Periapalayam is a village about 40 km north of
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
, in
Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu State,
India
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. The nearest Railway station is
Thiruninravur
Thirunindravur is a neighbourhood situated on the western part of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located around 29 km from Chennai Central railway station. Thirunindravur comes under Chennai Metropolitan Area. The neighbourhood is serv ...
.It is in
Ellapuram block which stretches from east Thanakulam village, west Uthukottai, north Kosavanpettai and in the south up to Komakambedu village. It has one of the main routes to Andhra Pradesh.
Geography
Arani river
Arani, also known as Araniar or Araniyar, is a 108 km long river in India. It flows through the states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
The Arani river rises at Sadasivakonda at an elevation of 1040 m in the Narayanavanam Protected Forest ...
flows through the town.
Demographics
Population
In the 2001 Indian census Periyapalayam (Tamil Nadu, India) had a population of 5,420, of which 2,756 were male, and 2,664 were female.
In the 2011 census Periyapalayam (Tamil Nadu, India) recorded 6,749 inhabitants.
Government and politics
Civic Utility / Amenities / Services
It has a Govt. upgraded Primary Health Center (PHC) which is behind the temple and also one Girls higher secondary school in Uthukottai Road.
Economy
It has several big companies like Winwind in Vengal village, Pennar in Kannigaipair, Sujana industries in Manjakaranai, Hydrabad chemicals in Kannigaipair and several warehouses Like Bata India Ltd (RDC) in Periyapalyam. It also has hundreds of brick chambers.
Culture/Cityscape
Landmarks
Bhavani Amman Temple is located in Periyapalayam.
Transport
By Air
By Rail
By Road
Bus route
*from CMBT --> 514, 514x, 92.
*from T Nagar --> 592, 547.
*from Ambattur --> 563.
*from Thiruvallur --> 505A.
Education
Colleges
Colleges in and around Periyapalayam are:
*S.A.M.S College of Engineering & Technology (SCET) in Pannapakkam,
*Siva Institute of Technology
Periyapalayam
*Magna College of Engineering in Magaral
*JNN college of Engineering in Kannigaipair
*Southern Academy of Maritime Studies (S.A.M.S) in Panapakkam
Adjacent communities
Notes
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Cities and towns in Tiruvallur district