# Kodungal Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram 

# Kodungal

Kodungal is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605755**. The 2011 Census counted **3,090 people in 653 households**, the 40th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 3,090people (2011)
- 653households
- 82.4%literacy
- 605755PIN code

## Kodungal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kodungal is 605755.** Kodungal falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code605755
- Gram panchayatKodungal
- Community development blockMugaiyur
- Census village code633129

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

## How far is Kodungal from nearby towns?

- Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)22 km by road
- Tirukkoyilur (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 Kodungal?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mugaiyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Mugaiyur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Kodungal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and bajra**. Products made here include bricks. About 56% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Kodungal

Of every 100 households in Kodungal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kodungal · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**88%

Tap water ****99%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**76%

Use banking services ****42%**

**33%

Television ****92%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Kodungal?

■ Kodungal · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1164**

**933

Working population ****44.7%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 73.2% for women. 56% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 584 (42%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 344 (25%) · **■** Marginal 338 (24%)

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 Tirukkoyilur

- Pavandur3,251 people
- T. Athipakkam3,224 people
- Manakkuppam3,184 people
- Andarayanur3,179 people
- Kangaiyanur3,075 people
- Tirupalapandal3,071 people
- Koovanur3,068 people
- Ayandur3,045 people

[All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kodungal?605755
- How far is Kodungal from Viluppuram?22 km by road
- What is the population of Kodungal?3,090 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kodungal in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kodungal?82.4% (Census 2011)
