Kadayampatti | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Tamil Nadu#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 11.8697°N 78.1114°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Salem |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
Subdivision Name3: | Kadayampatti |
Subdivision Type4: | Metro |
Subdivision Name4: | Salem Metropolitan Area |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 3.61 |
Population Total: | 11,390 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 636351 |
Kadayampatti is a town panchayat and headquarters of Kadayampatti taluk, in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India.[1]
Kadayampatti is within Kadayampatti taluk, which in the northern part of Salem district. It covers 3.61km2 of land in the center of the taluk. It is about 20km (10miles) north of Salem, 130km (80miles) southeast of Bengaluru, 150km (90miles) northeast of Coimbatore, and 275km (171miles) southwest of the state capital of Chennai. National Highway 44 passes to the west of the town.[2]
In 2011 Kadayampatti had a population of 11,390 people living in 2,857 households. 5,920 (51.98%) of the inhabitants were male, while 5,470 (48.02%) were female. 1,229 children in the town, about 10.8% of the population, were at or below the age of 6. 62.2% of the population was literate. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for about 37.3% and 0.18% of the population, respectively.[3]