Palakkodu
Palakkodu | |
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Town panchayat | |
Palakkodu Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
Coordinates: 12°18′11″N 78°04′23″E / 12.303°N 78.073°ECoordinates: 12°18′11″N 78°04′23″E / 12.303°N 78.073°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Region | |
District | Dharmapuri |
Area rank | municipality |
Elevation | 533 m (1,749 ft) |
Population (2011 to 2019) | |
• Total | 20,959 |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 636808 |
Vehicle registration | TN-29 |
Palacode (also known as Palakodu or Palacode) is a panchayat town in Dharmapuri district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Geography[]
Palakkodu is located at 12°18′N 78°05′E / 12.3°N 78.08°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 533 metres (1748 feet).
Demographics[]
As of 2001 India census,[2] Palakkodu had a population of 20,959. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Palakkodu has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 57%. In Palakkodu, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Politics[]
Palacode constituent assembly sends representative to the state assembly.[3] For Lok Sabha it belongs to Dharmapuri Constituency.
Banks[]
- State Bank of India
- Indian Bank
- Indian Overseas Bank
- Lakshmi vilas Bank
- Union bank of India
- Ujjivan Small finance bank
Colleges and Library[]
1. Govt polytechnic college palacode was Dharmapuri District Co-op Sugar Mills Polytechnic College, 2. Govt arts and science college, Palacode 3. Arunachalam arts and science college palacode
Palacode has a public library, located opposite BDO office. It has over 16,000 books and various journals.
Railway[]
Palacode railway station, Marandahalli railway station
Road[]
1.Palacode bus stand
Notable people[]
Palakodu is also the birthplace of Kannada actor Uday Kumar.[4]
References[]
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Palakkodu
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ^ http://www.columbuslost.com/2013/01/holy-ankola-or-alinjal-tree-at.html
- Cities and towns in Dharmapuri district
- Tamil Nadu geography stubs