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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kandachipuram
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map_alt = Map showing the location of the town in Tamil Nadu
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12|02|22|N|79|18|01|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Tamil Nadu|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Viluppuram district|Viluppuram]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluk]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kandachipuram taluk|Kandachipuram]]
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| area_total_km2 = 6.08
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| population_total = 6,659
| population_as_of = 2011
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'''Kandachipuram''' is a village in the [[Kandachipuram taluk]] of [[Viluppuram district]], in the [[Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is the headquarters of its namesake taluk, but was previously in [[Tirukkoyilur taluk]], when that taluk and the entirety of [[Kallakurichi district]] were still part of Villupuram district.<ref>{{cite web|title=Viluppuram district map|url=https://viluppuram.nic.in/about-district/maps/|publisher=viluppuram.nic.in|date=2021-03-16|access-date=2021-03-16}}</ref>

==Geography==
Kandachipuram covers {{convert|6.08|km2|sqmi}} of land in the northern part of the taluk, which is in the southwestern part of the district. It is located {{convert|13|km|mi}} northeast of [[Tirukoilur]], the headquarters of the taluk which it used to be within, {{convert|23|km|mi}} northwest of [[Viluppuram]], the district headquarters, and {{convert|150|km|mi}} southwest of the state capital of [[Chennai]]. The village is at the intersection of [[National Highway 38 (India)|National Highway 38]] and [[List of state highways in Tamil Nadu|State Highway 211]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Viluppuram District Census Handbook (A)|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/33/3306_PART_A_DCHB_VILUPPURAM.pdf|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|date=2011|access-date=2021-03-16}}</ref>

==Demographics==
In 2011 Kandachipuram had a population of 6,659 people living in 1,595 households. 3,325 (49.93%) of the inhabitants were male, while 3,334 (50.07%) were female. 723 children in the town, about 10.9% of the population, were at or below the age of 6. 69.0% of the population was literate, with the male rate of 75.6% being notably higher than the female rate of 62.4%. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 23.3% and 3.66% of the population, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Viluppuram District Census Handbook (B)|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3306_PART_B_DCHB_VILUPPURAM.pdf|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|date=2011|access-date=2021-03-16}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Viluppuram district]]

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