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	'''Pallikonda''' is a selection grade town panchayat in [[Vellore district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It connects with 90 villages ~~and~~ the town of Gudiyatham.		'''Pallikonda''' is a selection grade town panchayat in [[Vellore district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It connects with 90 villages as well as the town of Gudiyatham.

	== ~~Demographics~~ ==		==History==
	~~{{As~~ of~~\|2001}} India [[census]],~~<ref>{{~~cite~~ web\|url~~=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archiveurl~~=https://~~web.~~archive.org/~~web/20040616075334~~/~~http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archivedate=2004-06-16~~\|title= ~~Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages~~ and ~~towns (Provisional)~~\|~~accessdate~~=~~2008-11-01\|publisher= Census Commission of India~~}}</ref> ~~Pallikonda had a population of 23,067. 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~~.		Pallikonda hosts a large non-sepulchral megalithic assembly with a vast capstone supported by three equally enormous boulders. The presence of the megalith was officially reported by Col. Congreve of the Madras Regiment in 1845 and was included in the book "Rude Stone Monuments" by J. Fergusson in 1872.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.org/details/rudestonemonumen00ferg\|title = Rude stone monuments in all countries; their age and uses\|year = 1872}}</ref>
			The capstone projections are positioned so that they point towards north and south. The surface of the capstone is riddled with more than 75 cupules, built in clusters. Cupules of a large cluster form direct sight-lines to the position of the stars Vega and Capella during solstice sun rise and sunset.<ref>{{Cite journal\|doi = 10.5334/aa.106\|title = Rock of Eternity: The Megalith of Pallikonda\|journal = Ancient Asia\|year = 2016\|volume = 7\|doi-access = free}}</ref>
	== ~~Transport~~ ==
	~~The town lies on the NH 46 of Bangalore-Chennai section which is part of the [[Golden Quadrilateral]]. A [[Highways of Tamil Nadu~~\|~~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.~~

	~~==Historical artefacts==~~		The "Uttara Ranganathan" temple beside the Palar river bank has the deity "Anantashayana", the sleeping form of Vishnu. Since the deity lies north of the river Palar, it is termed as "Uttara" (North).<ref>{{Cite journal\|doi = 10.5334/aa.106\|title = Rock of Eternity: The Megalith of Pallikonda\|journal = Ancient Asia\|year = 2016\|volume = 7\|doi-access = free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44144035\|jstor = 44144035\|title = Megalithic Culture of the Upper Palar Basin\|last1 = Darsana\|first1 = S. B.\|last2 = Darshana\|first2 = S. B.\|journal = Proceedings of the Indian History Congress\|year = 1997\|volume = 58\|pages = 846–852}}</ref>
	Pallikonda hosts a large non-sepulchral megalithic assembly with a vast capstone supported by three equally enormous boulders. The presence of the megalith was officially reported by Col. Congreve of the Madras Regiment in 1845 and was included in the book "Rude Stone Monuments" by J. Fergusson in 1872.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.org/details/rudestonemonumen00ferg\|title = Rude stone monuments in all countries; their age and uses\|year = 1872}}</ref>
	The capstone projections are positioned so that they point towards north and south. The surface of the capstone is riddled with more than 75 cupules, built in clusters. Cupules of a large cluster form direct sight-lines to the position of the stars Vega and Capella during solstice sun rise and sunset.<ref>{{Cite journal\|url=https://www.ancient-asia-journal.com/articles/10.5334/aa.106/\|doi = 10.5334/aa.106\|title = Rock of Eternity: The ~~Megalith of Pallikonda\|journal = Ancient Asia\|year = 2016\|volume = 7}}</ref>~~
	~~Pallikonda also boasts of the historical temple of~~ "Uttara Ranganathan" ~~adorning~~ the Palar river bank~~. The temple~~ deity is "Anantashayana", the sleeping form of Vishnu. Since the deity lies north of the river Palar, it is termed as "Uttara" (North).<ref>{{Cite journal~~\|url=https://www.ancient-asia-journal.com/articles/10.5334/aa.106/~~\|doi = 10.5334/aa.106\|title = Rock of Eternity: The Megalith of Pallikonda\|journal = Ancient Asia\|year = 2016\|volume = 7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44144035?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=palar%20river%20temple&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dpalar%2Briver%2Btemple%26acc%3Doff%26wc%3Don%26fc%3Doff%26group%3Dnone%26refreqid%3Dsearch%253A52971b5fa9671cd63fe3a1ea75933198&ab_segments=0%2FSYC-5917%2Ftest&refreqid=fastly-default%3A059df3cbdd43213d1fcff79f44777cc6\|jstor = 44144035\|title = Megalithic Culture of the Upper Palar Basin\|last1 = Darsana\|first1 = S. B.\|last2 = Darshana\|first2 = S. B.\|journal = Proceedings of the Indian History Congress\|year = 1997\|volume = 58\|pages = 846–852}}</ref>

