Kadathur

For other places with the same name, see Kadathur (disambiguation).

Kadathur
Town panchayat
Kadathur Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12.08°N 78.28°E / 12.08; 78.28
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Kongu Nadu
District	Dharmapuri
Government
• Type	Panchayat
Population  (2011)
• Total	11,382
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC 5:30 (IST)
PIN	635303
Telephone code	91-4346
Vehicle registration	TN 29
Nearest city	Dharmapuri
Lok Sabha Constituency	Dharmapuri
Assembly Constituency	Pappireddipatti
Website	https://www.townpanchayat.in/kadathur

Kadathur is a panchayat town in Dharmapuri district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Kadathur is situated 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Dharmapuri. It is in the southern region of the district.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, It had a population of 11,382. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kadathur has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 56%. In Kadathur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is also one of the main revenue villages of Dharmapuri district.

Transport

Kadathur has good roadway facilities and very frequent bus services available to Dharmapuri, Pappireddipatti ,Bommidi,Salem and Harur. Nearest railway stations are Morappur and Bommidi(13 km). Nearest airport is Salem Airport. It has direct bus to Coimbatore and Tirupur. Many bus travel via Kadathur from Salem to Dharmapuri, Pappireddipatty to Bengaluru, Bommidi to Chennai, Dharmapuri to Chennai.