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Palapallam

Palapallam is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

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Place details

Locality: Kattukadai
Region: Tamil Nadu
Country: India

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Palapallam
Settlement.native_name_lang: Tamil
Settlement.settlement_type: panchayat town
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kanniyakumari
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 16638
Settlement.population_as_of: 2001
Settlement.population_density_km2

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Kanniyakumari district
Area: +6.25
Time zone: UTC+05:30

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Palapallam is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

==Demographics== India census, Palappallam had a population of 16,638. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Palappallam has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 50% of the males and 50% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.