	==Geography==		==Geography==
	Pallikonda experiences hot and dry weather throughout the year. The temperature ranges from a maximum of {{convert\|43.5\|°C\|°F}} to a minimum of {{convert\|18.4\|°C\|°F}}. Like the rest of the state, April to June are the hottest months and December to January are the coldest. Pallikonda receives {{convert\|996.7\|mm\|in\|abbr=on}} 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.<ref name="abt">{{cite web\|title=About city\|url=http://vellorecorp.tn.gov.in/abt_City.htm\|publisher=Vellore municipal corporation\|accessdate=2012-12-29\|year=2011\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130713045906/http://vellorecorp.tn.gov.in/abt_City.htm\|archivedate=2013-07-13}}</ref>		Pallikonda experiences hot and dry weather throughout the year. The temperature ranges from a maximum of {{convert\|43.5\|°C\|°F}} to a minimum of {{convert\|18.4\|°C\|°F}}. Like the rest of the state, April to June are the hottest months and December to January are the coldest. Pallikonda receives {{convert\|996.7\|mm\|in\|abbr=on}} 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.<ref name="abt">{{cite web\|title=About city\|url=http://vellorecorp.tn.gov.in/abt_City.htm\|publisher=Vellore municipal corporation\|accessdate=2012-12-29\|year=2011\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130713045906/http://vellorecorp.tn.gov.in/abt_City.htm\|archivedate=2013-07-13}}</ref>

	{{Weather box\|location = Pallikonda		{{Weather box\|location = Pallikonda
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	\| Nov precipitation days = 7.7		\| Nov precipitation days = 7.7
	\| Dec precipitation days = 3.9		\| Dec precipitation days = 3.9
	\| source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://en.climate-data.org/location/27455/\|title=Climatological Information for Vellore, India\|publisher=India Meteorological Department\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20170416123322/http://www.imdchennai.gov.in/climate/vellore2.htm\|archivedate=2017-04-16}}</ref>\|date=April 2017}}		\| source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://en.climate-data.org/location/27455/\|title=Climatological Information for Vellore, India\|publisher=India Meteorological Department\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170416123322/http://www.imdchennai.gov.in/climate/vellore2.htm\|archivedate=2017-04-16}}</ref>\|date=April 2017}}

			== Demographics ==
			{{As of\|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archivedate=2004-06-16\|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)\|accessdate=2008-11-01\|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Pallikonda had a population of 23,067. 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 [[Highways of Tamil Nadu\|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.

	==References==		==References==

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'''Pallikonda''' is a selection grade town panchayat in [[Vellore district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It connects with 90 villages and the town of Gudiyatham.

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Pallikonda had a population of 23,067. 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 [[Highways of Tamil Nadu|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.

==Historical artefacts==
Pallikonda hosts a large non-sepulchral megalithic assembly with a vast capstone supported by three equally enormous boulders. The presence of the megalith was officially reported by Col. Congreve of the Madras Regiment in 1845 and was included in the book "Rude Stone Monuments" by J. Fergusson in 1872.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/rudestonemonumen00ferg|title = Rude stone monuments in all countries; their age and uses|year = 1872}}</ref>
The capstone projections are positioned so that they point towards north and south. The surface of the capstone is riddled with more than 75 cupules, built in clusters. Cupules of a large cluster form direct sight-lines to the position of the stars Vega and Capella during solstice sun rise and sunset.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.ancient-asia-journal.com/articles/10.5334/aa.106/|doi = 10.5334/aa.106|title = Rock of Eternity: The Megalith of Pallikonda|journal = Ancient Asia|year = 2016|volume = 7}}</ref>
Pallikonda also boasts of the historical temple of "Uttara Ranganathan" adorning the Palar river bank. The temple deity is "Anantashayana", the sleeping form of Vishnu. Since the deity lies north of the river Palar, it is termed as "Uttara" (North).<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.ancient-asia-journal.com/articles/10.5334/aa.106/|doi = 10.5334/aa.106|title = Rock of Eternity: The Megalith of Pallikonda|journal = Ancient Asia|year = 2016|volume = 7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44144035?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=palar%20river%20temple&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dpalar%2Briver%2Btemple%26acc%3Doff%26wc%3Don%26fc%3Doff%26group%3Dnone%26refreqid%3Dsearch%253A52971b5fa9671cd63fe3a1ea75933198&ab_segments=0%2FSYC-5917%2Ftest&refreqid=fastly-default%3A059df3cbdd43213d1fcff79f44777cc6|jstor = 44144035|title = Megalithic Culture of the Upper Palar Basin|last1 = Darsana|first1 = S. B.|last2 = Darshana|first2 = S. B.|journal = Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|year = 1997|volume = 58|pages = 846–852}}</ref>

