title: Kadayampatti
text: # Kadayampatti
  
  Kadayampatti is a town panchayat and headquarters of Kadayampatti taluk, in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Kadayampatti is within Kadayampatti taluk, which in the northern part of Salem district. It covers 3.61 square kilometres (1.39 sq mi) of land in the center of the taluk. It is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Salem, 130 kilometres (81 mi) southeast of Bengaluru, 150 kilometres (93 mi) northeast of Coimbatore, and 275 kilometres (171 mi) southwest of the state capital of Chennai. National Highway 44 passes to the west of the town.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  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.
  
  