Palladam

Palladam is a town of Tirupur in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a First Grade Municipality in the Tirupur district. It is one of the fastest-growing suburbs of the Coimbatore and Kongunadu region. Palladam is one among the seven taluks of Tirupur district. Palladam is located on National Highway NH 67. 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 comes under Coimbatore MP Constituency. Palladam is known for Broiler chickensGeographyPalladam is located at. It has an average elevation of 325 metres (1066 feet). Palladam is located 38 km east of the city of Coimbatore, ‘’’Manchester of South India’’’ and near to Tirupur (14 km away) which is called the 'Dollar City' of Tamil Nadu. 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 cropsDemographicsAccording 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 males and 2,326 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 13.88% and.02% of the population respectively. The average literacy 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.