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Area: 4480 sq kms
Population (2001): 26,17,072
Altitude: 7.62 - 76.2 mts above Sea level
Clothing: Tropical Cottons
Tourist Season: September to February
Palakkad is known as the granary of Kerala and it is a
land of vallies, hillocks, rivers, forests, mountain
streams, dams and irrigation projects. Palakkad is
situated at the foot of the Western Ghats. The name
of Palakkad means forests with palm trees. Palakkad
derives its name from the Malayalam words Pala
(Alsteria scholaris)and Kadu (forest) which goes to
prove that this place was once a beautiful stretch of
forests covered with the sweet scented flowers of
the Pala tree. Palakkad has many significant features
that seperate it from the rest of the states. Palakkad
is boarded by Coimbatore district of Tamilnadu in the
East, Thrissur and Malappuram in the South, West
and North. This district was the only gateway to Kerala
from the north before implementing the Konkan
Railway. Bharathapuzha which is the longest river in
the state and has special significance in the psyche
of the state flows through the district.
Telephone Access Codes
Alathur ++ 91 4926
Koduvayur ++ 91 4923
Mannarkad ++ 91 4924
Nenmara ++91 4923
Olavakkode
++91 491
Palakkad
++ 91 491
Shoranur
++ 91 466