| Palaya Appaneri | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamilnadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Thoothukudi |
| Subdivision Type3: | kovilpatti |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Government Type: | Panchayati raj |
| Governing Body: | gram panchayat |
| Leader Title: | Sarpanch |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 628502 |
| Registration Plate: | TN 96 and 69 |
Palaya Appaneri is a small village located in the Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Kovilpatti is the closest town to Palaya Appaneri village. Palaya Appaneri is easily accessible by bus from Kovilpatti and Elayirampannai.
Palaya Appaneri village is the seat of the Thoothukudi district Panchayat. Palaya Appaneri village is also the Panchayat for Palaya Appaneri or Old Appaneri, Puthu Appaneri or New Appaneri, Puthur (lakshimiyaapuram), Suba Nagar and the area surrounding Suba Nagar, Venkateshwara Nagar and Padmavathi Garden.
Palaya Appaneri village was once part of the Thirunelveli district but is now part of Thoothukudi district.
Palaya Appaneri was the one of village of Sankarankovil tehsil but now kovilpatti is the tehsil for palaya appaneri village.
The village has a large amount of land suitable for agriculture, but much of this land was converted to other uses. Palaya Appaneri is considered to be a developing village because of its proximity to the Kovilaptti urban center.
Many people living in the area are involved in seasonal agriculture. However, increasing urbanization and slight rainfall have led many farmers to abandon agriculture.
Palaya appaneri is a Panchayat.Officially, it is referred to Appaneri panchayat.the Panchayat is including the following areas Palaya Appaneri or Old Appaneri, Puthu Appaneri or New Appaneri, Puthur (lakshimiyaapuram), Suba Nagar and the area surrounding Suba Nagar, Venkateshwara Nagar and Padmavathi Garden .
The Sankarankoil (state assembly constituency) is the legislative assembly constituency for palaya Appaneri or Old Appaneri village.
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | S. Subbiah | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | S. Subbiah | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | P. Durairaj | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | S. Sankaralingam | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | S. Thangavelu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | V. Gopalakrishnan | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | C. Karuppasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2001 | C. Karuppasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | C. Karuppasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | C. Karuppasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2012 | S. Muthuselvi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | V. M. Rajalakshmi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | E.Raja | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Tenkasi (Lok Sabha constituency) is the parliamentary constituency for Palaya Appaneri or Old Appaneri.
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | M. Sankarapandian | INC | N. Shanmugham | CPI | |
| 1962 | M. P. Swamy | INC | S. A. Muruganandam | CPI | |
| 1967 | R. S. Arumugam | INC | Velu | SWA | |
| 1971 | A. M. Chellachami | INC | R. S. Arumugam | NCO | |
| 1977 | M. Arunachalam | INC | S. Rajagopalan | NCO | |
| 1980 | M. Arunachalam | INC | S. Rajagopalan | JNP | |
| 1984 | M. Arunachalam | INC | R. Krishnan | CPM | |
| 1989 | M. Arunachalam | INC | R. Krishnan | CPM | |
| 1991 | M. Arunachalam | INC | T. Sadhan Thirumalai Kumar | DMK | |
| 1996 | M. Arunachalam | TMC(M) | V. Selvaraj | INC | |
| 1998 | S. Murugesan | ADMK | M. Arunachalam | TMC(M) | |
| 1999 | S. Murugesan | ADMK | S. Arumugam | BJP | |
| 2004 | M. Appadurai | CPI | S. Murugesan | ADMK | |
| 2009 | P. Lingam | CPI | K. Vellaipandi | INC | |
| 2014 | M. Vasanthi | ADMK | K. Krishnasamy | Puthiya Tamilagam | |
| 2019 | Dhanush M Kumar[1] | DMK | K. Krishnasamy | Puthiya Tamilagam |
Buses are available for every 30 minutes.
The annual festival is celebrated in the Kaliamman temple. It is usually conducted at the end of May or at the beginning of June in Irulappaswamy.