Periapalayam is a village about 40 km north of

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, in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu State,

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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 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

{{- Cities and towns in Tiruvallur district