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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_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12.08|N|78.28|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Kongu Nadu]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Dharmapuri district|Dharmapuri]]
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| population_total = 11382
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 635303
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91-4346
| registration_plate = TN 29
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] Constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Dharmapuri
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Assembly]] Constituency
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'''Kadathur''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Dharmapuri district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[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]],<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, [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] and [[Harur]]. Nearest railway stations are Morappur and [[Bommidi]](13 km). Nearest airport is [[Salem Airport (India)|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.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Dharmapuri district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Dharmapuri district]]

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