Palacode (also known as Palakodu or Palacode) is a
panchayat town
A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...
in
Dharmapuri district
Dharmapuri is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil-Nadu, India. It is the first district created in Tamil Nadu after the independence of India by splitting it from then-Salem district on 2 October 1965. Dharmapuri District is one of t ...
in the
India
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n
state
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of
Tamil Nadu
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.
Geography
Palakkodu is located at . It has an average elevation of 533 metres (1748 feet).
Demographics
India
census
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, 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. For
Lok Sabha
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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.
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References
Cities and towns in Dharmapuri district
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