Kandhili

Kandhili or Kandili block is a small township in the Tirupathur district of Tamil Nadu, India.

Kandhili
town
Kandhili Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°28′45″N 78°27′06″E / 12.479074°N 78.451749°E / 12.479074; 78.451749
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirupathur
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TN-83, TN-23

In Tamil; Kandu means "finance capital," hence the word Kandhili. The main business of this small town is moneylending. The population is approximately 20,000, the majority of which are Hindus and Muslims.

The Kandhili is a revenue block in the Tirupattur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 39 panchayat villages.

It is located about 12 km (7.5 mi) from Tirupattur, 34 km (21 mi) from Krishnagiri, 84 km (52 mi) from Hosur, and 56 km (35 mi) from Dharmapuri,

Frequent buses are available from the neighbouring towns Krishnagiri, Tirupattur & Bangalore to Kandhili. All the buses going from Tirupattur to Bangalore and Hosur go via Kandhili.

Kandili Block head quarters is Kandili town.

Tirupathur City, Vaniyambadi City, Dharmapuri City, Krishnagiri City are the nearby cities to Kandili.

It is in the 387 m elevation(altitude).

Yelagiri (Yelagiri Hills), Thiruvannamalai, Yercaud, Krishnagiri Dam, Vellore, Hogenakkal Falls (Hogenakal) are the nearby tourist destinations.

Tamil is the local language here. Also, some people speak Telugu and Urdu.

Politics in Kandili Block: DMK, AIADMK, NTK, PMK are the major political parties in this area.