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Kodakara Village, with population of about 32 thousand is Mukundapuram sub district’s the most populous village, located in Mukundapuram sub district of Thrissur district in the state Kerala in India. Total geographical area of Kodakara village is 21 km2 and it is the 9th biggest village by area in the sub district. Population density of the village is 1512 persons per km2.

Nearest railway station is Kodakara which is within the village. Nearest town of the village is Chalakudy and distance from Kodakara village to Chalakudy is 8 km. The village has its own post office and the pin code of Kodakara village is 680684. The village comes under Kodakara panchayat. Irinjalakuda is the sub district head quarter and the distance from the village is 15 km. District head quarter of the village is Thrissur which is 23 km away.

Demographics

The village is home to about 32 thousand people, among them about 15 thousand (48%) are male and about 17 thousand (52%) are female. 88% of the whole population are from general caste, 12% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Kodakara village is 9%, among them 50% are boys and 50% are girls. There are 8179 households in the village and an average 4 persons live in every family.

Caste wise male female population 2011 – Kodakara

Total General Schedule Caste Schedule Tribe Child
Total 32,201 28,275 3,896 30 2,939
Male 15,473 13,591 1,869 13 1,484
Female 16,728 14,684 2,027 17 1,455

Growth of population

Population of the village has increased by 6.9% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 30 thousand. Female population growth rate of the village is 8.3% which is 2.9% higher than male population growth rate of 5.4%. General caste population has increased by 7.9%; Schedule caste population has decreased by -0.4%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 2900% and child population has decreased by -6.5% in the village since last census.

Growth of population (percent) 2001 to 2011 – Kodakara

Total General Schedule Caste Schedule Tribe Child
Total 7 8 -0 2,900 -7
Male 5 6 1 0 -8
Female 8 10 -2 1,600 -5

Sex Ratio – Females per 1000 Male

As of 2011 census there are 1081 females per 1000 male in the village. Sex ratio in general caste is 1080, in schedule caste is 1085 and in schedule tribe is 1308. There are 980 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the village. Overall sex ratio in the village has increased by 29 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has increased by 37 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.

Change in sex ratio 2001 to 2011 – Kodakara

Total General SC ST Child
Change 29 37 -32 1,308 37
2011 1,081 1,080 1,085 1,308 980
2001 1,052 1,043 1,117 0 943

Literacy

Total about 28 thousand people in the village are literate, among them about 14 thousand are male and about 14 thousand are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Kodakara is 96%. 97% of male and 94% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the village has increased by 4%. Male literacy has gone up by 3% and female literacy rate has gone up by 5%.

Change in literacy rate 2001 to 2011 – Kodakara

Total Male Female
Change 4 3 5
2011 96 97 94
2001 92 95 89

Workers profile

Kodakara has 37% (about 12 thousand) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 57% male and 19% female population are working population. 49% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 7% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 13% of total female population are main and 6% are marginal workers.

Percentage of working population – Kodakara

Worker (Among total population) Main Worker (Among workers) Marginal Worker (Among workers) Non Worker (Among total population)
Total 37 31 7 63
Male 57 49 7 43
Female 19 13 6 81

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