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	'''Kodinhi''' is a village in [[Malappuram district]] in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The village is situated close to the town of [[Tirurangadi]] and, as of 2008, is home to around 2,000 families.		'''Kodinhi''' is a village in [[Malappuram district]] in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The village is situated close to the town of [[Tirurangadi]] and, as of 2008, is home to around 2,000 families.

	Administered by the [[Nannambra]] [[panchayat]], the village came to international attention for the unusually large number of [[multiple birth]]s in the region~~. The village is noted for having a high twinning rate~~ although India has one of the lowest twinning rates in the world.<ref name="Malappuram village">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/10/stories/2008111054830500.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929000918/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/10/stories/2008111054830500.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=29 September 2010\|title=Malappuram village under national genetic scanner \|date=10 November 2008\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref><ref name="Seeing double">{{cite news\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/seeing-double-the-village-in-deepest-kerala-where-twins-have-taken-over-1683129.html\|title=Seeing double: the village in deepest Kerala where twins have taken over\|last=Laurance \|first=Jeremy\|date=12 May 2009\|work=The Independent (London)\|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref><ref name="250 sets of twins ">{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5306898/Indian-village-with-250-sets-of-twins.html\|title=Indian village with 250 sets of twins \|date=11 May 2009\|work=Daily Telegraph (London)\|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref>		Administered by the [[Nannambra]] [[panchayat]], the village came to international attention for the unusually large number of [[multiple birth]]s in the region, especially [[twins]] although India has one of the lowest twinning rates in the world.<ref name="Malappuram village">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/10/stories/2008111054830500.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929000918/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/10/stories/2008111054830500.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=29 September 2010\|title=Malappuram village under national genetic scanner \|date=10 November 2008\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref><ref name="Seeing double">{{cite news\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/seeing-double-the-village-in-deepest-kerala-where-twins-have-taken-over-1683129.html\|title=Seeing double: the village in deepest Kerala where twins have taken over\|last=Laurance \|first=Jeremy\|date=12 May 2009\|work=The Independent (London)\|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref><ref name="250 sets of twins ">{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5306898/Indian-village-with-250-sets-of-twins.html\|title=Indian village with 250 sets of twins \|date=11 May 2009\|work=Daily Telegraph (London)\|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref>
	The first association of twins in the country, ''The Twins and Kins Association'', was also founded in the village.<ref name="AOL">{{cite news		The first association of twins in the country, ''The Twins and Kins Association'', was also founded in the village.<ref name="AOL">{{cite news
	\| author=Press Trust of India		\| author=Press Trust of India

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'''Kodinhi''' is a village in [[Malappuram district]] in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The village is situated close to the town of [[Tirurangadi]] and, as of 2008, is home to around 2,000 families.

Administered by the [[Nannambra]] [[panchayat]], the village came to international attention for the unusually large number of [[multiple birth]]s in the region. The village is noted for having a high twinning rate although India has one of the lowest twinning rates in the world.<ref name="Malappuram village">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/10/stories/2008111054830500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929000918/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/10/stories/2008111054830500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2010|title=Malappuram village under national genetic scanner |date=10 November 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref><ref name="Seeing double">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/seeing-double-the-village-in-deepest-kerala-where-twins-have-taken-over-1683129.html|title=Seeing double: the village in deepest Kerala where twins have taken over|last=Laurance |first=Jeremy|date=12 May 2009|work=The Independent (London)|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref><ref name="250 sets of twins ">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5306898/Indian-village-with-250-sets-of-twins.html|title=Indian village with 250 sets of twins |date=11 May 2009|work=Daily Telegraph (London)|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref>
The first association of twins in the country, ''The Twins and Kins Association'', was also founded in the village.<ref name="AOL">{{cite news
| author=Press Trust of India
| url=http://www.aol.in/news-story/Kerala-village-floats-first-forum-of-twins/2008113005139022000005
| title=Kerala village floats first forum of twins
| publisher=AOL News
| date=2008-11-30
| accessdate=2009-01-08
}}
</ref>

==Geography==
The village is situated around {{convert|35|km|mi}} south of [[Kozhikode|Calicut]] and {{convert|30|km|mi}} west of [[Malappuram]], the district headquarters. The village is surrounded by [[Backwater (river)|backwater]]s on all sides but one, which connects it to the town of [[Tirurangadi]].<ref name="dna"/>

==Culture and demographics==
As of November 2008, the population of the village was estimated at roughly 2,000 families.<ref name="dna">{{cite news
| author=Press Trust of India
| url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1209186
| title=Babies come in twos in this Kerala village
| work=Daily News and Analysis
| date=2008-11-25
| accessdate=2009-01-08
}}
</ref> A majority of the residents are [[Sunni]] [[Muslim]], and follow the [[Shafi]] school of thought.<ref name="AOL"/> A significant [[Salafi Islam|Salafi Muslim]] and [[Hindu]] minorities also resides here.

