Perum Pallam
Perum Pallam is an intermittent stream in Tamil Nadu, Southern India. Perum Pallam is situated nearby to the abandoned locality Sāmballi, as well as near Minākshipuram.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mettur Dam railway station and Mettur Dam.
Mettur Dam railway station
Railway station
Mettur Dam railway station is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station situated in Mettur, Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Mettur Dam railway station is situated 3 km southeast of Perum Pallam.
Mettur Dam
Dam
Photo: Vvenka1, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Mettur Dam is one of the largest dams in India built in pre-independent India and is also the largest in Tamil Nadu, located across the river Kaveri where it enters the plains. Mettur Dam is situated 3 km south of Perum Pallam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mettur and Kolathur.
Mettur
Town
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Mettur is an industrial and tourist town located in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is best known for the Mettur Dam which is the largest dam in south India. Mettur is situated 4½ km south of Perum Pallam.
Kolathur
Town
Kolathur is a panchayat town in Mettur taluk of Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 31 panchayat towns in the district. Spread across an area of 9.45 km2, it had a population of 12,745 individuals as per the 2011 census. Kolathur is situated 7 km west of Perum Pallam.
Perum Pallam
- Type: Intermittent stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
11.8286° or 11° 49′ 43″ northLongitude
77.80979° or 77° 48′ 35″ eastElevation
236 metres (774 feet)Open location code
7J3VRRH5+CWGeoNames ID
11556456
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