Pazhugal
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Palukal
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| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|8|22|34|N|77|10|19|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Tamil Nadu
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Kanniyakumari
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| government_type = Democratic
| governing_body = Town Panchayath
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 8.8
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| population_total = 18276
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Tamil, Malayalam
| demographics2_title1 = Spoken
| demographics2_info1 = Tamil, Malayalam
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 629170
| registration_plate = TN 75
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| official_name = Palukal
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Palukal is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.kannumamoodu a Major Trade Centre of Palukal Town.
Demographics
{{As of|2001}} India census,{{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}} Pazhugal had a population of 17,302. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Pazhugal has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 74%. In Pazhugal, 12% of the population is under the age of six.