Palladam () is a town and First Grade Municipality in

Tiruppur district Tiruppur District is one of the 38 districts of the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu, formed in 22 February 2009. Dharapuram was the largest taluk by area in the district. The district is well-developed and industria ...

in the state of

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, India. It is the headquarters of Palladam Taluk of

. Palladam is located on National Highway NH 81. Palladam is a major town with large source of income collected from the business community, which includes Textile industries, Poultry farms, and Agriculture. Palladam High-tech weaving park is a milestone of the town. It is a part of the Coimbatore MP Constituency. Palladam is well known for production of

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production and head office of Broiler coordination committee (BCC) situated here.

Geography

Palladam is located at . It has an average elevation of . Palladam is located near to Tirupur (14 km away) which is called the 'Dollar City' of

, 15 km from the village of Putharachal and located 38 km east of the city of

Coimbatore Coimbatore (Tamil: kōyamputtūr, ), also known as Kovai (), is one of the major Metropolitan cities of India, metropolitan cities in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyy ...

, ‘‘‘ Manchester of South India‘‘‘ . Palladam is the gateway to Coimbatore from the eastern and south-eastern parts of

. The soil is predominantly

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, suitable for cultivating

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s and other

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Demographics

According to 2011 census, Palladam had a population of 42,225 with a sex-ratio of 1,009 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 4,742 were under the age of six, constituting 2,416

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s and 2,326

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s. The average

literacy Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

of the town was 74.08%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 12054 households. There were a total of 18,375 workers, comprising 140 cultivators, 717 main agricultural labourers, 293 in house hold industries, 15,764 other workers, 1,461 marginal workers, 19 marginal cultivators, 165 marginal agricultural labourers, 35 marginal workers in household industries and 1,242 other marginal workers.

Culture

Language

Tamil is the official language and

Kongu Tamil Kongu Tamil or Kovai Tamil (also called Kongalam, Kongu Pechu, Coimbatore Tamil) is the dialect of Tamil language that is spoken by the people in Kongu Nadu, which is the western region of Tamil Nadu. It is originally known as "Kangee"` or "Kong ...

, a dialect, is predominantly spoken. Palladam also has a significant number of North Indians who have come as labourers for employment in textile industries.

Religion

As per the religious census of 2011, Palladam had 86.77%

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, 7.71%

Muslims Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

, 5.39%

Christians A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words '' Christ'' and ''C ...

, 0.01%

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, 0.09% following other religions and 0.02% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.

Cuisine

Palladam cuisine is predominantly

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with rice as its base. famous dishes of the Kongu region is cooked still in the rural households. Green Dal, Pongalur opputtu, Arisiyum Paruppu (Dal Rice) is an ubiquitous dish savoured by many. Most local restaurants still retain their rural flavour, with many restaurants serving food over a banana leaf.

Transport and communication

Palladam is well-connected with Tirupur &

city and other neighbouring suburbs through roads. It lies on the routes of

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Trichy Tiruchirappalli (), also known as Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with being the best livable and the cleanest city of T ...

National Highway 81.

Sulur Sulur is a town located in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a suburb of Coimbatore. It is the headquarters of Sulur Taluk of Coimbatore district. There are many market places and many big retail and wholesale shops are avail ...

is also close to Palladam. The nearest airport is

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about 35 km south of the city from Palladam via Sulur & L&T bypass Road. There is no Rail or Air transport to the town. The nearest Railway Station is at Tirupur, about 16 km away from Palladam. From Palladam to

Madurai Madurai ( , , ), formerly known as Madura, is a major city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District, which is ...

(via

Dharapuram Dharapuram is a town situated along the banks of Amaravati River in Thiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Dharapuram is one of the oldest towns in South India and was the capital of Kongu Nadu under the Cheras, Western Ganga ...

), frequent buses are available. A good transport is connected between Palladam and

Pollachi Pollachi is a town and municipality in Coimbatore district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Pollachi taluk. It is situated near the center of the South Indian Peninsula, surrounded by Western Gha ...

through Palladam-Pollachi Main Road. The key public mass transport for the people here is the buses run by the State Government & Private Sector thus providing a competitive service to the people. Buses are available very frequently from Palladam to

, Vellakovil,

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, Tiruchy,

and

Education

Government Arts and Science College, Palladam inaugurated in 2017 has wide variety of courses including Bachelor of Science in chemistry, Mathematics, Costume Design and Computer Science and Bachelor of Arts in English and Tamil Literature. Also the college offers courses in Bachelor of Commerce. SCAD Institute of Technology established in 2012 offers courses in

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in various disciplines including

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and

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. Palladam has also many remarkable schools. Some of them include- Kannammal Institution, Blue bird, Swami Vivekananda, Government Higher Secondary School, Adharsh, Kingsberry, Infant Jesus and so on.

