Chendathur is a village and gram panchayat in Gudiyatham taluk and Pernambut block, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, IndiaCensus2011.co.in: Chendathur Population - Vellore, Tamil Nadu (formerly in North Arcot). As of 2011 it had a population of 3,285 comprising 1,583 males and 1,702 females in 840 households.
Hamlets in Chendathur include Krishnampalli.Gale Academic Onefile: "Construction Of Drainage With Hor/i/zontal Soak Pit At Chendathur In Krishnampalli Pudumanai In Chendathur Panchayat In Pernambut Block Sbm 2023-24 Package No 08", Mena Report 17 November 2023Ministry of Rural Development: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act - worksTamil Nadu Government Gazette No 7, 25 February 2009, Part II - Section 2, p. 76
In 2021 contamination of the water supply by industrial waste from tanneries in the area including Chendathur was investigated.Xavier Susairaj, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Economics, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu: "Tannery Wastewater affects the Drinking Water Quality and Heavy Metals in the Palar River Water Pollution in Vellore District Tamil Nadu" in International Journal of Economics, vol. 9, Issue 4, September 2021 In 2024 a serious outbreak of illness, including a death, befell the villagers, resulting from contaminated water, and deep excavation works were undertaken to provide a new water supply."One dead, 46 diarrhoea cases reported near Gudiyatham town" in The Hindu, 2 June 2024"New borewell for Chendathur village as contaminated water plagues its residents" in The Hindu, 9 June 2024
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