| Kandanur | |
| Native Name Lang: | Tamil |
| Settlement Type: | panchayat town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 10.105°N 78.825°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sivaganga |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Kandanur is a part of karaikudi city Municipal corporation in Karaikudi taluk, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This town is famous for Kandaneswarar Sivan Kovil, which is a replica to the Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple built by Nagarathars community.[1] Kandanur Perumal temple is equally popular in the area.[2] Also, near by town Puduvayal is famous for its Veerasekara Umaiyambigai Temple (Sakkottai area).[3] Palaniappan Chidambaram is an Indian politician and former attorney who currently serves as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and formerly served as the Union Minister of Finance of India is from Kandanur
India census,[4] Kandanur had a population of 7617. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kandanur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 63%. In Kandanur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. [5]