Geographic Location of Palayapalayam

The village Palayapalayam is located in Sirkali Taluk of Nagapattinam District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Palayapalayam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kollidam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sirkali, which is about 14 kilometers away from Palayapalayam.

Travel and Communication for Palayapalayam

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:
Palayapalayam,
Nagapattinam,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 609101

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palayapalayam

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

Social Structure of Palayapalayam

As per available data from the year 2009, 4305 persons live in 1144 house holds in the village Palayapalayam. There are 2184 female individuals and 2121 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.73% and males constitute 49.27% of the total population.

There are 1981 scheduled castes persons of which 1010 are females and 971 are males. Females constitute 50.98% and males constitute 49.02% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 46.02% of the total population.

Population density of Palayapalayam is 425.45 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palayapalayam

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Total area of Palayapalayam is 1011.86 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 670.09 ha. About 92.79 ha is un-irrigated area. About 577.3 ha is irrigated area. About 577.3 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 101.25 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 2 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 67 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 73.02 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 28.12 ha is culturable waste land. About 35.88 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 10.5 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Palayapalayam

There are 3 government pre-primary schools. Additionally, there is a private pre-primary school in the village Palayapalayam.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Palayapalayam.

There is a government middle school in the village Palayapalayam.

There is a government secondary school in the village Palayapalayam.

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

Colleges in Palayapalayam

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 Sirkali, which is more than 10 kms away from Palayapalayam.

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

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 Palayapalayam.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Palayapalayam

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

There are 3 government non formal training centres in the village Palayapalayam.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Palayapalayam

There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Palayapalayam.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Palayapalayam.

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Palayapalayam.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Palayapalayam.

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

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Palayapalayam.

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

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

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Palayapalayam.

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