
This page lists the 121 towns in Tamil Nadu where we have a polyhouse construction guide. Each guide uses that town's own monthly climate to suggest the right structure (naturally ventilated polyhouse, fan and pad polyhouse or nethouse) and lists our construction and material services. We have built 9 projects in Tamil Nadu so far (see our project map (opens in a new tab)).
The towns listed are 720 to 1,150 km in a straight line from our nearest site. On the Köppen–Geiger climate map, 101 of these towns fall in the tropical savanna (dry winter) zone (Aw) and 9 in the hot semi-arid zone (BSh), and the rest in other zones.[1] Urban households in Tamil Nadu spent an average of ₹8,325 per person per month in 2023–24, against an all-India urban average of ₹7,078.[2]
Locations in Tamil Nadu
| Town | Population | Climate zone | To our nearest site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambattur | 4.7 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 860 km |
| Arakkonam | 79,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 820 km |
| Aruppukkottai | 88,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,040 km |
| Avadi | 3.5 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 860 km |
| Chennai | 46.8 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 870 km |
| Coimbatore | 21.4 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 840 km |
| Dindigul | 2.9 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 950 km |
| Erode | 5.2 lakh | Hot semi-arid | 840 km |
| Gobichettipalayam | 60,000 | Hot semi-arid | 820 km |
| Hosur | 2.3 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 720 km |
| Kancheepuram | 2.2 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 840 km |
| Karaikudi | 1.8 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,020 km |
| Karur | 2.3 lakh | Hot semi-arid | 900 km |
| Kumbakonam | 1.7 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 980 km |
| Lalgudi | 24,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 950 km |
| Madurai | 14.7 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,000 km |
| Manachanallur | 26,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 940 km |
| Nagapattinam | 1 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,020 km |
| Nagercoil | 2.3 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,150 km |
| Namagiripettai | 22,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 860 km |
| Namakkal | 56,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 880 km |
| Nandivaram-Guduvancheri | 44,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 870 km |
| Nanjikottai | 33,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 980 km |
| Natham | 24,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 980 km |
| Nellikuppam | 47,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 930 km |
| Neyveli (TS) | 1.8 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 930 km |
| O' Valley | 22,000 | Tropical monsoon | 770 km |
| Oddanchatram | 30,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 930 km |
| P.N.Patti | 25,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 810 km |
| Pacode | 24,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,130 km |
| Padmanabhapuram | 21,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,140 km |
| Palani | 70,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 920 km |
| Palladam | 42,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 860 km |
| Pallapatti | 31,000 | Hot semi-arid | 910 km |
| Pallavaram | 2.3 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 870 km |
| Pallikonda | 23,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 780 km |
| Panagudi | 30,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,140 km |
| Panruti | 60,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 920 km |
| Paramakudi | 96,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,060 km |
| Parangipettai | 26,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 960 km |
| Pattukkottai | 73,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,020 km |
| Perambalur | 50,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 920 km |
| Peravurani | 22,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,030 km |
| Periyakulam | 43,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 960 km |
| Periyasemur | 55,000 | Hot semi-arid | 840 km |
| Pernampattu | 51,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 760 km |
| Pollachi | 90,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 880 km |
| Polur | 28,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 820 km |
| Ponneri | 31,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 850 km |
| Pudukkottai | 1.2 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,000 km |
| Pudupattinam | 21,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 900 km |
| Puliyankudi | 66,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,050 km |
| Punjaipugalur | 23,000 | Hot semi-arid | 880 km |
| Rajapalayam | 1.3 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,020 km |
| Ramanathapuram | 65,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,090 km |
| Rameshwaram | 45,000 | Tropical savanna (dry summer) | 1,130 km |
| Ranipet | 2.6 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 810 km |
| Rasipuram | 50,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 860 km |
| Salem | 9.2 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 840 km |
| Sankarankovil | 57,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,050 km |
| Sankari | 29,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 840 km |
| Sathyamangalam | 38,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 800 km |
| Sattur | 32,000 | Tropical savanna (dry summer) | 1,050 km |
