Kodakara

Kodakara is a town in Thrissur district of Kerala state in South India. It is located on National Highway (NH 47) 20 km south of Thrissur town and about 10 km north of Chalakudy. Administratively, Kodakara comes under Kodakara Panchayat and Chalakudy Taluk. It is transforming into an Industrial town housing a large number of employees of the Apollo Tyres factory at Perambra -Thrissur to the south of town.TransportationThe closest railway station is Irinjalakuda located 6 km from the center of town and the closest airport is Cochin International Airport located in Nedumbassery.CollegesKodakara is famous with a number of Quality Higher Education Institutions.The well knownSahrdaya group of Institutions is located at Kodakara. 1.Sahrdaya College of Engineering & Technology 2.Sahrdaya College of Advanced Studies 3.Sahrdaya Institute of Management StudiesTemplesThe Poonilarkavu Bhagavathy Temple and Kunnathrikkovil Subramanian Temple are the well known Hindu Temples in Kodakara. Kodakara is also famous for Kodakara Shashti.