Pallikonda
Pallikonda | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Pallikonda Toll Plaza on NH 46 | |
  Pallikonda Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 12°55′00″N 78°56′00″E / 12.91667°N 78.93333°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Vellore |
| Government | |
| • Type | Pallikonda Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.2 km2 (7.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 43,067 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TN-23 |
| Website | townpanchayat |
Pallikonda is a selection grade town panchayat in Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It connects with 90 villages and the town of Gudiyatham.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Pallikonda had a population of 21,007. 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
It lies roughly between IT hubs Chennai and Bengaluru. It is at a distance of 136 km from Chennai, 164 km from Bengaluru. Pallikonda has a tropical wet-and-dry climate, reaching high temperatures during summer and experiences wet winters. The maximum rainfall occurs during October and November, with the northeast monsoon. The area experiences rainfall during the southwest monsoon as well.
Due to its tropical and sub-tropical climate, mangoes, groundnuts, coconut and jasmine have been cultivated in and around the town for hundreds of years. on roads via National Highway 46 and on rails. The district headquarters, Vellore is about 21.6 km from the town towards Chennai. The proposed development of "Chennai-Bengaluru industrial corridor of excellence" is expected to stimulate the industrial growth which will improve the socio economic condition of the town.
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] | |||||||||||||
Politics
The town falls under Anaicut Assembly Constituency and Vellore Lok Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu. Template:Due to Worse 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.
- Govt boys Higher secondary School
- Girls Higher secondary School
- Shiksha kendra higher secondary school
- Holy Angels Matric Higher Secondary School
- Sidhartha Nursery and primary School
- Breeze Nursery and primary school
- Mercy's Nursery and primary school
- Maligai school
- Anwar-ul-Islam school
- Aims Nursery and primary school
- yadhava school
- RCM high School
- LFC Aided school
- panchayat union Muslim School
- Sri saraswathi vidhayalaya Pallikonda
- Sri saraswathi vidhayalaya Vettuvanam
Colleges
- DR. Ambedkar College
- Social Development College, Pallikonda
Temples
Located just under 25 km from Vellore off the Bangalore National Highway is the over 1000 years old Ranganatha Perumal temple in Pallikonda seen in a Sayana Kolam as described by Periyazhvaar - 'படுத்த பைந்நாகனைப் பள்ளிகொண்டானுக்குப் பல்லாண்டு கூறுதுமே'. It is the first of the three temples where Lord Narayana presented himself in a Sayana Kolam to block the floods intended to disrupt Brahmma's Yagna.
It's been more than 1000 years of old temple Lord Siva name called Naganatha Iswarar temple located in Savadi Street, Pallikonda which is more popular in Vellore district.
One of the famous festival in this town is Chelliamman Karaga Thiruvizha which is celebrated every year. Every year on the festival day Karagam is carried from Chelliamman temple to Samundi Amman temple nearly 3-4 km on head by the Kanachari & family by names M.Dhandapani and Umapathi. Pushpapallak is followed by Karagam. The boys crew of nearly 30 to 40 members in Chavadi area conduct the festival every year.
Ellai Amman temple is presented in Vettuvanam area.
Also a temple of Lord Muruga named Vithugiri Velavan Temple is situated at Vithu Hills near toll plaza.
An Amman temple is located at top of the mountain peak. No mode of transport is available. Every year on Bogi the Amman is decorated grandly and Mavu Chatti festival is celebrated on that day.
References
- ^ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "About city". Vellore municipal corporation. 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Climatological Information for Vellore, India". India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017.
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