Kodavasal
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Kodavasal is a panchayat town in Thiruvarur district in the India
n state
of Tamil Nadu
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, 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 and Vaishnavite temples here including the Srinivasa 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.
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of Tamil Nadu
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Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
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, 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 and Vaishnavite temples here including the Srinivasa Perumal Temple at Kodavasal
Srinivasa Perumal Temple at Kodavasal
The Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in Kudavasal, Tamil Nadu, India is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Srinivasa, a form of Lord Vishnu. Kudavasal is a small town located in the Thiruvarur district, in between two distributaries of Cauvery river, Kudamurutti and Chola Choodamani. Lord Srinivasa...
. 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.