Kadaladi Taluka - Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu

Kadaladi is an administrative taluka in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Sattirakkudi, while the nearest airport is Tuticorin Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 55.5 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the taluka was 614 km², including 601.47 km² of rural area and 12.20 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 978 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Kadaladi Taluka

Kadaladi Taluka has a total of 43 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1A.PunavasalRuralA.Punavaasal A/E
2AlavangulamRuralKeelaselvanur
3Annaviyendal NedunkulamRuralT.Veppangulam
4AppanurRuralAppanur
5Archanaipagam UsilangulamRuralPillaiarkulam
6AvathandaiRuralAvathandai
7BrahmanankulamRuralMelakidaram A/C
8IruveliRuralS. Keeranthai
9K.VeppangulamRuralMangalam
10KadaladiRuralMarandai
11KadugusandaiRuralKadugusandai
12KannirajpuramRuralKannirajpuram
13KeelakidaramRuralKeelakidaram
14KeelaselvanurRuralMelaselvanur
15KeerandaiRuralPannanthai
16KokkarankottaiRuralKokkarasankottai
17KondunallanpattiRuralV.Sethurajapuram
18KuruchchikulamRuralKeelaselvanur
19KuthiraimozhiRuralMookkaiyur
20M. KarisalkulamRuralM.Karisalkulam
21MarandaiRuralSeveriyarpattinam
22MariyurRuralMariyur A/C
23MeenangudiRuralMeenagudi
24MelakidaramRuralMelakidaram A/C
25MelaselvanurRuralMelaselvanur
26MookkaiyurRuralMookkaiyur
27NarippaiyurRuralNarippaiyur R.F B/B
28OrivayalRuralOrivayal
29OruvanendalRuralPothikulam
30PanivasalRuralSokkanai
31PeikulamRuralPeikulam
32PeriakulamRuralPeriakulam A/E
33S.TharaikudiRuralSevalpatti
34SayalkudiUrbanNot applicable
35SikkalRuralSikkal A/C
36SilliyanvagaikkulamRuralS. Vagaikulam
37SippikulamRuralMelakidaram A/C
38SiraikulamRuralSiraikulam
39T.KarisalkulamRuralT.Karisalkulam
40ThanichiyamRuralThanichiyam A/C
41TirumalugandankottaiRuralThirumalugandankottai A/B
42TirupativeppangulamRuralUchinatham
43ValinockamRuralValinokkam

Population of Kadaladi Taluka

According to the 2011 Census, Kadaladi Taluka had a total population of 1,45,277 people living in 34,065 households. The population comprised 73,448 males and 71,829 females, with an average population density of 237 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population1,45,2771,30,47614,801
Male Population73,44865,8397,609
Female Population71,82964,6377,192
Total Households34,06530,4483,617
Population Density237 / km²217 / km²1,213 / km²

Kadaladi Taluka had 99,251 literate people and 15,789 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 19,634 and 12 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)15,78914,1561,633
Literate Population99,25188,91310,338
Illiterate Population46,02641,5634,463
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population19,63417,8871,747
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population12120

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.