Podakkudi is a medium-sized village in the Tiruvarur District of Tamil Nadu in India. It is located 13 km from Mannargudi, 19 km from Thiruvarur, 35 km from Kumbakonam and 45 km from Thanjavur. The nearest airport is at Tiruchirapalli and the nearest railway station is at Koradacheri. The port of Nagapattinam is located 45 km from the village.
The income of the village is balanced between agriculture and Overseas income. Literacy rate was average during the 90's,but the current generation of youth might bring up the literacy rate to higher as most of them study to complete their degrees nowadays . Podakkudi has a world renowned Islamic Arabic Madrassa named Annoorul Muhammadiyyu Arabic College started in the year 1904 by funding from Pona Chena family, with the guidance of first principal Allama Moulana Moulavi Alhaj Shaykhuna Abdul Kareem A'la Hazrath Sarkar Qibla also known as Kamil Wali.
- Government High Secondary School for Boys, situated in Nooriya Street, #Govt. Higher Secondary Schools for Girls, situated in Mohamed Ali Street,
- Panchayat Board Elementary Schools. Apart from the above as many as many Private Matriculations Schools namely: Indo-British Matriculation Schools; A.N.A Matriculation School, Nava Bharat Matriculation School, O.M.D School - Vazhacheri and V.R.N. Group's Mother India Public School in Vazhacheri. Further, Financially well sound and many affluent people of residing in this village taking into consideration there are two nationalized Banks #Indian Bank, #Indian Overseas and one scheduled Bank (Laksmi Vilas Bank).