==Geography==
Pallikonda experiences hot and dry weather throughout the year. The temperature ranges from a maximum of {{convert|43.5|°C|°F}} to a minimum of {{convert|18.4|°C|°F}}. Like the rest of the state, April to June are the hottest months and December to January are the coldest. Pallikonda receives {{convert|996.7|mm|in|abbr=on}} 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.<ref name="abt">{{cite web|title=About city|url=http://vellorecorp.tn.gov.in/abt_City.htm|publisher=Vellore municipal corporation|accessdate=2012-12-29|year=2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130713045906/http://vellorecorp.tn.gov.in/abt_City.htm|archivedate=2013-07-13}}</ref>

{{Weather box|location = Pallikonda
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| temperature colour = pastel
| Jan record high C = 35.3
| Feb record high C = 39.8
| Mar record high C = 42.8
| Apr record high C = 44.4
| May record high C = 45.0
| Jun record high C = 44.3
| Jul record high C = 40.9
| Aug record high C = 39.4
| Sep record high C = 39.6
| Oct record high C = 39.2
| Nov record high C = 35.8
| Dec record high C = 35.0
| year record high C = 45.0
| Jan high C = 29.2
| Feb high C = 32.0
| Mar high C = 35.0
| Apr high C = 37.1
| May high C = 38.5
| Jun high C = 36.3
| Jul high C = 34.6
| Aug high C = 34.0
| Sep high C = 34.0
| Oct high C = 33.0
| Nov high C = 29.5
| Dec high C = 28.3
| year high C =
| Jan low C = 18.2
| Feb low C = 19.2
| Mar low C = 21.3
| Apr low C = 24.8
| May low C = 26.3
| Jun low C = 26.0
| Jul low C = 25.1
| Aug low C = 24.6
| Sep low C = 24.1
| Oct low C = 22.9
| Nov low C = 20.8
| Dec low C = 19.2
| year low C =
| Jan record low C = 10.2
| Feb record low C = 12.0
| Mar record low C = 12.1
| Apr record low C = 13.8
| May record low C = 18.1
| Jun record low C = 19.6
| Jul record low C = 18.8
| Aug record low C = 18.7
| Sep record low C = 18.7
| Oct record low C = 15.6
| Nov record low C = 12.1
| Dec record low C = 11.0
| year record low C = 10.2
| Jan precipitation mm = 9.0
| Feb precipitation mm = 7.1
| Mar precipitation mm = 5.9
| Apr precipitation mm = 21.8
| May precipitation mm = 83.9
| Jun precipitation mm = 71.0
| Jul precipitation mm = 117.0
| Aug precipitation mm = 124.9
| Sep precipitation mm = 149.6
| Oct precipitation mm = 176.9
| Nov precipitation mm = 155.2
| Dec precipitation mm = 78.6
| year precipitation mm = 1000.9
| Jan precipitation days = 0.8
| Feb precipitation days = 0.5
| Mar precipitation days = 0.4
| Apr precipitation days = 1.3
| May precipitation days = 4.7
| Jun precipitation days = 5.3
| Jul precipitation days = 6.6
| Aug precipitation days = 7.8
| Sep precipitation days = 7.6
| Oct precipitation days = 9.4
| Nov precipitation days = 7.7
| Dec precipitation days = 3.9
| source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.climate-data.org/location/27455/|title=Climatological Information for Vellore, India|publisher=India Meteorological Department|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20170416123322/http://www.imdchennai.gov.in/climate/vellore2.htm|archivedate=2017-04-16}}</ref>|date=April 2017}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Vellore district]]