Kadaladi in Tamil Nadu is 108 km from Madurai. Kadaladi is situated between Mudukulathur and Sayalgudi. It is a taluk headquarters and a revenue region of Ramanathapuram district. As of 2001 India census GR India, Kadaladi had a population of 13,135. Males constituted 48% of the population and females 52%. Kadaladi had an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 80%, and female literacy 71%. In Kadaladi, 12% of the population were under six years of age. Agriculture and animal breeding are the main businesses of the people of the region. There are 19 schools. An arts and science college serves the student community of the town. There are Hindu temples in Kadaladi. In pursuance to the Delimitation Act, 2002 in respect of the delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in the State of Tamil Nadu, Kadaladi was merged with Mudhukulathur constituency in 2007 for representation in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and continues to be a part of Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency.
Demography
Sri Madaswamy Temple, Sri Pathirakali Amman & Sri Muthu Mariyamman Temple, Sri KamatchiAmman Temple and Sri Muthumariamman Temple are the big temples. Sri Pathirakali Amman & Sri KamatchiAmman & sri santhanamariyamman is the main God in this location. There are mosques and churches also. Sandhan Koodu festival by Muslims and Matha Chariot Process are celebrated by people of all religions. There is a bus stand, No Cinema Theater, three main Bazaar, and trade streets. Every Friday there is a weekly market. There are dairy farms in and around Kadaladi. Nadar, Maravars and Yadav are in large Numbers.
Trade between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka took place via this town. Archaeologists have found some Jain idols of the 12th century. The fort at Kottaimedu Bjhihniknjk belongs to the 17th century, built on the banks of the Gundaaru River.
Personalities
Thiru. S.Balakrishnan, also known as So.Balakrishnan and popularly known as So.Ba, a veteran Indian politician, President of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu for eighteen years and the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly represented Kadaladi constituency in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2001 until his death in 2006. In the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, So.Balakrishnan represented Mudukalathur for thirteen years and Kadaladi for five years. Actor Senthil, one of the comedians of the Tamil film industry, was born in Elanchembur nearby Muthukulathur. The saintly devotees of Shiva are known as Nayanmar. There are 63 of them, one of them from the nearby village Enathi name as Enathi natha nayanar.
Politics
Kadaladi town is part of Ramanathapuram and Kadaladi Assembly Constituencies. Since 2007, Kadaladi has been merged with Mudhukulathur constituency in 2007 for representation in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
