# Kadathur

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{{other places|Kadathur (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Kadathur
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| settlement_type          = Town panchayat
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| pushpin_map              = India Tamil Nadu
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| pushpin_map_caption      = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates              = {{coord|12.08|N|78.28|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1        = [State](/source/States_and_territories_of_India)
| subdivision_name1        = [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu)
| subdivision_type2        = [Region](/source/Region)
| subdivision_name2        = [Kongu Nadu](/source/Kongu_Nadu)
| subdivision_type3        = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India)
| subdivision_name3        = [Dharmapuri](/source/Dharmapuri_district)
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| government_type          = Panchayat
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| population_total         = 11382
| population_as_of         = 2011
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| demographics_type1       = Languages
| demographics1_title1     = Official
| demographics1_info1      = [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language)
| timezone1                = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time)
| utc_offset1              = +5:30
| postal_code_type         = [PIN](/source/Postal_Index_Number)
| postal_code              = 635303
| area_code_type           = Telephone code
| area_code                = 91-4346
| registration_plate       = TN 29
| blank1_name_sec1         = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1         = [Dharmapuri](/source/Dharmapuri%2C_Tamil_Nadu)
| blank2_name_sec1         = [Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha) Constituency
| blank2_info_sec1         = Dharmapuri
| blank3_name_sec1         = [Assembly](/source/Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly) Constituency
| blank3_info_sec1         = Pappireddipatti
| website                  = https://www.townpanchayat.in/kadathur
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'''Kadathur''' is a [panchayat town](/source/panchayat_town) in [Dharmapuri district](/source/Dharmapuri_district) in the [India](/source/India)n [state](/source/States_and_territories_of_India) of [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu). Kadathur is situated {{convert|20|km}} southeast of Dharmapuri. It is in the southern region of the district.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [census](/source/census),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns  (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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](/source/Salem%2C_Tamil_Nadu) and [Harur](/source/Harur). Nearest railway stations are Morappur and [Bommidi](/source/Bommidi)(13&nbsp;km). Nearest airport is [Salem Airport](/source/Salem_Airport_(India)). 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.

==References==
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{{Dharmapuri district}}

Category:Cities and towns in Dharmapuri district

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