- Source: Kodiyankulam
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, 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 Tamil Nadu 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.
In popular media
The storyline of the movie Karnan is loosely influenced by 1995 Kodiyankulam violence happened at the village.
Politics
It is part of Ottapidaram Assembly constituency, which comes under the Thoothukkudi Parliamentary constituency.
See also
1995 Kodiyankulam violence
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- 1995 Kodiyankulam violence
- Kodiyankulam
- Karnan (2021 film)
- Tamil Nadu Police
- Manjolai labourers massacre
- Paramakudi riots
- 2016 Ariyalur gang rape case
- 2015 Seshasamudram violence
- Kilvenmani massacre
- 1957 Ramnad riots
