Koodal

Koodal
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
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Population
• Total	17,875 (as per censusindia.gov.in)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
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 situated in konni Thaluk at Pathanamthitta District, located in Kerala state, India.

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), and konni 11 km and the nearest railway stations are Chengannur, Thiruvalla, Avaneeswaram, Punalur and Kayamkulam . The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport.^[2]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. Many of 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,^[3] primary health centre, Government Vocational Higher Secondary School and other public schools, post office, panchayath mini stadium, homeo clinic etc.

Clubs and associations

Koodal has a Rotary club ^[4] and various other cultural and youth clubs.
Lions Club
Punnamood Grandasala
Navodaya Arts and Sports Club
Pulari Club
Cosmos Arts And Sports Club Stadium

Koodal Village Office
Koodal Market

Churches & Temples

Koodal St Marys Orthodox Mahaedavaka
Koodal St Pauls Orthodox Church
Kalanjoor St George Orthodox Valiyapally
Bethel Marthoma church
Koodal-St George Jacobite Church
Koodal Sreedevi Temple
Karakkakuzhi Sree Bhadrakali Temple
Karakkakuzhi Sree Mahadeva Temple

References

^ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koodal_Panchayath_Stadium.jpg
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://www.pathanamthittapolice.com/koodal.htm
^ http://www.rotary.org.in/index.php

External links

[1] ttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koodal_Panchayath_Stadium.jpg

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] ttp://www.pathanamthittapolice.com/koodal.htm

[4] ttp://www.rotary.org.in/index.php

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