Periapalayam

Periapalayam (Tamil: பெரியபாளையம்) is a town about 40 km north of Chennai, in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu State, India. It is present in block ellapuram which streches from east thanakulam village, west uthukottai, north kosavanpettai and in south up to komakambedu village. The town is famous for the Sri Bhavani Amman Temple. This temple is located on the Arni River flowing through the town. The temple attracts thousands of people during the Tamil months of Adi and Avani especially during the weekends. It has Govt. Upgraded Primary health center which is behind the temple and also one Girls hr.sec.school in uthukottai road. 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 chambers. It has three engineering college namely Sam college of engineering 82,Pannapakkam, Magna college of engineering Magaral, Jnn college of engineering in Kannigaipair, and one marine college namely sams college of maritime studies 82, Panapakkam.