# Kodukkanthangal Village, Katpadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Katpadi, Vellore 

# Kodukkanthangal

Kodukkanthangal is a village in Katpadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632516**. The 2011 Census counted **2,566 people in 619 households**, the 42nd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 2,566people (2011)
- 619households
- 74.2%literacy
- 632516PIN code

## Kodukkanthangal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kodukkanthangal is 632516.** Kodukkanthangal falls in Katpadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code632516
- Gram panchayatVinnampalli
- Community development blockSholingur
- Census village code630385

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

## How far is Kodukkanthangal from nearby towns?

- Katpadi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)30 km by road
- Thiruvalam (nearest town)8 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 Kodukkanthangal?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kodukkanthangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vinnampalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katpadi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thenpalli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Kodukkanthangal known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and spinach**. Products made here include inscense sticks. About 51% of the 312 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Kodukkanthangal

Of every 100 households in Kodukkanthangal in 2011, 93 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kodukkanthangal · ■ Katpadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**72%

Tap water ****42%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**61%

Use banking services ****34%**

**38%

Television ****92%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**29%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kodukkanthangal?

■ Kodukkanthangal · ■ Katpadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1232**

**967

Working population ****53.6%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 64.1% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 413 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 617 (45%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 283 (21%) · **■** Marginal 43 (3%)

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 Katpadi

- Arumbakkam2,707 people
- Elayanellore2,668 people
- Thirumani2,618 people
- Ammanankuppam2,610 people
- Kalambattu2,512 people
- Annangudi2,507 people
- Murukkambattu2,498 people
- Arumparuthi2,413 people

[All 100 villages in Katpadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kodukkanthangal?632516
- How far is Kodukkanthangal from Vellore?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kodukkanthangal?2,566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kodukkanthangal in?Vellore district (Katpadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kodukkanthangal?74.2% (Census 2011)