Palaiyapattinam, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Palaiyapattinam


The village Palaiyapattinam is located in Virudhachalam Taluk of Cuddalore District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Palaiyapattinam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kammapuram Community Development Block. The nearest town is Virudhachalam, which is about 10 kilometers away from Palaiyapattinam.

Travel and Communication for Palaiyapattinam


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Palaiyapattinam,
Cuddalore,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 606001

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palaiyapattinam


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A brief summary of available data for Palaiyapattinam is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Palaiyapattinam


As per available data from the year 2009, 1864 persons live in 454 house holds in the village Palaiyapattinam. There are 945 female individuals and 919 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.7% and males constitute 49.3% of the total population.

There are 619 scheduled castes persons of which 327 are females and 292 are males. Females constitute 52.83% and males constitute 47.17% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 33.21% of the total population.

Population density of Palaiyapattinam is 334.84 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palaiyapattinam


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Total area of Palaiyapattinam is 556.68 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 394.33 ha. About 333.29 ha is un-irrigated area. About 61.04 ha is irrigated area. About 61.04 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 99.06 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 6.05 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 1.65 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 2.73 ha is culturable waste land. About 52.6 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.26 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Palaiyapattinam


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Palaiyapattinam.

There is a government primary school in the village Palaiyapattinam.

There is a government middle school in the village Palaiyapattinam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Mattur, which is less than 5 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Aladi, which is 5-10 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

Colleges in Palaiyapattinam


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Periyavadavadi, which is 5-10 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Arasoor, which is more than 10 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Annamalai Nagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Periyavadavadi, which is 5-10 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Virudhachalam, which is 5-10 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

Other Educational Facilities in Palaiyapattinam


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Virudhachalam, which is 5-10 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Palaiyapattinam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Mattur, which is less than 5 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

Healthcare Facilities in Palaiyapattinam


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Palaiyapattinam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Palaiyapattinam.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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