| Padalur | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 11.03°N 78.88°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Perambalur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 129.01 |
| Population Total: | 8150 (2011 Census)[1] [2] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 621109 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 04328 |
| Registration Plate: | TN 46 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Trichy, Perambalur |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Perambalur |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Nearest Airport |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Tiruchirapalli international Airport |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Nearest Railway Station |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Srirangam, Ariyalur |
Padalur is a village in Alathur Taluk, Perambalur District, Tamil Nadu State. Padalur is a main town in Alathur talku and is located 2 km from Taluk office and 16.9 km from the District headquarters Perambalur . It is 284 km from State Capital Chennai.[3]
Nearest city is Tiruchirappalli (35 km) and nearby towns are Perambalur (18 km) and Srirangam (32 km) Padalur has divided into Padalur West and Padalur East administratively. Tiruvalkurichi is a village that is part of padalur East. Padalur serves as a connecting point for many surrounding villages. It is transforming from a small village to a town with numerous growth opportunities.
Padalur is a thriving region with business and industrial development opportunities in the district of perambalur, A modern dairy to process one lakh liters of milk will soon come up at Padalur in the district. The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has called for tenders for the project.The NDDB has called for tenders for the project at a cost of Rs. 38 crore on 4 December and they will be opened on 29 December. Once the tenders are finalized, civil works will start and installation of machinery will follow. NDDB will install the machinery.This new dairy unit will be set up in padalur east.[4]
The new textile park proposed to be established in Perambalur district is expected to come up in Padalur village instead of Eraiyur village.
The Padalur village panchayat has already identified a 110-acre site for the project. The panchayat adopted a resolution to hand over the land for the project.[5]