PALAKKAD MUNICIPALITY
No. of CDS
2
No. of ADS
52
No. of NHGs
880
No. of NHG Members
14535
No. of NHGs Linked
859
No. of MEs
36
History

Palakkad is a city and municipality in the state of Kerala in southern India, spread over an area of 26.60 km2 and is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. The city is situated about 350 kilometres (217 mi) north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram and 54 kilometers south west of Coimbatore, and 66 km north east of Thrissur on the Salem-Kanyakumari National Highway NH 47.

Palakkad is the gateway to Kerala due to the presence of the Palakkad Gap, in the Western Ghats. Malayalam is the generally spoken language in Palakkad as it is the official language. The town is blessed with many small and medium rivers, which are tributaries of the Bharathapuzha River. Of the number of dams in Palakkad district, the largest Malampuzha dam is 12 km from Palakkad town

Population

According to the 2011 census, Palakkad district has a population of 2,810,892. The district has a population density of 627 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,620/sq mi).