Kambainallur
Panchayat Town
Kambainallur Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°12′25″N 78°19′08″E / 12.207°N 78.319°E / 12.207; 78.319
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Kongu Nadu
District	Dharmapuri
Taluk	Karimangalam
Area
• Total	7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Elevation	412 m (1,352 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	12,194
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TN 29Z(Harur)

Kambainallur is a panchayat town in karimangalam taluk of Dharmapuri district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It also serves as a main source of transport, food, health and education for many villages situated around the Kambainallur .

History

Kambainallore estate is the zamindari feudal estate located on the banks of Thenpennai river in the Harur Taluk of Erstwhile Salem district. During the British Raj, the sub-collector of Tirupattur sub-division, jointly acted as The magistrate of the Kambainallore estate.

The sprawling estate is totally of 1,500 hectares in 1900. The vast amount of land was handed over to the First Land Reformation scheme under Panagal Raja cabinet in 1930s. The remaining land and properties are still controlled by the extended feudal Mudaliar family of Kambainallore.

Geography

Sanathkumar river

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,^[1] Kambainallur had a population of 12,194. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kambainallur has an average literacy rate of 70.69%, lower than the national average of 80.09%: male literacy is 78.28%, and female literacy is 62.77%. In Kambainallur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Kambainallur is connected with roads and bus services to Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Hosur, Bangalore and Harur. The nearest railway stations are Morappur and Dharmapuri. The nearest airport is Salem Airport. Some buses travel via Kambainallur from Harur to Bangalore, Harur to Palacode, Dharmapuri to Tirupattur, Dharmapuri to Chennai.

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