=== Twin births ===

The village entered the international spotlight when a survey done by locals found an unusually large number of twin births in the region. A report by The New Indian Express Staff Correspondent Mithosh Joseph from Malappuram had brought the attention of several people outside India to the attraction of the spot. His report had featured well the ongoing researches in the area, the total number of twins, the peculiarities of parents and a few other comments by doctors who studied the strange phenomenon. Though initial estimates put the instance of multiple births at 100 pairs, follow-up surveys found the figure to be closer to 204 pairs (408 individuals) of [[twin]]s, and two sets of [[Multiple birth|triplet]]s.<ref name="dna"/> Despite several studies being conducted, the exact cause of this phenomenon is yet to be ascertained. Women from Kodinhi married off to far away places are also known to give birth to twins.<ref name="mathrubhumi">{{cite news
| url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news.php?id=7795&cat=1&sub=14&subit=0
| title='Twin tale ' of Kodinji to cross the seas
| publisher=Mathrubhumi
| date=2008-11-24
| accessdate=2009-01-08
}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> According to doctors{{who|date=March 2016}} this phenomenon is due to chemicals present in water in the Kodinhi area. According to locals, the oldest known twin pair in the village was born in 1949. The number of twin births in Kodinhi has been increasing over the years, with surveys showing over 79 pairs of twins within the age group of 0–10 years.<ref name="dna"/>

This phenomenon of a large number of twin births is not unique to Kodinhi, and has also been observed in the town of [[Igbo-Ora]] in [[Nigeria]]. In Igbo-Ora, research has suggested that the multiple births could be related to the eating habits of the women in the region.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news
| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/highlights/010607_twins.shtml
| title=The Land of Twins
| publisher=BBC World Service
| date=2001-06-07
| accessdate=2009-01-08
}}
</ref> Though no direct correlation between dietary intake and twin births has been observed, a research study carried out at the [[University of Lagos]] Teaching Hospital has suggested that a chemical found in the Igbo-Ora women and the peelings of a widely consumed tuber could account for the high level of multiple births. In the case of Kodinhi, however, no such relationship has been observed, as the residents' dietary patterns are not known to be significantly different from the rest of Kerala.

A similar phenomenon of a large number of twin births within a small isolated community has been observed in [[Cândido Godói]], Brazil.

In 2008, around 30 pairs of twins from Kodinhi, along with their parents, got together to form ''The Twins and Kins Association'', the first such association of twins in India.<ref name="AOL"/> The forum, according to its founders, aims to bring to wider attention problems peculiar to people of multiple births, such as those concerning their education and health.

==Transportation==
Kodinhi village connects to other parts of India through [[Parappanangadi]] town. National highway No.66 passes through [[Ramanattukara]] and the northern stretch connects to [[Goa]] and [[Mumbai]]. The southern stretch connects to [[Cochin]] and [[Trivandrum]]. State Highway No.28 starts from Nilambur and connects to [[Ooty]], [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]] through Highways.12,29 and 181. The nearest airport is at [[Kozhikode Airport|Kozhikode]]. The nearest major railway station are [[Parappanangadi]], [[Tanur, Malappuram|Tanur]] and [[Tirur]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/episodes/twin-town/ National Geographic Cities: Twin Town]
* [http://www.aol.in/news-story/Kerala-village-floats-first-forum-of-twins/2008113005139022000005 Kerala village floats first forum of twins]
* [http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1209186 Babies come in twos in this Kerala village]
* [http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news.php?id=7795&cat=1&sub=14&subit=0 `Twin tale ' of Kodinji to cross the seas]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{Malappuram district}}

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[[Category:Villages in Malappuram district]]
[[Category:Populated places with highest incidence of multiple birth]]
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