Pallipattu

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?Pallipat Tamil Nadu • India
Pallipat
Coordinates: 13°20′N 79°27′E / 13.33, 79.45
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 154 m (505 ft)
District(s)	Thiruvallur
Population	8,650 (2001)
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• 631207 • +(91)44 - 2784 • TN-20

Coordinates: 13°20′N 79°27′E / 13.33, 79.45 Pallipat is a town in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

[edit] Geography

Pallipat is located at 13.33° N 79.45° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 154 metres (505 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Pallipat had a population of 8650. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Pallipat has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 63%. In Pallipattu, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. The town constitutes 50% of people who speak Tamil language, 40% of people who speak Telugu and remaining 10% people are Urdu speaking Muslim community. Pallipat is blessed with the flowing of river, from west to east, named 'Kusasthalai' also called as 'Kotralai' which is the main source of water for Poondi Reservoir. The north side is covered by a Lake.

There are many scattered in the town to provide the education to the people of Pallipat ans the nearby villages. The schools are :
1. Govt. Hr. Sec School
2. St. Mary's Matriculation School
3. P.U.C School
4. SaiSri Matriculation School
5. Dr. V. Genguswamy Matriculation School

In Year 1993, The following students who were outstanding in their studies have completed their H.Sc at Govt. Hr. Sec. School and went on to become great professionals in various industries.

Sankar J
Surindhar K C
Srinivasan C J
Kannan P V
Sathish C
Azeem H
Jothikumar K V
Babu T C