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Coordinates: 12°55′00″N 78°56′00″E / 12.91667°N 78.93333°E / 12.91667; 78.93333
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Pallikonda
Suburban of Vellore
Pallikonda Toll Plaza on NH 46
Pallikonda Toll Plaza on NH 46
Pallikonda is located in Tamil Nadu
Pallikonda
Pallikonda
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°55′00″N 78°56′00″E / 12.91667°N 78.93333°E / 12.91667; 78.93333
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictVellore
Government
 • TypePallikonda Town
Area
 • Total
23.18 km2 (8.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
23,067
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
635809
Telephone code91 - 04171
Vehicle registrationTN-23
Sex ratio1031 ♂/♀
Websitetownpanchayat.in/pallikonda

Pallikonda (Tamil: [paɭɭikkoɳɖaː]) is a selection grade town panchayat in Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is the Third Most populated Town in Vellore District after Separation of Tirupattur and Ranipet Districts. It connects with 90 villages and the town of Gudiyatham.

Politics

The town falls under Anaicut Assembly Constituency and Vellore Lok Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu. Due to Politicians This Town Doesn't Have Taluk Office, Nearby there is a Village Named Anaicut Instead of Pallikonda Town Politicians Stopped the Taluk Office Coming Into the Town They Created it on Village.

Government hospital

There is a government (of Tamil Nadu state) hospital in M.C Main Road, near Church and opposite to Government Boys Higher Secondary School. This hospital helps for its residents on general medicine, first aid care, pregnancy relief and so on. Government Hospital in Pallikonda serves for more than few decades for its nearby people.

Education

There are two government higher secondary schools in Pallikonda; one is at near town panchayat office and another one is at near Ranganaadhar temple.

  1. Govt boys Higher secondary School
  2. Girls Higher secondary School
  3. Shiksha kendra higher secondary school
  4. Holy Angels Matric Higher Secondary School
  5. sri sai Lakshmi matriculation school
  6. Sidhartha Nursery and primary School
  7. Breeze Nursery and primary school
  8. Mercy's Nursery and primary school
  9. Maligai school
  10. Anwar-ul-Islam school
  11. Aims Nursery and primary school
  12. yadhava school
  13. RCM high School
  14. LFC Aided school
  15. panchayat union Muslim School
  16. Sri saraswathi vidhayalaya Pallikonda
  17. Sri saraswathi vidhayalaya Vettuvanam

Colleges

  • DR. Ambedkar College
  • Social Development College, Pallikonda

Temples

Located 25 km from Vellore off the Bangalore National Highway is the over 1000 years old Ranganatha Perumal temple.

Demographics

Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
 
 60.58%
Muslim
 
 32.96%
Christian
 
 5.98%
Sikh
 
 0.01%
Buddhist
 
 0.01%
Jain
 
 0.28%
Other
 
 0.16%
No religion
 
 0.02%

According to the 2011 census, census,[2] Pallikonda had a population of 23,067. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pallikonda has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 66%. In Pallikonda, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

The town lies on the NH 46 of Bangalore-Chennai section which is part of the Golden Quadrilateral. A State Highway connects to Gudiyattam town[10 km]. The nearest railway station is Gudiyattam (6 km) on Chennai-Bangalore and Chennai-Coimbatore section of Southern Railway.

Geography

Pallikonda experiences hot and dry weather throughout the year. The temperature ranges from a maximum of 43.5 °C (110.3 °F) to a minimum of 18.4 °C (65.1 °F). Like the rest of the state, April to June are the hottest months and December to January are the coldest. Pallikonda receives 996.7 mm (39.24 in) of rainfall every year. The southwest monsoon, with an onset in June and lasting up to August, brings scanty rainfall. The bulk of the rainfall is received during the northeast monsoon in October, November and December. The humidity ranges from 40%–63% during summer and 67%–86% during winter.[3]

