Kudavasal

Kudavasal Kodavasal
city
Kudavasal Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvarur
Taluk	Kudavasal
Population (2001)
• Total	13,247
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Kodavasal (also known as Kudavasal) is a panchayat town in Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters town for Kudavasal Taluk.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Kodavasal had a population of 13,247. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kodavasal has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 66%. In Kodavasal, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Located at the heart of the Cauvery delta, Kodavasal was a prominent settlement during medieval times. This is one of the places made home by Brahmin scholars who migrated from the north to the Chola kingdom. One can find several Shaivite temples here including Koneswarar Temple and Vaishnavite temples here including the Srinivasa Perumal Temple and Varadharaja Perumal temple at Kodavasal. Since independence the general trend of migration of the native population to cities like Chennai and elsewhere, and subsequent settlement of Muslim population has resulted in a dramatic shift in the demographics of the region. Umar Nafeez's Native Place.