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About Palacode Village

Palacode is one of the larger villages in Palakkodu tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,481, made up of 4,926 males and 4,555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636808, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palacode Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palacode village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Palakkodu
Pincode 636808
Area (hectares) 588.12 hectares
Population 9,481
Male Population 4,926
Female Population 4,555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palacode compares

By the 2011 count Palacode is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 588.12 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Palacode

Palacode is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Palacode as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palacode from other places

Palacode lies about 22 km from Dharmapuri. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Palacode
Tehsil headquarters Palakkodu under 2 km
Nearest town Pālakkodu under 2 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 22 km

Villages closest to Palacode

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palakkodu tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Palacode

As per the Census of India 2011, Palacode village had a population of 9,481. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Palacode village has 4,926 males and 4,555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palacode has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Palacode is 636808. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palacode covers 588.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palacode falls under Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Palacode notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palacode.

Palacode is about 22 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palacode is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Palakkodu is about under 2 km away. Pālakkodu is about under 2 km away. Dharmapuri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gendanahalli (2.3 km), Chikkardanahalli (2.8 km) and Erranahalli (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Palacode today is likely to be higher.

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