Udayarpalayam is a panchayat town in the Ariyalur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, near Jayankondam.

The main occupations of this town is agricultural, fishing, and hand looms The soil type found here is predominantly while red loam, clay loam & black cotton varieties are widely common in the outer edge of the city.

Winter temperatures lie from 29.6 C to 18 C. The zaminadiri system existed still 1956, Chinnanalla Udayar, was the last Zamindar, who ruled till 1956.

Udayarpalayam town is located at a distance of 45 km from the district headquarters on the State Highway (SH 4), which runs form Tiruchirappalli to Chidambaram.

As far as tourism potential of the town is concerned, the historic monuments and the heritage elements which are to be utilized to optimum levels and included in the tourist circuit of the region.

[3] There are large numbers of tourist places, namely Gangaikonda Chozhapuram, Chidambaram; Thanjavur etc., located within a radius of 100 km of the town.