Geographic Location of Palamalai

The village Palamalai is located in Mettur Taluk of Salem District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Palamalai Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kolathur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kolathur, which is about 12 kilometers away from Palamalai.

Travel and Communication for Palamalai

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Palamalai,
Salem,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 636303

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palamalai

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

Social Structure of Palamalai

As per available data from the year 2009, 2895 persons live in 777 house holds in the village Palamalai. There are 1370 female individuals and 1525 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.32% and males constitute 52.68% of the total population.

There are 7 scheduled castes persons of which 4 are females and 3 are males. Females constitute 57.14% and males constitute 42.86% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.24% of the total population.

There are 2856 scheduled tribes persons of which 1352 are females and 1504 are males. Females constitute 47.34% and males constitute 52.66% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 98.65% of the total population.

Population density of Palamalai is 207.56 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palamalai

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Total area of Palamalai is 1394.79 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 438.01 ha. About 411.67 ha is un-irrigated area. About 26.34 ha is irrigated area. About 26.34 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 168.04 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 63.5 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 497.92 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 76.45 ha is culturable waste land. About 13.2 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 137.67 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Palamalai

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

There are 7 government primary schools in the village Palamalai.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Palamalai.

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

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

Colleges in Palamalai

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 Mettur, which is more than 10 kms away from Palamalai.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Palamalai

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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Palamalai

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

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

There are 2 primary health sub-centres with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Palamalai.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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