Pallapatti, Karur

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Pallapatti
Town
Nickname:  Palli-Ma-Nagar
Pallapatti Location in Tamil Nadu, India Show map of Tamil Nadu Pallapatti Pallapatti (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 10°43′52″N 77°54′35″E / 10.731111°N 77.909722°E / 10.731111; 77.909722
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Karur
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Pallapatti Municipality
Elevation	174 m (571 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	30,624
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	639205, 639207
Telephone code	04320
Vehicle registration	TN-47[1]

Pallapatti is one of three municipalities of Karur district in Tamil Nadu, India. The history of Pallapatti dates back 600 years.^{[clarification needed]} It is accessible from the NH 44 connecting Dindigul and Karur and is located 46 km (29 mi) from Dindigul and 35 km (22 mi) from Karur, which can be reached through Aravakurichi town. Pallapatti is a Tamil Muslim-majority town that emphasizes passing traditional and cultural values across generations. There are several mosques, a church and a temple. The Nankanji River flows through Pallapatti.

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The highest temperatures occur in early May to early June, usually about 34 °C (93 °F), though it rarely exceeds 38 °C (100 °F) for a few days. The average daily temperature during January is around 23 °C (73 °F), though the temperature rarely falls below 17 °C (63 °F). The average annual rainfall is about 855 mm (33.7 in). The town gets most of its seasonal rainfall from the north-east monsoon winds between late September and mid-November.

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Pallapatti is located between Karur and Dindigul.

There are frequent buses between Karur and Pallapatti, along with direct buses from Chennai to Pallapatti. Connectivity to major cities like Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai, Salem, Vellore and Nagore is also available from Pallapatti.

The nearest railway stations are Karur and Dindigul. There are five trains from Chennai to Karur. Karur can be reached by Mangalore Mail from Chennai Egmore station and by Palani Express from Chennai Central station. All major trains going towards southern Tamil Nadu from Chennai stop in Dindigul railway station.

The nearest airports are Madurai Airport, Tiruchirappalli International Airport and Coimbatore Airport.