Bodinayakkanur

Bodinayakanur
Town
View of Bodinayakanur from Bodi Mettu hills
Bodinayakanur
Bodinayakkanur, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°00′38″N 77°20′59″E / 10.0106°N 77.3497°E / 10.0106; 77.3497[1]
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
RegionMadurai
DistrictTheni
Government
 • TypeSelection Grade Municipality
 • BodyBodinayakanur Municipality
Area
 • Total
7.23 km2 (2.79 sq mi)
Elevation
393 m (1,289 ft)
Population
 • Total
75,676
 • Density10,500/km2 (27,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
625513
Telephone code04546
Vehicle registrationTN-60Z
Websitemunicipality.tn.gov.in/bodi/

Bodinayakanur is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Nestled at the base of the Western Ghat Hills, the town is widely known as India's cardamom capital for its pedigree in cultivating that crop.

Despite a population estimated to be no higher than 0.2% of Tamilnadu's total population, Bodinayakanur has been the constituency for 2 of 12 Chief Ministers of the state.