Palayam, Harur, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 22, 2024.

Geographic Location of Palayam


The village Palayam is located in Harur Taluk of Dharmapuri District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Kosapatty Gram Panchayat. It comes under Morappur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Harur, which is about 17 kilometers away from Palayam.

Travel and Communication for Palayam


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

Postal Address:
Palayam,
Dharmapuri,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 635305

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palayam


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Palayam is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Palayam 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 Palayam


As per available data from the year 2009, 489 persons live in 127 house holds in the village Palayam. There are 233 female individuals and 256 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.65% and males constitute 52.35% of the total population.

There are 65 scheduled castes persons of which 34 are females and 31 are males. Females constitute 52.31% and males constitute 47.69% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 13.29% of the total population.

Population density of Palayam is 120.05 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palayam


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Total area of Palayam is 407.34 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 219.6 ha. About 121.45 ha is un-irrigated area. About 98.15 ha is irrigated area. About 98.15 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 33.47 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 31.36 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 2 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 111.37 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 5.46 ha is culturable waste land. About 4.08 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Palayam


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a private pre-primary school in Marudipatti, which is less than 5 kms away from Palayam.

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

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

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

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

Colleges in Palayam


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 Vengiampatty, which is less than 5 kms away from Palayam.

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

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

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Periyanahalli, which is more than 10 kms away from Palayam.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Palayam


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Harur, which is more than 10 kms away from Palayam.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Marudipatty, which is less than 5 kms away from Palayam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Dharmapuri, which is more than 10 kms away from Palayam.

Healthcare Facilities in Palayam


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

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Palayam.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Palayam.

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

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Palayam.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Palayam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Palayam.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Palayam.

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

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

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Palayam.

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

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