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?Palakkad Kerala • India
Palakkad
Coordinates: 10°46′N 76°39′E / 10.77, 76.65
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 84 m (276 ft)
District(s)	Palakkad
Population	130,736 (2001)
Chairman	Position Empty
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• 678XXX • +91 491 • KL-9

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For the district with the same name, see Palakkad District. , Sri Killikkurussi Mahadeva Kshetram ( Shiva temple of Killikkurussimangalam). ...

Palakkad, also known as Palghat (anglicized), is a town and a municipality in the state of Kerala in southern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District. Palakkad lies near the Palghat Gap, a pass or natural depression through the Western Ghats ranges that run parallel to the west coast of India, and connects Kerala to the plains of the state of Tamil Nadu to the east. The people of Palakkad generally speak Malayalam, though Tamil is also widely understood as it is close to the Tamil Nadu border. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... India is subdivided into 28 states, 6 union territories and a National Capital Territory. ... , Kerala ( ; Malayalam: കേരളം; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... The geographical south of India includes all Indian territory below the 20th parallel. ... , Sri Killikkurussi Mahadeva Kshetram ( Shiva temple of Killikkurussimangalam). ... The Palakkad Gap is a low pass through the Western Ghats ranges of southern India, linking Palakkad District of Kerala state with Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu. ... The Agasthiyamalai range of the Western Ghats The Western Ghats are a mountain range in India. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം ) is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... Tamil ( ; IPA ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. ...

Transport

Palakkad is well connected by roads. The National Highway (NH) 47 from Salem to Kanyakumari and the Palakkad-Kozhikode National Highway 213 pass through the district. Another important road is the Palakkad-Ponnani which connects NH 47 and NH 17. The Network of National Highways in India The list of National Highways in India gives a region wide listing of the Indian Highways, a class of roads maintained by the National Highways Authority of India. ... , Salem   (Tamil: சேலம்) is a city and a corporation in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... For other uses, see Kanyakumari (disambiguation). ... , For the district with the same name, see Kozhikode District. ...

Palakkad is a railway junction on India's Southern Railway. The cities of Pollachi, Dindigul and Madurai are connected by the meter-gauge line starting from here. Trains on this line bring vegetables, fish and dairy products from other cities. The nearest city is Coimbatore in Tamilnadu which is well connected to Palakkad with broad gauge trains and buses. Southern Railway is the first Railway Zone to be created in independent India. ... , Pollachi (Tamil: பொள்ளாச்சி) is a town and a municipality in the Coimbatore district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... , Dindigul (Tamil: திண்டுக்கல்) is a City and municipality in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India. ... , Madurai   (Tamil: , IPA: ) is a city and a municipal corporation with a city population of 922,913 according to 2001 census. ...

The nearest international airport is in Coimbatore, which is about 52 km from Palakkad. Coimbatore airport has connecting flights to Singapore, Sharjah, Colombo, apart from major Indian cities. , Coimbatore (Tamil: ), also known as Kovai (Tamil: ), is a major industrial city in India and the second largest city in the state of Tamil Nadu. ... Map of Colombo with its administrative districts Coordinates: , District Colombo District Government  - Mayor Uvaiz Mohammad Imitiyaz (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) Area  - City 37. ... The following is a list of Indian city statuses used by the Government of India to allocate compensatory allowances to the cities in the country. ...

Demographics

In the 2001 census^[1], Palakkad had a population of 130,736. Males constituted 49% of the population. The average literacy rate of the area is 81%, much higher than the national average of 59.5%. This article is about the year. ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ...

Places of Interest

View from outside the northern wall of Palakkad Fort.

• Palakkad Fort - Fort dating from 1766, built by Hyder Ali of Mysore. In 1784, after a siege which lasted eleven days, the British Colonel Fullerton stormed the Fort.^{[citation needed]} Later it fell into the hands of the Zamorin’s troops, but was recaptured by the British in 1790.^{[citation needed]} This well-preserved fort is also known as Tipu's (Tipu Sultan, son of Hyder Ali) Fort. Today there is a functioning jail in the fort grounds.

• Malampuzha Dam and Malampuzha dam garden. This is a large irrigation dam built on the river Bharathapuzha at the base of the hills of the Western Ghats. The gardens, the amusement park for children, and the boating facilitices on the reservoir make Malampuzha a centre of interest for tourists, easily accessible from Palakkad.

Paddy fields in Palakkad

• Jain Temple of Jainimedu - Situated on the western border of Palakkad town and not far from the railway station, this is an historic Jain Temple. The area around the temple is known as Jainimedu. This is one of the few places in Kerala where vestiges of Jainism have survived without substantial damage.^{[citation needed]} The granite walls are devoid of decoration. The temple, 32 feet long and 20 feet wide, consists of four divisions with images of Jain Thirthankaras and Yakshinis in three of them. Kumaran Asan wrote his monumental poem Veena Poovu (the fallen flower) at a Jain house here during his brief stay with his master Sri. Narayana Guru.^{[citation needed]}

• Parambikulam The Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, covering 285 km², is 135 km from Palakkad and adjacent to the Annamalai Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. Besides being a home for elephants, wild boar, sambar, bison, guar, crocodiles, and a few tigers and panthers, it has a rich diversity of flora and fauna. Trekking in the forest is allowed with prior permission. Boating facilities are available on the lake. The large Cannimare Teak Tree is here near Thunakadavu.

