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In earlier times, Palakkad was also known as Palakkattussery.^[2] Some believe, connecting the ancient Jain Temple in the town, that the sacred language Pali gave the name. But many concluded that Palakkad is derived from 'Pala', an indigenous tree which once densely occupied the land; and hence Palakkad or "the forest of Pala trees". In 1757, to check the invasion of the Zamorin of Calicut, the Palakkad Raja sought the help of Hyder Ali of Mysore. Later his son Tipu Sultan became the ruler.

Palakkad is the gateway to Kerala due to the presence of the Palakkad Gap, in the Western Ghats. The total area of the district is {{convert|4480|km2|abbr=on}} which is 11.5% of the state's area which makes it the largest district of Kerala. Out of the total area of {{convert|4480|km2|abbr=on}}, about {{convert|1360|km2|abbr=on}} of land is covered by forests. Most parts of the district fall in the midland region (elevation {{convert|75|-|250|m|abbr=on|disp=or}}), except the Nelliampathy-Parambikulam area in the Chittur taluk in the south and Attappadi-Malampuzha area in the north, which are hilly and fall in the highland region (elevation > {{convert|250|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}).

The climate is pleasant for most parts of the year, the exception is the summer months. There is sufficient rainfall and it receives more rainfall than the extreme southern districts of Kerala. The district is blessed with many small and medium rivers, which are tributaries of the Bharathapuzha River. A number of dams have been built across these rivers, the largest being the Malampuzha dam. The largest in volume capacity is the Parambikulam Dam^[3]

Administration

Economy

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad started operations in its temporary campus at Kanjikode, Palakkad on August 3, 2015. Many industries are located in the Kanjikode Industrial Area, which is termed as the second largest industrial area in Kerala. Many central government institutions are located in this area.

Palakkad became the first paperless revenue district by computerizing the collectorate, five taluks and 156 village offices. It became the first computerized collectorate in the country implemented under the ‘DC Suit’ system and the first district where all the five taluk offices were computerized under the ‘Taluk Suit’ and connected with the Collectorate.^[4]^[5]

There are various industries in the district. The Public Sector companies^[6] and Instrumentation Limited have plants in Kanjikode, {{convert|12|km|abbr=off}} from Palakkad. Other large companies are the BPL group, Coca-Cola and Pepsi. There is an Industrial Area in Kanjikode with a number of medium industries.

Palakkad is the one of the most agrarian districts in Kerala. Palakkad is particularly known for paddy cultivation. Paddy is cultivated in around 83,998 hectares in the district and occupies the first position in the production of rice in the state. Palakkad also occupies the first position in the state for the production of groundnut, tamarind, turmeric, tuber, vegetables, pulses, mango, banana, plantain and cotton. Rubber, coconut, areca nut, and black pepper are also cultivated extensively like other parts of Kerala.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Palakkad district has a population of 2,810,892,^[7] roughly equal to the nation of Jamaica^[8] or the state Utah in the U.S.^[9] This gives it a ranking of 138th in India (out of a total of 640).^[7] The district has a population density of {{convert|627 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.^[7] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 7.39%.^[7] Palakkad has a sex ratio of 1067 females for every 1000 males,^[7] and a literacy rate of 89.32%. Palakkad city has a literacy rate of 94.20%^[7]

Languages

The official language Malayalam is widely spoken in the district,while Kerala Iyers prefer to speak at home, a dialect of Tamil influenced by Malayalam syntax and Malayalam accent.

Noted personalities

Transport

Palakkad town consists of two railway stations, namely Palakkad Town railway station and Palakkad Junction Railway station.

Palakkad Junction is an important station on the Southern Railway.The office of the Palakkad Division of the Southern Railway is situated near Palakkad Junction Railway Station. The trains coming from other parts of India are diverted to north and south Kerala from Shoranur Junction in Palakkad District. From here, there is train service to Calicut, Ernakulam, Trivandrum, Shoranur and Nilambur.

Shoranur Junction also has rail connections to Mangalore and the Konkan Railway, enabling travel towards Goa and Bombay.

Palakkad has a medium grade network of roads. The Salem-Kanyakumari National Highway 47 and the Palakkad-Kozhikode National Highway 213 run through the district. Another important road is the Palakkad – Ponnani road which connects NH 47 and NH 17.

The nearest airport is at Coimbatore (Coimbatore International Airport) which is {{convert|60|km|abbr=off}} from the city. The Calicut International Airport is {{convert|103|km|abbr=off}} from Palakkad City, and Cochin International Airport is {{convert|111|km|abbr=off}} from the city; it offers connections to all parts of India and a few international destinations. A domestic airport is announced for the future in Palakkad city. Air India, SpiceJet, JetLite (now Jet Konnect), Kingfisher Airlines (suspended as of Oct 2012), Goair, Paramount airways, Air Arabia and Air India are the major operators.

Education in Palakkad

Tourist attractions

Places of worship

See also

Villages

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/article3661990.ece |title=‘Rice bowl’ will loose 30,000 hectares if conversion legalised |publisher=The Hindu |date=2012-07-20 |accessdate=2013-12-29}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article426382.ece |title=Ittipangi Achan passes away |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=2011-07-31 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.diehardindian.com/infra/dams.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061213125037/http://www.diehardindian.com/infra/dams.htm|deadurl=y|title=Fact sheet on Indian dams at Diehardindian.com|archivedate=13 December 2006}}
4. ^http://www.keralait.org/blog/2011/02/04/palakkad-to-become-e-revenue-district/
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Palakkad-to-become-first-e-revenue-district/article15206934.ece|title=Palakkad to become first e-revenue district|date=20 April 2008|via=www.thehindu.com}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.itipalakkad.in/|title=ITI Limited Palakkad Plant|website=www.itipalakkad.in}}
7. ^¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷{{cite web |url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php |title = District Census 2011 |accessdate = 2011-09-30 |year = 2011 |publisher = Census2011.co.in}}
8. ^{{cite web |author = US Directorate of Intelligence |title = Country Comparison:Population |url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html |accessdate = 2011-10-01 |quote =Jamaica 2,868,380 July 2011 est}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-09-30|quote =Utah 2,763,885}}

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