Periapalayam is a village about 40 km north of Chennai, and it is a residential area and suburb of Chennai city. Periapalayam is located at Ellapuram block in Tiruvallur District. The village has one of famous amman temple named as SRI BHAVANI AMMAN TEMPLE.
Geography
[edit]Arani river flows through the town.
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]In the 2001 Indian census Periyapalayam (Tamil Nadu, India) had a population of 5,420, of which 2,756 were male, and 2,664 were female.[1]
In the 2011 census Periyapalayam (Tamil Nadu, India) recorded 7311 inhabitants.[2]
Government and politics
[edit]Civic Utility / Amenities / Services
[edit]It has a Govt. upgraded Primary Health Center (PHC) which is behind the temple and also one Girls higher secondary school in Uthukottai Road.
Economy
[edit]It has several big companies like Winwind in Vengal village, Pennar in Kannigaipair, Sujana industries in Manjakaranai, Hydrabad chemicals in Kannigaipair and several warehouses Like Bata India Ltd (RDC) in Periyapalyam. It also has hundreds of brick chambers.
Culture/Cityscape
[edit]Village Distribution
The Periapalayam Village is, locally, separated into 2 parts, the Temple side and the Residential side. The Temple side consists of the Govt. upgraded primary health center, Bhavani Amman Temple, Govt. guest house behind the Temple and the Govt. Campus which consists of the Govt. Higher secondary school of Periapalayam, Assistant Education Office (AEO), Block development Office, Vetinary Hospital and the Agricultural office.
The residential side consists of The Post office of Periapalayam, Police Station, Govt. Primary school, Tamilnadu Co-operative Bank, a church and St.Joseph Matriculation High School, Dharmaraja Shivan Temple and houses of the Periapalayam residents. This side contains the Periapalayam bus stand.
Landmarks
[edit]Bhavani Amman Temple is located in Periyapalayam.[3]
Transport
[edit]By Air
[edit]By Rail
[edit]By Road
[edit]Bus route
- from CMBT --> 514
- from Redhills --> 592,547.
- from Avadi --> 580.
- From Vallar Nagar(Mint)-57x
Education
[edit]Colleges
[edit]Colleges in and around Periyapalayam are:
- S.A.M.S College of Engineering & Technology (SCET) in Pannapakkam,
- Siva Institute of Technology Periyapalayam
- Magna College of Engineering in Magaral
- JNN college of Engineering in Kannigaipair
- Southern Academy of Maritime Studies (S.A.M.S) in Panapakkam
Schools
[edit]St.Joseph's matriculation school in Periyapalayam
Adjacent communities
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Notes
[edit]- ^ "Census 2001 Population Finder: Tamil Nadu: Tiruvallur: Uthukkottai: Periyapalayam". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "NPR Report: Tamil Nadu: Thiruvallur: Uthukkottai". National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011.
- ^ "Om Sri Bhavani Amman Temple - Om Sri Bhavani amman Temple".