Periyanur, Palakkodu, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Periyanur


The village Periyanur is located in Palakkodu Taluk of Dharmapuri District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Panjapalli Gram Panchayat. It comes under Palacode Community Development Block. The nearest town is Marandahalli, which is about 10 kilometers away from Periyanur.

Travel and Communication for Periyanur


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Periyanur,
Dharmapuri,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 636812

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Periyanur


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

A brief summary of available data for Periyanur 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 Periyanur


As per available data from the year 2009, 1884 persons live in 449 house holds in the village Periyanur. There are 910 female individuals and 974 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.3% and males constitute 51.7% of the total population.

There are 380 scheduled castes persons of which 178 are females and 202 are males. Females constitute 46.84% and males constitute 53.16% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 20.17% of the total population.

There are 24 scheduled tribes persons of which 14 are females and 10 are males. Females constitute 58.33% and males constitute 41.67% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 1.27% of the total population.

Population density of Periyanur is 260.38 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Periyanur


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Total area of Periyanur is 723.55 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 188.83 ha. About 33.71 ha is un-irrigated area. About 155.12 ha is irrigated area. About 97.47 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 57.65 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 55.99 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 1.48 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 1.27 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 16.17 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Periyanur


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

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Periyanur.

There is a government middle school in the village Periyanur.

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

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

Colleges in Periyanur


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 Periyanahalli, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyanur.

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 Periyanur.

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 Periyanur.

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 Periyanur.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Periyanur


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

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

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 Periyanur.

Healthcare Facilities in Periyanur


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Periyanur.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Periyanur.

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

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

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

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