Meet 'Village Of Twins'! THIS Indian Village Has Over 450 Pair Of Twins, Boasts Of 'Highest Rate Of Twins In The World'...; It's Name Is..

Famously called the 'Twin Town' or 'Village of Twins', this small Indian village boasts of over 450 pair of twins and is home to around 2000 families as per 2008 data available. Today, let's find out which is this place which is also said to have the 'Highest Rate Of Twins In The World'. 

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. The village came to international attention for the unusually large number of multiple births in the region, especially twins, although India has one of the lowest twinning rates in the world, as per Wikipedia. 

A majority of the residents are Sunni Muslim, and follow the Shafi school of thought.[4] A significant Salafi Muslim and Hindu minorities also resides here. The village is surrounded by backwaters on all sides but one, which connects it to the town of Tirurangadi.

According to History India, Kodinhi is famous as village of twins, because more than 550 twins live here. 42 twins are born for every 1000 deliveries in this village while the average record in the rest of the world is 6 twins per 1000 deliveries.

Despite several studies being conducted, the exact cause of this phenomenon is yet to be ascertained. Women from Kodinhi married off too far away places are also known to give birth to twins. According to doctors this phenomenon is due to chemicals present in water in the Kodinhi area. According to Times Of India, Kodinhi villagers believe that high twin births is due to blesings of the local deity while some are of the opinion that the water of the area has mystical properties. 

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

The first association of twins in the country, The Twins and Kins Association, was also founded in the village.