Palladam
| Palladam | |
| — suburb — | |
 Palladam
in Coimbatore |
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| Coordinates | 10°59′N 77°18′E / 10.98°N 77.3°ECoordinates: 10°59′N 77°18′E / 10.98°N 77.3°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District(s) | Tirupur |
| Population | 29,145 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
• 325 metres (1,066 ft) |
Palladam (Tamil: பல்லடம்) is a suburb of the city Coimbatore in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a town panchayat of Tirupur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It was recently merged with the newly formed Tirupur district, but it is still considered to be associated with the Coimbatore city by a lot of the localities.
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[edit] Geography
Palladam is located at 10°59′N 77°18′E / 10.98°N 77.3°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 325 metres (1066 feet).
Palladam is located 38Km south of the city Coimbatore, ‘’’Manchester of South India’’’ and Tirupur (14 km away) which is called the 'Dollar City' of Tamil Nadu. Palladam is the gateway for Coimbatore from the Southern parts of Tamil Nadu.
Total area - 19.42 Sq.Km.
[edit] Transport and Communication
Palladam is well-connected with Coimbatore city and other neighbouring suburbs through roads.It lies on the routes of Nagapattinam - Coimbatore National Highway 67. Sulur is also close to palladam. The nearest airport is Coimbatore International Airport about 35 km south of the city from Palladam via Sulur & L&T bypass Road.There is no rail transport to the town. The nearest Railway Station is at Tirupur, about 16 km away from Palladam.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.
Palladam's geographical location enables it to be a regional hub for many long distance travelers to and from the twin cities "Coimbatore & Tirupur".
[edit] Business
The main business are Poultry, Textiles, Agriculture, Wind Mill and Stone Crushing.
In and around Palladam there are many weaving and knitting centres mostly meant for export to foreign countries, thus earning foreign exchange. 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 labourers from other part of the nation.
The Palladam Hi-Tech Weaving Park (India's First and Largest Hi tech Textile weaving Park) was commissioned in 2008 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).
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.
The Windmills installed here ranges from as low as 200 Kw to 2000 Kw. The power generated by these windmills 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.
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 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 Maize 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 Onions (both small & big), Tomatoes, Brinjal, Okra, Peas, etc. Large amount of Cattle & Poultry 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.
Also, young engineers in and around palladam are growing faster in IT Field and located throughout the world. Its basically hardwork and true nature of this field. Placed in Wipro, TCS, HCL, Accenture..
[edit] Education
Education is at a developing stage in Palladam. Some of the Educational Institutions in Palladam are listed below.
[edit] Schools
- Infant Jesus Matriculation Higher Secondary School
- Kannammal National Matric Higher Secondary School
- Blue Bird Matriculation Higher Secondary School
- Bharathi Matriculation Higher Secondary School
- Thiru Janarthana Matriculation Higher Secondary School
- Swamy Vivakanda Matric Higher Secondary School
- Telc Primary School, Naranapuram
- Thai Tamil Nursery School
- Telc Middle School, East Palladam
- Government Higher Secondary School
- Government B Higher Secondary School Palladam
- Panchayat Union Primary School, Annanagar
- Panchayat Union Primary School, Kallampalayampudur
- Panchayat Union Primary School, Kosavampalayam
- Panchayat Union Primary School, P Vadugapalayam
- Panchayat Union Primary School, Palladam East
- Panchayat Union Primary School, Palladam West
- Panchayat Union Primary School, Rayarpalayam
- Panchayat Union Primary School, Sedapalayam
- Panchayat Union Primary School, Ammapalayam
- Panchayat Union Primary School, Maniackapuram
- Panchayat Union Primary School, Rasagoundampalayam
[edit] Colleges
- Professional College of Engineering
[edit] Polytechnic Colleges
- ISDC - Multi Skills School
[edit] Others
It has 3 Cinema theatres namely Alankar, SAPS and GB Deluxe Cinema Theatre.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Palladam had a population of 49,145. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Palladam has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 65%. In Palladam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Places near by
[edit] Palladam HiTech Weaving Park (PHWP)
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.
[edit] Kuppusamy naidu puram
It is another developed place located in Palladam. It constitutes major factories, college, schools of Palladam.
[edit] Karadivavi
Karadivavi is situated on Palladam to Velandavalam road 13 km from Palladam. It serves as a educational hub for smaller villages around Karadivavi. SLNM Higher Secondary School is the prominent school along with Thiru Janarthana Matriculation Higher secondary School which have a very good reputation. It also has many small textile mills around its periphery.
[edit] Paruvai
Its a small village with more than 3000 peples.
[edit] Politics
Palladam assembly constituency is part of Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency.[3]
[edit] External Links
- Official Website
- Palladam HiTech Weaving Park
- Infant Jesus Matriculation Higher Secondary School
- ISDC - Multi Skills School
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Palladam
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies". Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
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