Pallipalayam

Coordinates: 11°22′01″N 77°45′37″E / 11.367000°N 77.760400°E / 11.367000; 77.760400
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Pallipalayam
Town
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
638006 / 636008
Telephone code04288
Vehicle registrationTN-34

Pallipalayam is a

state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarter of the Pallipalayam block

As of 2011, the town had a population of 40,140. It is Twin city of Erode and shares its Pincode with Erode.

Geography

It is located on one side of River Kaveri, while Erode is on the other side. It is located at 6 km from

Sankagiri) State Highways. This town is surrounded in the north by Pallipalayam Agrharam and in the south by Pudupalayam Village Panchayat, Alampalayam Village Panchayat forms the physical boundaries of Pallipalayam in eastern directions and Erode Municipal Corporation forms the boundary along western side.[1]

Pallipalayam gets rainfall during both South West and North East monsoon winds. During this season the Kaveri floods and creates problems for residents living near the river bank.[2]

Demographics

Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
 
 97.07%
Muslim
 
 1.81%
Christian
 
 0.99%
Sikh
 
 0.0%
Buddhist
 
 0.0%
Jain
 
 0.0%
Other
 
 0.1%
No religion
 
 0.01%

According to

Buddhists, 0.0% Jains, 0.1% following other religions and 0.01% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[5]

Economy

Textile based activities such as fabric manufacturing and yarn manufacturing is the major economic activity in this town. Fabrics such as yarn dyed fabrics, griege fabrics, printed fabrics, linen fabrics, sheeting fabrics, voile fabrics, poplin fabrics, organic cotton woven fabric and canvas fabric is manufactured in this town using auto-looms and power looms factory. 100% viscose and Polyester viscose yarn are also manufactured in the spinning mills in this area.[6] It is located very closer to Erode, a well known textile centre.

The Chicken Variety named after the town,"Pallipalayam Chicken" is famous all over Tamil Nadu and in other states. This area is famous for manufacturing Dhotis and Lungis.

Municipal administration

Its Legislative Constituency is Komarapalayam and Parliamentary Constituency is Erode.

Neighborhoods

References

  1. ^ "::Pallipalayam::". Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  2. ^ Madras (India : State) (1967). Madras State Administration Report. p. 57. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Pallipalayam". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Home". looms.co.
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