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Palladam
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Palladam () is a town and First Grade Municipality in Tiruppur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the headquarters of Palladam Taluk of Tiruppur district. 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 Broiler chicken production and head office of Broiler coordination committe

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Place details

Locality
Palladam
Region
Tamil Nadu
Country
India
Population
42,225
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Palladam, Tiruppur district
Settlement.native_name
பல்லடம், திருப்பூர் மாவட்டம்
Settlement.native_name_lang
ta
Settlement.settlement_type
Town & municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Avinashi-Tirupur-Palladam-SH.JPG
Settlement.nickname
Poultry City
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Tamil Nadu#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Tamil Nadu, India (Kongunadu Region)
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_type3
District
Settlement.subdivision_type4
Metropolitan
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Kongu Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Tiruppur
Settlement.subdivision_name4
Tiruppur

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Culture
  • Language
  • Religion
  • Cuisine
  • Transport and communication
  • Education
  • Economy
  • Textile industry
  • Textile mills
  • Palladam HiTech Weaving Park (PHWP)
  • Poultry industry
  • Agriculture
  • Wind turbines
  • Politics
  • External links
  • References

Palladam () is a town and First Grade Municipality in Tiruppur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the headquarters of Palladam Taluk of Tiruppur district. 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 Broiler chicken 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 Tamil Nadu, 15 km from the village of Putharachal and located 38 km east of the city of Coimbatore, ‘‘‘Manchester of South India‘‘‘ . Palladam is the gateway to Coimbatore from the eastern and south-eastern parts of Tamil Nadu. The soil is predominantly Red, suitable for cultivating vegetables and other cash crops.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Palladam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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