Kollemcode

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Kollemcode is located in Tamil Nadu KollemcodeKollemcode
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°18′00″N 77°07′21″ECoordinates: 8°18′00″N 77°07′21″E
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Kanniyakumari
Population (2001)
• Total 34,322
Languages
• Official Tamil · Malayalam
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 629160
Kollemcode is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest town in Kanyakumari District after Nagercoil.

As of 2001 India census,[1] Kollankodu had a population of 34,322. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kollemcode has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 70%. In Kollemcode, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.