Pudukadai
city
Pudukadai Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°15′51″N 77°12′28″E / 8.26417°N 77.20778°E / 8.26417; 77.20778
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanniyakumari
Population  (2001)
• Total	9,012
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Pudukadai is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Pudukadai had a population of 9012. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pudukadai has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 74%. In Pudukadai, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.