Pallathur is a village in Sivagangai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Pallathur had a population of 7840.

Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%.

Pallathur has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 69%.

In Pallathur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.