Economy

The economy of Palladam and its surroundings is mainly based on

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agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

and

poultry farming Poultry farming is the form of animal husbandry which raises domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese to produce meat or eggs for food. Poultry – mostly chickens – are farmed in great numbers. More than 60 billion c ...

Textile industry

In and around Palladam there are many

weaving Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. Other methods are knitting, crocheting, felting, and braiding or plaiting. The longitudinal ...

and

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centres mostly meant for export to foreign countries, thus earning a considerable

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. Most of the major textile houses are set up as vertically integrated units enabling them to produce clothing at a better quality and competitive price. This sector along with the poultry sector provides direct and indirect employment to numerous people in the region. The region also attracts

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from other part of the nation, for weaving more than 4,50,000 power looms are working around palladam. Nowadays many Hi-Tech weaving machines like Sulzer and Airjet looms are installed.

Textile mills

There are many Textile mills are located in and around Palladam. They provide the essential raw materials for the Textile industry in and around Palladam as well as Exports to various other countries.

Palladam HiTech Weaving Park (PHWP)

The Palladam Hi-Tech Weaving Park (India's First and Largest Hi tech Textile weaving Park) was commissioned in 2007 and is one of the nations advanced weaving parks. It is a cluster of the textile industry and contains a variety of textile factories. This park serves as a model for the different other textile parks that been planned by the Govt. of INDIA (GoI). Spreads over 65 acres, the Palladam Hi-Tech Weaving Park (PHWP) is the first of the integrated textile park models. The PHWP functions on the model of a Public-Private partnership, managed by user entrepreneurs. The PHWP acts as a sourcing hub for the global industrial fabrics, home furnishing, and garments market. Leading strategic and project management support to the integrated textile parks, is IL&FS CDI, a leading multidisciplinary conglomerate with interests in infrastructure, finance, capacity building initiatives, technology and marketing.

Poultry industry

Major Indian Poultry firms are from this region, some of the well known poultry farms are Suguna Poultry Farms, Pioneer Poultry Group, Shanthi Poultry Group, Swathi Poultry Farms (Hatcheries), which are in the Indian Poultry industry. The chickens raised here are transported to nearby states and these companies have also set up similar contract farming in other parts of the nation. Palladam Broiler Rate is the benchmark in the Indian Poultry industry. The Broiler rates are fixed by the BCC called as Broiler Coordination Committee. It is a very powerful organization in the Indian Poultry Industry. Its members are one of the leading poultry integrators in INDIA.

Agriculture

Agriculture has a great history in Palladam right from the introduction of modern farming in the early 1980s to the plantation of variety of medicinal and other trial based plantation till date. The people here are involved mainly in Agriculture like

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and

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. The people of Palladam have always relied upon Agriculture like many other towns in INDIA. The association with Agriculture hasn't largely diminished over the years due to the continuous involvement of community & the participation from the younger generation. The primary vegetation was cotton in the early 1970s and 1980s at the time of the textile boom. Later the town adopted the

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crop with the boom in the Poultry industry thus aiding the industries with local supplies to compete with both quality and pricing. Other vegetation are largely based on the local demands like common vegetables consumed by the house holds like the

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s (both small & big),

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es,

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Pea Pea (''pisum'' in Latin) is a pulse or fodder crop, but the word often refers to the seed or sometimes the pod of this flowering plant species. Peas are eaten as a vegetable. Carl Linnaeus gave the species the scientific name ''Pisum sativum' ...

s, etc. Large amount of

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in the region also leads to vegetation consumed by them. Currently this industry is not doing well due to insufficient and un-timely rains along with the decrease in the ground water levels by significant amount in the recent years.

Wind turbines

The surrounding areas has seen a surge in

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installations because of the location of the town across the Palghat Gap. The wind turbines installed here ranges from as low as 200 kW to 2000 kW. The power generated by these wind turbines largely accounts for the State's Electricity Supply & INDIA's highest installed wind capacity is in and around this town. Thus it is also known as the green city for its renewable expertise. This industry also accounts for both direct and indirect employment to the communities nearby. Pitstone-windmill

Politics

Palladam assembly constituency is part of

Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency Coimbatore is a Lok Sabha constituency in western Tamil Nadu, India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 20 of 39. It is the Second largest city of Tamil Nadu and the district headquarters of the Coimbatore district. This Coimb ...

. The present MLA for this constituency is Mr. MSM Anandhan from

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External links

Official Website

Palladam Portal

Palladam HiTech Weaving Park

References

{{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu Cities and towns in Tiruppur district