Kodakara is a town in the Thrissur district of Kerala state in South India. It is located next to the national highway (NH 544), 20 km (12 mi) south of Thrissur town and about 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Chalakudy. Administratively, Kodakara is part of and . Kodakara Panchayat is part of Chalakudy assembly constituency and Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency).