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 / 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

  • State Bank of India
  • Indian Bank
  • Indian Overseas Bank
  • Lakshmi vilas Bank
  • Union bank of India
  • Ujjivan Small finance bank

School Colleges and Library

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

Palacode railway station, Marandahalli railway station

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.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palakkodu
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