• Silent Valley National Park A dense rain forest and the habitat of rare species 80 km from Palakkad. It is popularly known as the evergreen forest and noted for its eerie silence because of the lack of cicadas.^{[citation needed]} It is an important biosphere reserve in the Western Ghats and home of the tribal people. The valley is known for the rare Lion-Tailed Macaque. This National Park is a protected area for tigers also.^{[citation needed]}

Heap of rice straw, usually seen in front of houses in Palakkad district.

• Nelliyampathi Known as the Ooty of Kerala,^{[citation needed]} Nelliampathy, about 80 km from Palakkad, is a hill station in the Nelliampathy forest ranges. This forest range constitutes a series of ridges cut off from one another by valleys of dark evergreen forests.

• Pothundy Dam Around 35 km from Palakkad town, Pothundy Dam is situated on the way to Nelliyampathi hills. The hill area to Nelliyampathy hills starts from Pothundy Dam. People visiting Nelliyampathi use to stop here to enjoy the beauty of the Dam as well to relax during their long journey to Nelliyampathi hills.

• Anamudi The highest peak in the district. The area has coffee and tea plantations.

A typical fence made of bamboo usually seen in villages of the Palakkad district.

• Attappady Attappady is an extensive mountain valley above the crest of the Ghat ranges, with several rivulets of the river Bhavani. The area is dominated by tribal people.^{[citation needed]}

• Punarjani Guha The Punarjani Guha is a natural tunnel 15 meters long in the rocky cliff. It is 2 km from the Thiruvilwamala Temple and the chief presiding deity is Sri Rama. The idol is believed to be ‘swayambhoo’, i.e. born on its own. It is believed that performing ‘noozhal’ -- crawling through the tunnel from one end to the other -- will wash away all of one’s sins and thus bring about rebirth. Only men are allowed to do the ‘noozhal’: women may only visit the cave. This ritual is practised on only one day per year, on Guruvayur Ekadashi.

• Killikkurussimangalam This small village is the birthplace of the famous Malayalam satire poet and founder of the Ottamthullal art form, Kunchan Nambiar. The home of the greatest Koodiyattam maestro and authority of abhinaya Natyacharya Vidushakaratnam, Padma Shri Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar, is also here.^{[citation needed]}

• Kanhirapuzha Dam This dam feeds almost half the agricultural land of the district. It supplies water to such places as Mannarkkad, Ottappalam and Shoranur, and is the biggest dam built with soil in Kerala. There is a garden in front of the dam.

• Peruvemba Well known for its festivals, the Chandabhishegam in December and Peruvemba Vela in April.

• Kalpathi Most famous of the eighteen agraharams of Palakkad, for its annual Ratholsavam.

• Shekaripuram A small and welcoming village, one of the many villages of Palakkad.
• IRTC(www.irtc.org.in) Integrated Rural Technology Centre (IRTC) is an R&D and Taining Institution situated at Mundur,Palakkad. It develops or adapts technology having rural applications. Training and follow up facilities are extended in various livelihood programmes.

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Local festivals

Padur vela - Feb 24
pudussery vedi - Feb 28
Kalpathi Ratholsavam
Chittur Konganpada
Nemmara-Vallanghi Vela- Nemmara Vela Photographs
Manappullikavu Vela
Mangottu Kavu Temple Vela - Second sunday after Vishu(every year)
Vadakkanthara Vela (only once every 3 years)
Ashtami Rohini (Sreekrishna Jayanthi) (Kunnathurmedu Sreekrishna Temple )
Kizhkencherry Ratholsavam - Dec 25
Thiruvara Niramaala - Dec 28
Karumanassery Ratholsavam - Dec 29
Tattamangalam Angadi Vela Angadi Vela Photographs - celebrated every 2 years
Puthur-Vela - April 7
Peruvemba Vela [1]
Kannambra Vela - May 24
Nurani Sasthapreethi (Every year end of Dec - beginning of Jan)
Puthucode Navaratri Festival for 9 days September - October.
Kallepully Kummati Kummati Festival during February - March every year
Kongad Pooram Festival at the Kongad Shri Thirumandankunnu Bhagavati Temple during March- April every year Mangod pooram festival at mangottukav bhagavathy temple, it is situated near the heritage village vellinezhi PariyanamPatta Pooram Pooram at the Pariyanampatta temple, MangalamKunnu, Palakkad. Its the famous festival of VAlluvanadu. The pooram day is (Malayalam)Kumbam 7. February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kalpathi (Kalpathy) Ratholsavam (Kalpathi Chariot Festival) is an annual Hindu Temple festival in the Kalpathi village of Palakkad district in Kerala state, south India. ... Nemmara, a small village in Palakkad District of Kerala state, south India is known far and wide for its Vela festival known as Nemmara-Vallangi Vela. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Mangottu Kavu Temple is a Hindu temple located in Athipotta, a small village in the Palakkad district of Kerala, India. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... Karumanassery is a small village in Kerala, India. ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... Tathamangalam Kuthira Vela - Horse race Tattamangalam Kuthira Vela or Angadi Vela is a festival conducted in a small village called Tathamangalam in Palakkad District of Kerala, south India. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Peruvemba is a small village panchayat, under Palakkad Taluk in PALGHAT district of kerala. ... Kannambra is a small village in Palakkad district of Kerala state, south India. ... is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... PROUD TO BE A NURANIAN Nurani is famous for its Thulasiamman Pooja and Sasthapreethi festivals. ... Paddy field in the village Puthucode is a small village in Palakkad district of Kerala state, south India. ...

