# Kodikulam Village, Usilampatti, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Usilampatti, Madurai 

# Kodikulam

Kodikulam is a village in Usilampatti sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625514**. The 2011 Census counted **2,380 people in 682 households**, the 27th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,380people (2011)
- 682households
- 71.2%literacy
- 625514PIN code

## Kodikulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kodikulam is 625514.** Kodikulam falls in Usilampatti sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625514
- Gram panchayatKodikulam
- Community development blockChellampatti
- Census village code640802

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?

- Usilampatti (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)30 km by road
- Usilampatti (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 Kodikulam?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kodikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karumathur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Karumathur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kokkulam
- ○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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 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 Kodikulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and maize**. About 68% of the 621 hectares of village land is sown, and 405 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, 98 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kodikulam · ■ Usilampatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**82%

Tap water ****95%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**73%

Use banking services ****57%**

**46%

Television ****93%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 · ■ Usilampatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**880

Working population ****54.0%**

**58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 61.9% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 906 (70%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 117 (9%) · **■** Marginal 135 (10%)

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 Usilampatti

- Sakkarappanaickanur2,507 people
- Eravarpatti2,459 people
- Meikkilarpatti2,407 people
- Sindupatti2,383 people
- Kannanur2,248 people
- Nallathevanpatti2,197 people
- Boodipuram2,181 people
- Usilampatti2,165 people

[All 57 villages in Usilampatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/usilampatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kodikulam?625514
- How far is Kodikulam from Madurai?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kodikulam?2,380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kodikulam in?Madurai district (Usilampatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kodikulam?71.2% (Census 2011)