Kodiyankulam
Kodiyankulam
கொடியங்குளம் | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Kodiyankulam Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 8°50′32″N 77°49′54″E / 8.842260°N 77.831560°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thoothukudi |
| Taluk | Ottapidaram |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Kodiyankulam is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located at a distance of 11 km from Tiruvaikuntam, 21 km from Tirunelveli, 43 km from Thoothukudi, 77 km from Tenkasi and 147 km from Madurai.
Demographics
- Kodiyankulam had a population of 3,146 as per the 2011 Census,[1] out of which 1514 are males while 1632 are females in the town.
- Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 272 which is 8.65 % of total population of the town.
- The female sex ratio is of 1078 against the Tamilnadu state average of 996.
- The Literacy rate of the town is 78.8 % against the state average of 80.09 %. The male literacy is around 83.49 % while female literacy rate is 74.45% .
- The Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes about 74.83% of the population in the town.
Politics
It is part of Ottapidaram Assembly constituency, which comes under the Thoothukkudi Parliamentary constituency.
- ^ "Kodiyankulam Population Census 2011". Population Census. Chennai. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.