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Kodaikanal Population - Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

Kodaikanal is a large village located in Kodaikanal Taluka of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu with total 754 families residing. The Kodaikanal village has population of 2831 of which 1452 are males while 1379 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kodaikanal village population of children with age 0-6 is 297 which makes up 10.49 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kodaikanal village is 950 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Kodaikanal as per census is 868, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Kodaikanal village has higher literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Kodaikanal village was 82.40 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Kodaikanal Male literacy stands at 87.70 % while female literacy rate was 76.87 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kodaikanal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kodaikanal village.

Kodaikanal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 754 - -
Population 2,831 1,452 1,379
Child (0-6) 297 159 138
Schedule Caste 1,317 686 631
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.40 % 87.70 % 76.87 %
Total Workers 1,413 875 538
Main Worker 1,304 - -
Marginal Worker 109 49 60

Caste Factor

In Kodaikanal village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 46.52 % of total population in Kodaikanal village. The village Kodaikanal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kodaikanal village out of total population, 1413 were engaged in work activities. 92.29 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.71 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1413 workers engaged in Main Work, 49 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 971 were Agricultural labourer.