Adat is a town in the Thrissur taluka of Thrissur district with an area of 6.91 km2. It has 1376 households with total population of 5721 as per the 2011 Census. The district headquarters Thrissur is at a distance of 9 km. The state headquarters Thiruvananthapuram is at a distance of 290 km. Male population is 2862 and female population is 2859. Scheduled Caste population is 997 and Scheduled Tribes population is 2. Census Location Code of the town is 627842. Population wise the class of the town is Class V. The civic status of the town is 'Census Town'. The nearest city with population more than 1 lakh is Thrissur at a distance of 9 km. The nearest city with population more than 5 lakh is Kochi at a distance of 86 km. Railway station is at Thrissur at a distance of 9 km.
The nearest allopathic hospital facility is at 4 km. The nearest alternative medicine hospital is at 8 km. The nearest dispensary / health centre is at 2 km. The nearest family welfare centre is at 2 km. There is one maternity and child eelfare centre in the town. The nearest maternity Home is at 8 km. The nearest T.B. clinic is at 15 km. The nearest veterinary hospital is at 3 km. The nearest mobile health clinic is at 9 km. The nearest other medical amenities are at 19 km. There are 3 non-government out-patient facilities in the town. There are 7 non-government medicine shops in the town.
Educational facilities
There is one government primary school in the town. The nearest private primary school is at . The nearest private middle school is at Puranattukara. The nearest private secondary school is at Puranattukara. The nearest private senior secondary school is at Puranattukara. The nearest government degree college of arts, science and commerce is at Thrissur. The nearest government degree college - law is at Thrissur. The nearest government degree college - university is at Vellanikkara. The nearest private medical college is at Puzhakkal. The nearest private engineering college is at Chittilappilly. The nearest government management institute is at Thrissur. The nearest government polytechnic is at Thrissur. The nearest government non-formal training centre is at Thrissur. The nearest private special school for disabled is at Thrissur. There is 1 private other educational facility in the town. The nearest private other educational facilities is at.
Manufacturing
Adat is engaged in the manufacturing of rice and coconut oil.