Geographic Location of Appipalayam

The village Appipalayam is located in Oddanchatram Taluk of Dindigul District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Appipalayam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Thoppampatti Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dharapuram, which is about 21 kilometers away from Appipalayam.

Travel and Communication for Appipalayam

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:
Appipalayam,
Dindigul,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 624616

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Appipalayam

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

Social Structure of Appipalayam

As per available data from the year 2009, 604 persons live in 188 house holds in the village Appipalayam. There are 303 female individuals and 301 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.17% and males constitute 49.83% of the total population.

There are 165 scheduled castes persons of which 81 are females and 84 are males. Females constitute 49.09% and males constitute 50.91% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 27.32% of the total population.

Population density of Appipalayam is 90.5 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Appipalayam

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Total area of Appipalayam is 667.4 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 477.39 ha. About 327.09 ha is un-irrigated area. About 150.3 ha is irrigated area. About 150.3 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 4 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 125.01 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 54 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 7 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Appipalayam

There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Appipalayam.

There is a government primary school in the village Appipalayam.

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

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

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

Colleges in Appipalayam

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 Oddanchatram, which is more than 10 kms away from Appipalayam.

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 Appipalayam.

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Appipalayam

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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Appipalayam

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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Appipalayam.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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