Situated about 1,181 ft above sea level, Podanur is a town on the outskirts of Coimbatore, in Tamil Nadu. It is about 6 km from Coimbatore and 44 km from Tirupur.
The town is bounded by Perur (9 km) in the west, Singanallur (6 km) in the north, Chettipalayam in the east and Madukkarai (6 km) in the south.