• Manapullikavu Vella

Chruppil Kavu : It is situated 2 Km from Palakkad railway station. Goddess is "Cheruppil amma". One of the famous festival is "PANA" . Which happens once in every 5 years. It is a 41 day festival. Various famous art forms are performed on these days.

• Thiruvaraikkal Temple Pooram Festival

Thiruvaraikkal Temple Pooram, Thiruvazhiyode.(Thiruvaraikkal Temple pooram festival is celebrating on April 20(Medam 7) .The temple is situated 37 kilometers from palakkad town ( Palakkad - Cherpulassery root )).

Educational Institutions In Palakkad

• Govt Engineering College,Sreekrishnapuram,PalakkadHome Page
• NSS College of Engineering,PalakkadHome Page
• College of Applied Science,Vadakkencherry Home Page
• Government Victoria College, Palakkad Victoria College on Net
• NSS College, Ottapalam
• NSS College, Nemmara,[2]
• SN College, Alathur
• Mercy College,Palakkad [3]
• Govt College ,Chitoor,Palakkad
• Govt Polytechnic, Palakkad, Palakkad
• Kendriya Vidayala Ottapalam,[4]
• Bharatha Matha Higher Secondary School,[5]
• Railway High School
• Gangothri English Medium School, Affiliated to CBSE, Delhi, Nemmara, Palakkad District.
• H.S Katampazhipuram
• Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjikode
• Chinmaya Vidyalaya Pallavur
• Vyasa Vidya Peethom, Kallekkad
• MES Kalladi College Mannarkad
• M.P.Moothedath Memorial Sree Narayanaguru College, Shoranur
• A.K.N.M.M.A.Memorial High School , Kattukulam
• St.Thomas Convent Higher Secondary School, Kallekulangara, Palakkad
• St.Annes School, Vallikode, Palakkad
• Karuna central school , vandithavalam
• K.K.M.H.S.S. Vandithavalam
• G.H.S.S pattenchery
• V P A U P S KUNDURKUNNU
• T.S.N.M.High School,Kundurkunnu
• Kendriya Vidyalaya,Hemambika Nagar,Olavakkode,[6]
• Karimpuzha High School,Thottara-679513
• St.Dominic's convent english medium H.S.S.,Sreekrishnapuram,palakkad
• Sreekrishnapuram govt. H.S.S.,palakkad

NSS College of Engineering is a college of engineering located in Akathethara, near the town of Palakkad in the state of Kerala, India. ... The College Of Applied Science is located in Vadakkencherry, Palakkad in the Indian state of Kerala. ... Goverment Victoria College Palakkad is the oldest institution of higher leaning in the erstwhile Malabar region of of Kerala. ... Mercy College is a private liberal arts college with its main campus in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and satellite locations throughout southeastern New York. ... Railway High School, Palakkad is situated in Railway Colony. ...

See also

• Chandranagar
• Parakkunnam
• Kalpathi
• Sultanpet
• Melamuri
• Nurani
• Olavakkode
• Tirunellayi
• Shekaripuram
• Palakeezhi Kavu - Mundoor
• Puthuppariyaram
• Thekkedesam
• Vadakkanthara
• Panthalampadam

Kalpathi also known as Dakshin Kasi or the Varanasi of the South is an early Tamil Brahmin settlement in the Palakkad District of Kerala state, south India. ... Melamuri (Malayalam: േമലാമൂറി is a commercial centre on the outskirts of Palakkad town. ... PROUD TO BE A NURANIAN Nurani is famous for its Thulasiamman Pooja and Sasthapreethi festivals. ...

Satellite image of the town

• Satellite view of Palakkad town with some important landmarks

• Road map of Palakkad

References

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External links

• Palakkad Tourism information
  
• News updates from Palakkad
  
• Koduvayur Community Website