Kodala, Ganjam, Orissa

Kodala, Ganjam, Orissa

Kodala is the name of a town and also `a notified area committee` that is situated in the district of Ganjam District of Orissa state. Strategically, Kodala in Orissa has been positioned approximately at 19.63° N and 84.95° E. It rises to a height of 16 meters or 52 feet above the mean sea level. It lies at a distance of 15 km north of Chhatrapur in Orissa. No study about a town or city would not be complete unless and until a person identifies the demographical scenario of the concerned town. In order to throw some light about Kodala town`s demography numerous surveys have been conducted and reports are prepared accordingly. The most prominent amongst these reports is the Census report that has been issued forth in the year 2001. As per this report, Kodala in Orissa showed a population measurement of 12,341. Out of the total population of Kodala, information of males, females as well as children are being incorporated. It is noteworthy to get to know that both males and females are present in equivalent proportion. To be precise, male populace comprises of 50 percent while the population of females is also the same. In Kodala town, children who are below six years of age constitute 15 % of the population. Literacy rate of Kodala in Orissa too acts as vital information about Kodala. It is to be noted that the average literacy rate constitutes 54 %, which is lower than that of India, which constitutes of 59.5 %. A gap also exists between male and female literacy rates. Male are more erdudite, which is evident from its high literacy rate constituting 66 %. However female literacy is 42 % only. Access points of Kodala have developed so that connectivity with other places can be established over the years. Chhatrapur Railway Station and Biju Patnaik Airport lie in vicinity.