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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Kadambur
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| settlement_type                 = Town
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| image_caption                   = Kadambur Temple
| pushpin_map                     = India Tamil Nadu
| pushpin_label_position          = right
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| pushpin_map_caption             = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates                     = {{coord|8.98|N|77.87|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1               = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Thoothukudi district|Thoothukudi]]
| established_title               = <!-- Established -->
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| unit_pref                       = Metric
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| elevation_m                     = 84
| population_total                = 4379
| population_as_of                = 2001
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| population_density_km2          = auto
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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                     = 628714
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'''Kadambur''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Kayathar]] taluk of the [[Thoothukudi district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The temples in and around Kadambur portray the authentic [[Chola art]] and architecture. There is also another village with the same name Kadambur in the district of Salem under Gangavalli taluk.
==Geography==
Kadambur is located at {{coord|8.98|N|77.87|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Kadambur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kadambur]</ref> It has an average elevation of 84&nbsp;metres (275&nbsp;feet).
==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} 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 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns  (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Kadambur had a population of 4379. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kadambur has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 61%.  In Kadambur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Nearby villages include [[Kalugasalapuram]], Chockalingapuram, Onamaakulam, Kallathikinaru, Malaipatti, Parivillikottai and Kollankinar.
==Utilities==
=== Hospital ===
* Govt Primary Health Centre
* TN Somasundaram Nadar & Saraswathi Ammamal Memorial Hospital.
[[File:Kadambur_Rajagopuram.jpg|alt=|border|right|frameless]]
[[File:Kadambur_Ambigai_Mariamman_Kamadhenu_Vahanam.jpg|alt=|border|right|frameless]]
[[File:Kadambur_Ambigai_Mariamman_Thiruvizhaa.jpg|alt=|border|right|frameless]]
==Transport==
Kadambur railway station lies in between [[Kovilpatti]] and {{rws|Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction}} of the [[Southern Railway Zone (India)|Southern Railway Zone]] of [[Indian Railways]]. [[Tuticorin Airport]] is the nearest domestic [[List of airports in India|airport]]. Regular buses run from Kadambur bus station to [[Tuticorin]], [[Kovilpatti]], Idaiseval, and several other places.
Private bus companies running from/to Kadambur include Selva Vinayagar Transport, SSP Transport, Periyaraja Transport, and Veni Transport, Chepparai which links Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Kovilpatti, Vilathikulam, Pasuvanthanai and other nearby villages.
==Education==
* Sandrore Middle School (Saraswathi Vidyalaya)
* K.A.R.M.George Middle School
* Hindu Nadar's Higher Secondary School
== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060803062542/http://www.thoothukudi.tn.nic.in/ Official Website of Thoothukudi district]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Thoothukudi district]]