Periapalayam

Periapalayam is a village about 40 km north of Chennai, in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu State, India. The nearest Railway station is Thiruninravur.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.

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.

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.

Landmarks
Bhavani Amman Temple is located in Periyapalayam.

By Road
Bus route


 * from CMBT          --> 514, 514x, 92.
 * from T Nagar       --> 592, 547.
 * from Ambattur      --> 563.
 * from Thiruvallur   --> 505A.

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

Schools
St.Joseph's matriculation school in Periyapalayam