Koodal

Koodal is the second largest town in Konni Taluk at Pathanamthitta District, located in Kerala state, India.Koodal Situates On Main Eastern Highway (Punalur-Muvattupuzha Road).

Koodal
town
Water falls at the Rajagiri estate in Koodal
Coordinates: 9°9′0″N 76°51′0″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictPathanamthitta
Population
 • Total17,875 (as per censusindia.gov.in)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
689693
Telephone code914682, 914734
Vehicle registrationKL-3 & KL-26
Nearest cityPathanamthitta
Sex ratioMales-8441, Females-9443 ♂/♀
Literacy95%%
Lok Sabha constituencyPathanamthitta
Climatenormal (Köppen)
Koodal Market
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 Punalur (19 km), and Konni 11 km and the nearest railway stations are Punalur,Chengannur, Thiruvalla, Avaneeswaram and Kayamkulam . The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport.[2]nearest temple is koodal sreedevi temple

Schools
  • Govt.VHSS & HSS Koodal
  • Koodal Govt. LP school
  • Sn Public 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
  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koodal_Panchayath_Stadium.jpg
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.rotary.org.in/index.php
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