Koodal

Koodal Market

Koodal
town
Water falls at the Rajagiri estate in Koodal
Coordinates: 9°9′0″N 76°51′0″E / 9.15000°N 76.85000°E / 9.15000; 76.85000Coordinates: 9°9′0″N 76°51′0″E / 9.15000°N 76.85000°E / 9.15000; 76.85000
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Population
• Total	17,875 (as per censusindia.gov.in)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	689693
Telephone code	914682, 914734
Vehicle registration	KL-3 & KL-26
Nearest city	Pathanamthitta
Sex ratio	Males-8441, Females-9443 ♂/♀
Literacy	95%%
Lok Sabha constituency	Pathanamthitta
Climate	normal (Köppen)

Koodal is a village in Pathanamthitta District, located in Kerala state, India.

Village Office

Location

Koodal is located on the Main Eastern Highway (Punalur-Pathanamthitta-Muvattupuzha Road / SH - 08) between Konni and Pathanapuram. A panchayat stadium^[1] is situated in koodal for sports and other cultural activities

Transportation

Koodal is accessible by bus from Pathanapuram (6 km^[2]) and Pathanamthitta (22 km^[3]), and konni 11 km and the nearest railway stations are Chengannur, Thiruvalla, Avaneeswaram, Punalur and Kayamkulam . The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport.^[4]nearest temple is koodal sreedevi temple

Schools

The nearest government school is koodal lp school

Population

Koodal has a mixed population of Hindus, Muslims and Christians. Almost all the inhabitants of this village are settlers there due to the introduction of rubber plantations, mainly by the plantation corporation of Kerala and the A.V. Thomas and company. A number of people from Koodal are employed abroad, mainly in the Middle East and US. Koodal has its own police station,^[5] primary health centre, Government Vocational Higher Secondary School and other public schools. koodal has one main post office, panchayath mini stadium and government homeo clinic.

Clubs and associations

• Koodal has a Rotary club ^[6] and various other cultural and youth clubs.
• Lions Club
• Punnamood Grandasala
• Navodaya Arts and Sports Club
• Pulari Club

• 
  Koodal Village Office
• 
  Koodal Market

References

1. ↑ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koodal_Panchayath_Stadium.jpg
2. ↑ http://www.distancesbetween.com/distance-between/distance-from-kayamkulam---pathanapuram-highway-to-koodal/3609752/r3/
3. ↑ http://www.distancesbetween.com/distance-between/distance-from-pathanamthitta-to-koodal/2376602/r3/
4. ↑ http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/thiru_general.jsp
5. ↑ http://www.pathanamthittapolice.com/koodal.htm
6. ↑ http://www.rotary.org.in/index.php

External links

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