| Kodakara | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 10.3719°N 76.3056°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Thrissur |
| Governing Body: | Kodakara Grama Panchayath |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 32,201 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 680684 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 0480 |
| Registration Plate: | KL-64 |
Kodakara is a town in the Thrissur district of Kerala state in South India.[1] It is located next to the national highway (NH 544), 20km (10miles) south of Thrissur town,3km to the south of Puthukkad town and about 10km (10miles) north of Chalakudy. Administratively, Kodakara is part of Kodakara Panchayat, Chalakudy taluk and Irinjalakuda revenue division. Kodakara Panchayat is part of Chalakudy assembly constituency and Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
As of 2011 Census of India, Kodakara had a population of 32,201 with 15,473 males and 16,728 females.
After a few weeks of 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election result day, allegations came against the BJP leadership of Kerala for carrying illegal black money (Hawala), which was related to 2021 election.[3] The money was seized at Kodakara.[3] The Kerala Police handed over the case to Enforcement Directorate.[4] The money was looted at Kodakara on 3 April 2021, just 3 days before the election.[5] The police revealed that the actual amount was Rs 3.5 Crore and it was brought for the BJP's election campaign.[5] BJP state president K. Surendran was the chief accused in the case.[5] The UDF alleged that it was due to the mutual understanding between LDF and BJP that the Kerala Police didn't investigate it first.[6]