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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 628085
- Pincode
- 685582
- Post office
- Kodikulam
- Population
- 12,741
- Households
- 3,192
- Literacy rate
- 87.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1019 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 5,705
- Distance to district centre
- 29 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 160 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 348 km
- Nearest railway station
- Piravam Road · 37 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Palliative Care Center Kodikulam · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kodikulam compares
By population, Kodikulam ranks #8 of 17 villages in Thodupuzha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
87.6%
+0.4% vs mandal average
- Kodikulam
- 87.6%
- Thodupuzha mandal
- 87.2%
- Idukki district
- 83.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,019
+9 vs mandal average
- Kodikulam
- 1,019
- Thodupuzha mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
4.0
Same as the mandal average
- Kodikulam
- 4.0
- Thodupuzha mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kodikulam at a glance
Kodikulam is a village of 12,741 people in 3,192 households (Census 2011) in Thodupuzha taluk, Idukki district, Kerala, the 8th-largest of 17 villages in Thodupuzha taluk. Literacy is 88%, about the same as the taluk average of 87% and the sex ratio is 1,019 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Idukki district centre, 6 km from Karimannoor, the nearest town, 37 km from Piravam Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 685582, served by Kodikulam post office; the LGD village code is 628085. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, bank, post office, weekly market. The village votes in Thodupuzha assembly constituency, represented by MLA P J Joseph. The population is estimated at 15,022 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kodikulam →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kodikulam · this village | 12,741 | 88% | — |
| Karimannoor · Thodupuzha | 14,836 | 87% | 5.9 km S |
| Udumbannoor · Thodupuzha | 23,709 | 87% | 7.2 km SE |
| Venmony · Chengannur | 19,932 | 89% | 10.6 km E |
| Kalloorkkad · Muvattupuzha | 12,911 | 89% | 10.9 km W |
| Alacode · Thodupuzha | 11,182 | 87% | 11.2 km SE |
| Neriamangalam · Kothamangalam | 15,994 | 85% | 11.5 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kodikulam
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 3
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 2
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Thodupuzha
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 73
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kodikulam, Karimannoor, Paingottur
- Total area (ha)
- 2,953
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 541
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kodikulam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kodikulam
- LGD code
- 628085
- Pincode
- 685582
- Post office
- Kodikulam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 12,741
- Population (projected 2026)
- 15,022
- Households
- 3,192
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1019
- Literacy rate
- 87.6%
- Coordinates
- 9.95034°N, 76.76633°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Idukki
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Thodupuzha
- Member of Parliament
- Dean Kuriakose
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- P J Joseph
- Block / Mandal
- Thodupuzha
- Nearest post office
- Indian Post Office East Kodikulam (0.0 km)
- Nearest bank
- Union Bank of India (0.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kodikulam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram160 kmcapital
- Bengaluru348 km
- Chennai517 km
- Hyderabad847 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPiravam Road37 km
- Bus stopKodikulam Bus Stop<1 km
- Hospital / PHCPalliative Care Center Kodikulam<1 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank of India<1 km
- Petrol pumpfuel pump5 km
- CollegeGuru Narayana College of Arts and Science, West Kodikulam2 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Karimannoor5 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Kodikulam Bus Stopunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Palliative Care Center Kodikulamunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- Union Bank of Indiaunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
- ✓ Weekly market
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kodikulam
3 Churchs, 4 Temples, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- ⛪St. Anns Church KodikulamChurch<1 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Mahadevi temple, AnchakulamTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Mahadevi Temple AnchakulamTemple<1 km ↗
- ⛪Chalakamuk kappela ,ChapelChurch<1 km ↗
- ⛪St.George's Church , VandamattomChurch2.0 km ↗
- 🛕St Sebastian's Church, NeyyasseryTemple2.1 km ↗
- 🕌Thailkavu MasjidMosque2.2 km ↗
- 🛕Arimannoor Sri Devi Dharma Shastha TempleTemple2.4 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kodikulam
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚Little Flower Library East KodikulamLibrary<1 km ↗
- 🏫Government Upper Primary School NedumattomSchool1.8 km ↗
- 🏫Saraswathy Vidya MandirSchool1.9 km ↗
- 📚Public Library VandamattomLibrary1.9 km ↗
- 🏫Sanjo CMI public school, Basketball GroundSchool2.2 km ↗
- 🎓Government Higher Secondary School West KodikulamHigh school2.2 km ↗
- 🏫Sanjo school GroundSchool2.2 km ↗
- 🎓Guru Narayana College of Arts and Science, West KodikulamCollege2.3 km ↗
- 📚Young Kerala Public Library, AnikkuzhaLibrary2.6 km ↗
- 📚Public LibraryLibrary2.6 km ↗
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Other villages named Kodikulam
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Villages near Kodikulam
Other villages in Thodupuzha mandal
View all 16 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)