# Kokkode Village, Kotagiri, The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kotagiri, The Nilgiris 

# Kokkode

Kokkode is a village in Kotagiri sub-district of The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **643216**. The 2011 Census counted **147 people in 40 households**, the 14th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 147people (2011)
- 40households
- 60.2%literacy
- 643216PIN code

## Kokkode PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kokkode is 643216.** Kokkode falls in Kotagiri sub-district, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code643216
- Gram panchayatAracode
- Community development blockKotagiri
- Census village code635104

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kokkode from nearby towns?

- Kotagiri (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Udhagamandalam (district HQ)68 km by road
- Kotagiri (nearest town)36 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 Kokkode?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kokkode; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Aracode
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Denad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotagiri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Naduhatty
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 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 Kokkode known for?

The main crops are **coffee, lemon and jack fruit**. About 27% of the 140 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 Kokkode

Of every 100 households in Kokkode in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kokkode · ■ Kotagiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**59%

Tap water ****67%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**52%

Use banking services ****58%**

**56%

Television ****97%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kokkode?

■ Kokkode · ■ Kotagiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1800**

**942

Working population ****72.1%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 48.4% for women. 73% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 102 (96%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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

- Aracode781 people
- Kadinamala407 people
- Hallimoyar225 people
- Nandipuram172 people

[All 14 villages in Kotagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/kotagiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kokkode?643216
- How far is Kokkode from Udhagamandalam?68 km by road
- What is the population of Kokkode?147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kokkode in?The Nilgiris district (Kotagiri sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kokkode?60.2% (Census 2011)