Palakkodu
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Palakkodu
Palacode | |
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Town panchayat | |
 Road Junction in Palacode | |
  Palakkodu Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 12°18′11″N 78°04′23″E / 12.303°N 78.073°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Dharmapuri |
| • 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
[edit]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
[edit]As of 2011[update] 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
[edit]Palacode constituent assembly sends representative to the state assembly.[3] For Lok Sabha it belongs to Dharmapuri Constituency.
Banks
[edit]- State Bank of India
- Indian Bank
- Indian Overseas Bank
- Lakshmi vilas Bank
- Union bank of India
- Ujjivan Small finance bank
School Colleges and Library
[edit]1. Wisdomland Matriculation School Karagadahalli Palacode
2. Jaisakthi matriculation higher secondary school palacode
3. Jaisakthi Hi tech CBSE school palacode
4 Jaisakthi kids school palacode
5.Govt polytechnic college palacode was Dharmapuri District Co-op Sugar Mills Polytechnic College,
6. Govt arts and science college, Palacode
7. 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
[edit]Palacode railway station, Marandahalli railway station
Road
[edit]1.Palacode bus stand
Dr Sendhilkumar Muthappan
[edit]Dr Sendhilkumar is a public health researcher.
Palakodu is also the birthplace of Kannada actor Uday Kumar.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ 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
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