Climate data for Pallikonda
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.3
(95.5) 		39.8
(103.6) 		42.8
(109.0) 		44.4
(111.9) 		45.0
(113.0) 		44.3
(111.7) 		40.9
(105.6) 		39.4
(102.9) 		39.6
(103.3) 		39.2
(102.6) 		35.8
(96.4) 		35.0
(95.0) 		45.0
(113.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.2
(84.6) 		32.0
(89.6) 		35.0
(95.0) 		37.1
(98.8) 		38.5
(101.3) 		36.3
(97.3) 		34.6
(94.3) 		34.0
(93.2) 		34.0
(93.2) 		33.0
(91.4) 		29.5
(85.1) 		28.3
(82.9) 		33.5
(92.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.2
(64.8) 		19.2
(66.6) 		21.3
(70.3) 		24.8
(76.6) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.0
(78.8) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.1
(75.4) 		22.9
(73.2) 		20.8
(69.4) 		19.2
(66.6) 		22.7
(72.9)
Record low °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4) 		12.0
(53.6) 		12.1
(53.8) 		13.8
(56.8) 		18.1
(64.6) 		19.6
(67.3) 		18.8
(65.8) 		18.7
(65.7) 		18.7
(65.7) 		15.6
(60.1) 		12.1
(53.8) 		11.0
(51.8) 		10.2
(50.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9.0
(0.35) 		7.1
(0.28) 		5.9
(0.23) 		21.8
(0.86) 		83.9
(3.30) 		71.0
(2.80) 		117.0
(4.61) 		124.9
(4.92) 		149.6
(5.89) 		176.9
(6.96) 		155.2
(6.11) 		78.6
(3.09) 		1,000.9
(39.41)
Average precipitation days 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.3 4.7 5.3 6.6 7.8 7.6 9.4 7.7 3.9 56
Source: India Meteorological Department,[4]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[5] Pallikonda had a population of 23,067. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pallikonda has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 66%. In Pallikonda, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

The town lies on the NH 46 of Bangalore-Chennai section which is part of the Golden Quadrilateral. A State Highway connects to Gudiyattam town[10 km]. The nearest railway station is Gudiyattam (6 km) on Chennai-Bangalore and Chennai-Coimbatore section of Southern Railway.

Geography

Pallikonda experiences hot and dry weather throughout the year. The temperature ranges from a maximum of 43.5 °C (110.3 °F) to a minimum of 18.4 °C (65.1 °F). Like the rest of the state, April to June are the hottest months and December to January are the coldest. Pallikonda receives 996.7 mm (39.24 in) of rainfall every year. The southwest monsoon, with an onset in June and lasting up to August, brings scanty rainfall. The bulk of the rainfall is received during the northeast monsoon in October, November and December. The humidity ranges from 40%–63% during summer and 67%–86% during winter.[3]

Climate data for Pallikonda
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.3
(95.5) 		39.8
(103.6) 		42.8
(109.0) 		44.4
(111.9) 		45.0
(113.0) 		44.3
(111.7) 		40.9
(105.6) 		39.4
(102.9) 		39.6
(103.3) 		39.2
(102.6) 		35.8
(96.4) 		35.0
(95.0) 		45.0
(113.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.2
(84.6) 		32.0
(89.6) 		35.0
(95.0) 		37.1
(98.8) 		38.5
(101.3) 		36.3
(97.3) 		34.6
(94.3) 		34.0
(93.2) 		34.0
(93.2) 		33.0
(91.4) 		29.5
(85.1) 		28.3
(82.9) 		33.5
(92.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.2
(64.8) 		19.2
(66.6) 		21.3
(70.3) 		24.8
(76.6) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.0
(78.8) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.1
(75.4) 		22.9
(73.2) 		20.8
(69.4) 		19.2
(66.6) 		22.7
(72.9)
Record low °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4) 		12.0
(53.6) 		12.1
(53.8) 		13.8
(56.8) 		18.1
(64.6) 		19.6
(67.3) 		18.8
(65.8) 		18.7
(65.7) 		18.7
(65.7) 		15.6
(60.1) 		12.1
(53.8) 		11.0
(51.8) 		10.2
(50.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9.0
(0.35) 		7.1
(0.28) 		5.9
(0.23) 		21.8
(0.86) 		83.9
(3.30) 		71.0
(2.80) 		117.0
(4.61) 		124.9
(4.92) 		149.6
(5.89) 		176.9
(6.96) 		155.2
(6.11) 		78.6
(3.09) 		1,000.9
(39.41)
Average precipitation days 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.3 4.7 5.3 6.6 7.8 7.6 9.4 7.7 3.9 56
Source: India Meteorological Department,[6]

References

  1. ^ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  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. ^ a b "About city". Vellore municipal corporation. 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Climatological Information for Vellore, India". India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Climatological Information for Vellore, India". India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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