Palakkodu

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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Town panchayat
Road Junction in Palacode
Palacode Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12.303°N 78.073°E / 12.303; 78.073
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

Geography

Palakkodu is located at 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^[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

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