# Kodanad Village, Kotagiri, The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/kotagiri/kodanad/ Village · Kotagiri, The Nilgiris # Kodanad Kodanad is a village in Kotagiri sub-district of The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **643217**. The 2011 Census counted **4,153 people in 1,232 households**, the 8th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 4,153people (2011) - 1,232households - 75.8%literacy - 643217PIN code ## Kodanad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kodanad is 643217.** Kodanad falls in Kotagiri sub-district, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code643217 - Gram panchayatKodanad - Community development blockKotagiri - Census village code635099 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kodanad from nearby towns? - Kotagiri (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Udhagamandalam (district HQ)48 km by road - Kotagiri (nearest town)20 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 Kodanad? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Kodanad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 school5–10 km · Nedukula - ○Degree college10+ km · Kotagiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Naduhatty - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 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 Kodanad known for? The main crops are **tea, vegetables and flowers**. Products made here include tea dust. About 28% of the 3,328 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kodanad Of every 100 households in Kodanad in 2011, 95 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kodanad · ■ Kotagiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****28%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **59% Tap water ****77%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%** **44% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%** **52% Use banking services ****63%** **56% Television ****91%** **90% Mobile phone ****64%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****64%** **75% 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 Kodanad? ■ Kodanad · ■ Kotagiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054** **1055 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1174** **942 Working population ****59.1%** **58.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 64.5% for women. 64% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 521 (21%) · **■** Household industry 30 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,750 (71%) · **■** Marginal 112 (5%) 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 Kotagiri - Kotagiri7,952 people - Konakarai7,511 people - Kengarai6,820 people - Jackanarai4,602 people - Kallampalayam1,691 people - Aracode781 people - Kadinamala407 people - Hallimoyar225 people [All 14 villages in Kotagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/kotagiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kodanad?643217 - How far is Kodanad from Udhagamandalam?48 km by road - What is the population of Kodanad?4,153 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kodanad in?The Nilgiris district (Kotagiri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kodanad?75.8% (Census 2011)