Geographic Location of Periyur

The village Periyur is located in Kodaikanal Taluk of Dindigul District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Periyur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kodaikanal Community Development Block. The nearest town is Oddanchatram, which is about 38 kilometers away from Periyur.

Travel and Communication for Periyur

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

Postal Address:
Periyur,
Dindigul,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 624212

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Periyur

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

Social Structure of Periyur

As per available data from the year 2009, 3202 persons live in 863 house holds in the village Periyur. There are 1602 female individuals and 1600 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.03% and males constitute 49.97% of the total population.

There are 1283 scheduled castes persons of which 652 are females and 631 are males. Females constitute 50.82% and males constitute 49.18% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 40.07% of the total population.

There are 1 scheduled tribes persons of which 0 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 0% and males constitute 100% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.03% of the total population.

Population density of Periyur is 185.58 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Periyur

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Total area of Periyur is 1725.42 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 1049.18 ha. About 1009.18 ha is un-irrigated area. About 40 ha is irrigated area. About 40 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 288.13 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 41.3 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 138.3 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 70.44 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 117.36 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Periyur

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

There are 4 government primary schools in the village Periyur.

There is a government middle school in the village Periyur.

There is a government secondary school in the village Periyur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Oddanchatram, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyur.

Colleges in Periyur

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Oddanchatram, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyur.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Periyur

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

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Dindigul, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyur.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Periyur

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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Periyur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Periyur.

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

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Periyur.

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

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

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