# Kodikulam Village, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/kodikulam/ Village · Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram # Kodikulam Kodikulam is a village in Paramakudi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623527**. The 2011 Census counted **1,405 people in 324 households**, the 48th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 1,405people (2011) - 324households - 78.3%literacy - 623527PIN code ## Kodikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kodikulam is 623527.** Kodikulam falls in Paramakudi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623527 - Gram panchayatKodikulam, Kavithaikudi - Community development blockBogalur - Census village code641953 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? - Paramakudi (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)17 km by road - Ramanathapuram (nearest town)17 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 · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bogalur - ○Degree college10+ km · Ramanathapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paramakudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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, green chilli and cotton**. About 49% of the 703 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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, 80 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kodikulam · ■ Paramakudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **88% Toilet within the home ****4%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **79% Tap water ****67%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **81% Use banking services ****17%** **45% Television ****80%** **88% Mobile phone ****48%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 · ■ Paramakudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017** **952 Working population ****50.5%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 68.2% for women. 66% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 235 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 102 (14%) · **■** Marginal 142 (20%) 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 Paramakudi - Ariyankottai1,478 people - Nagaramangalam1,464 people - Kiliyur1,430 people - Kalayur1,406 people - Keelakottai1,390 people - Anjamadai1,382 people - Kulathur1,380 people - Manjakollai1,368 people [All 93 villages in Paramakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kodikulam?623527 - How far is Kodikulam from Ramanathapuram?17 km by road - What is the population of Kodikulam?1,405 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kodikulam in?Ramanathapuram district (Paramakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kodikulam?78.3% (Census 2011)