The central hub of Pachchilaipalli, situated on the A9 Kandy–Jaffna Highway. Home to Pallai Railway Station (reopened 2014 after 24 years of war closure), Pallai Central College (the only school offering A/L classes), Rettaikerny Amman Kovil, St. Andrew's Church (dedicated 1895), a divisional hospital, and a 4.25 sq km forest reserve declared in 1921.