| Shenkottai | 27,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,060 km |
| Sholavandan | 23,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 980 km |
| Sholingur | 31,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 800 km |
| Sirkali | 35,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 980 km |
| Sivaganga | 43,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,030 km |
| Sivagiri | 23,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,030 km |
| Sivakasi | 2.4 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry summer) | 1,040 km |
| Srivilliputhur | 75,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,020 km |
| Surandai | 35,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,070 km |
| Suriyampalayam | 29,000 | Hot semi-arid | 840 km |
| Tenkasi | 71,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,070 km |
| Thammampatti | 22,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 880 km |
| Thanjavur | 2.9 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 980 km |
| Tharamangalam | 30,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 820 km |
| Tharangambadi | 23,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,000 km |
| Theni Allinagaram | 94,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 960 km |
| Thirumangalam | 51,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,010 km |
| Thirupuvanam | 25,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,020 km |
| Thiruthuraipoondi | 24,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,030 km |
| Thiruvallur | 56,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 840 km |
| Thiruvarur | 59,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,010 km |
| Thiruvottiyur | 2.5 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 870 km |
| Thoothukudi | 4.1 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry summer) | 1,120 km |
| Thuraiyur | 32,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 910 km |
| Tindivanam | 73,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 890 km |
| Tiruchendur | 32,000 | Tropical savanna (dry summer) | 1,150 km |
| Tiruchengode | 95,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 850 km |
| Tiruchirappalli | 10.2 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 950 km |
| Tirukalukundram | – | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 890 km |
| Tirukkoyilur | 30,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 880 km |
| Tirunelveli | 14.4 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry summer) | 1,100 km |
| Tirupathur (Sivaganga) | – | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,010 km |
| Tirupathur (Tirupathur district) | 64,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 790 km |
| Tiruppur | 9.6 lakh | Hot semi-arid | 850 km |
| Tiruttani | 45,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 810 km |
| Tiruvannamalai | 1.5 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 850 km |
| Tiruvethipuram | – | – | – |
| Tittakudi | 23,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 920 km |
| Udhagamandalam | 2.3 lakh | Subtropical highland with dry winters | 790 km |
| Udumalaipettai | 61,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 890 km |
| Unnamalaikadai | 24,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,130 km |
| Usilampatti | 35,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 980 km |
| Uthamapalayam | 29,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 980 km |
| Uthiramerur | 25,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 870 km |
| Vadakkuvalliyur | 29,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,140 km |
| Vadalur | – | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 940 km |
| Vadipatti | 27,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 980 km |
| Valparai | 90,000 | Tropical monsoon | 910 km |
| Vandavasi | 32,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 860 km |
| Vaniyambadi | 95,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 770 km |
| Vedaranyam | 34,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,060 km |
| Vellakoil | 40,000 | Hot semi-arid | 880 km |
| Vellore | 4.9 lakh | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 790 km |
| Vikramasingapuram | 47,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,090 km |
| Viluppuram | 97,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 900 km |
| Virudhachalam | 74,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 920 km |
| Virudhunagar | 73,000 | Tropical savanna (dry winter) | 1,030 km |
| Viswanatham | 26,000 | Tropical savanna (dry summer) | 1,040 km |
Protected structures we build
Naturally ventilated polyhouseRoof vents and side curtains. Low running cost for most climates. (opens in a new tab)
Fan & pad polyhouseExhaust fans and wet pads hold the temperature in hot, dry months. (opens in a new tab)
NethouseShade net and insect net. The lowest-cost protected structure. (opens in a new tab)
Subsidy in Tamil Nadu
Polyhouse, shade net and hydroponic projects can apply for assistance under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) through the Tamil Nadu horticulture department. Rates and limits change, so check the current norms when you apply. We prepare the Detailed Project Report for your bank loan and subsidy application.[3]
Sources
- Rubel & Kottek, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna · World map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification (opens in a new tab)
- Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) · Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023–24: press note (opens in a new tab)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare · Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) (opens in a new tab)