Pallikonda
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Pallikonda is a panchayat town in Vellore district
in the India
n state
of Tamil Nadu
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, Pallikonda had a population of 20,678. 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.
The first English school in this place is Holy Angels English School, now is called Holy Angels Matriculation Higher Secondary School giving excellent education to children in and around Pallikonda.
Also, the campus includes a nursing school. a branch of this school is at Madhanur.
The place has a popular residential school named "Shiksha Kendra" which is one of the top schools in Vellore district.
Pallikonda has also very popular historical school known as "Little Flower Convent" run by Salesian Sisters. It serves to the poor and needy children from nearby villages giving free education from standard 1 to 5.
The town is well connected by road as it lies on the NH 46 of Bangalore-Chennai section which is part of the Golden Quadrilateral Highway Project. A State Highway connects to Gudiyattam town[10 KM]. The nearest railway station is Gudiyattam[6 KM] on Chennai-Bangalore and Chennai-Salem section of Southern Railway.
The town falls under Anaicut Assembly Constituency and Vellore Lok Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu
Vellore District
Vellore district is one of the 32 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. Vellore City is the headquarters of this district. It had a population of 3,477,317 as of 2001. It is 37.62% urbanised...
in the India
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of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
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, Pallikonda had a population of 20,678. 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.
The first English school in this place is Holy Angels English School, now is called Holy Angels Matriculation Higher Secondary School giving excellent education to children in and around Pallikonda.
- REDIRECT HOLY ANGELS
Also, the campus includes a nursing school. a branch of this school is at Madhanur.
The place has a popular residential school named "Shiksha Kendra" which is one of the top schools in Vellore district.
Pallikonda has also very popular historical school known as "Little Flower Convent" run by Salesian Sisters. It serves to the poor and needy children from nearby villages giving free education from standard 1 to 5.
The town is well connected by road as it lies on the NH 46 of Bangalore-Chennai section which is part of the Golden Quadrilateral Highway Project. A State Highway connects to Gudiyattam town[10 KM]. The nearest railway station is Gudiyattam[6 KM] on Chennai-Bangalore and Chennai-Salem section of Southern Railway.
The town falls under Anaicut Assembly Constituency and Vellore Lok Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu