--- title: "Twin village in india" description: "A short explanation of the twin village in India and the reason behind it" author: "Anjita D." published: 2023-09-26 canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2665/twin-village-in-india category: "travels" tags: ["Kodinhi", "twin village", "general knowledge", "facts"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # Twin village in india ![Twin village in india](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/45154461-0341-4e66-b310-620eeea63027/images/53ef2d1d-391b-4b53-a199-686b1010249d.jpeg) ![Twin village in india](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/45154461-0341-4e66-b310-620eeea63027/images/6c9b1fca-b6ab-443d-8713-fe0462fa77c3.jpeg) Kodinhi, a village in Kerala's Malappuram district, is known as the "twin village" due to an exceptionally high frequency of twin births. ![Twin village in india](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/45154461-0341-4e66-b310-620eeea63027/images/683ffa59-c997-4053-989f-1ca8f39aec06.jpeg) According to the 2011 census, Kodinhi, which has a population of roughly 2000 families, had around 400 pairs of twins. ![Twin village in india](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/45154461-0341-4e66-b310-620eeea63027/images/1f87e191-bdd1-4300-8916-ed1e9cbca77c.jpeg) The explanation for the high number of twin births in Kodinhi remains a mystery. ![Twin village in india](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/45154461-0341-4e66-b310-620eeea63027/images/c96d22f6-689b-42e6-a2ce-c11745ad9ea6.jpeg) According to some scientists, it could be due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. ![Twin village in india](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/45154461-0341-4e66-b310-620eeea63027/images/dfe9c3ae-98b4-455f-bb7a-dbeedb3f1776.jpeg) Furthermore, many women in Kodinhi marry their first cousins, which can enhance the chances of producing twins. --- Original Source: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2665/twin-village-in-india Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.