Batlagundu is a town in Nilakottai block in Dindigul district in the Madurai Region state of Tamil Nadu, India.

The town is located in such a way connecting three main districts of South Tamil Nadu (Dindigul, Madurai, and Theni).

The town is believed to be significant antiquity and has been ruled at different times, by the Pandiyan, Cholas, Madurai Nayakas and the British.

As situated under the foothills of Kodaikanal, Batlagundu experiences cool breeze throughout the year, especially during the Southeast Monsoon.

Batlagundu Town Panchayat has total Administration over 8,878 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.

Seeing the medical needs of the surrounding community a dispensary was established by Christian missionaries during the 1970s in the name of late Rt Rev Leonard, Archbishop of Madurai.

But due to the efforts of the then Chairman of the Batlagundu Panchayat, a devoted Hindu, it was allotted to the Christian institution.

The economy of the town is mostly dependent on agricultural products and is home to a banana leaf commission, coconut powder exports, spinning mills, and other businesses.

In the residential areas of Batlagundu town, there are single lane narrow roads with pot holes.

Batlagundu Bus stand has buses to all major cities in Tamil Nadu, Bangalore, and Kerala.