Kudavasal

Kudavasal or Kodavasal is a panchayat in Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is the headquarters of Kudavasal taluk.

Kudavasal Kodavasal
Town
Kudavasal Temple
Kudavasal Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°52′20″N 79°29′09″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvarur
Taluk	Kudavasal
Population  (2001)
• Total	13,247
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TN:50

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census,^[1] Kudavasal had a population of 13,500. Males constituted 49% of the population and females 51%. Kudavasal has a literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. The male literacy rate is 78%, and the female rate is 66%. In Kudavasal, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Located at the heart of the Cauvery delta, Kudavasal was a prominent settlement during medieval times. Brahmin scholars migrating from the north of India to the Chola kingdom lived here. There are multiple Shaivite temples here including Koneswarar Temple, and multiple Vaishnavite temples including the Srinivasa Perumal Temple and Varadharaja Perumal temple at Kodavasal. Post-independence migration trends have seen native populations move to urban centers like Chennai, with subsequent settlement by the Muslim population resulting in a dramatic demographic shift.^{[citation needed]}