Kadichambadi

Kadichambadi
village
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Population (2001)
  Total 1,705
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Kadichambadi is a village in the Kumbakonam taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Demographics

As per the 2001 census, Kadichambadi had a total population of 1705 with 867 males and 838 females. The sex ratio was 967. The literacy rate was 64. It is located 5 km from Kumbakonam. The name has been derived from an event. When a king stayed here, he was woke up by a bird's sound, the incident was called as "Kirricham Padi"(Kirricham - a bird, Padi - sings). From that the name slowly changed to Kadichambadi.

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