Madukkarai is a suburb of Coimbatore city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

[2] The name "Madukkarai" originated from the colloquial use of the words "Mathil" (means "great wall" in Tamil) + "Karai" (means "shore" in Tamil) as it is situated along the hill sides of the Western Ghats.

Madukkarai has one of the oldest cement plants in India, which belongs to ACC of the Holcim Group.

[5] There is also a railway station which serves as an important goods shedding point, transporting stones and other raw materials for cement manufacture, and also transporting the cement produced.

Passenger trains from and to Palghat stop at Madukkarai station.