikulam?625104 - How far is Kodikulam from Madurai?12 km by road - What is the population of Kodikulam?8,681 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kodikulam in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kodikulam?80.4% (Census 2011)