Palakkodu

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Palakkodu
Palacode
Town panchayat
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Road Junction in Palacode
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Palakkodu
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°18′11″N78°04′23″E / 12.303°N 78.073°E / 12.303; 78.073
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
  Rankmunicipality
Elevation
533 m (1,749 ft)
Population
 (2011 to 2019)
  Total20,959
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.

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Geography

Palakkodu is located at 12°18′N78°05′E / 12.3°N 78.08°E / 12.3; 78.08 . [1] It has an average elevation of 533 metres (1748 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011 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

School Colleges and Library

1. Jaisakthi matriculation higher secondary school palacode 2. Jaisakthi Hi tech CBSE school palacode 3 Jaisakthi kids school palacode

4.Govt polytechnic college palacode was Dharmapuri District Co-op Sugar Mills Polytechnic College,

5. Govt arts and science college, Palacode 6. 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]

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References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Palakkodu
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. http://www.columbuslost.com/2013/01/holy-ankola-or-alinjal-tree-at.html