Palakkad district

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Palakkad district is a region in the state of Kerala, India, known for its fertile plains, rich agricultural landscape, and strategic location as a gateway between Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

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Palakkad district canonical 33

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative district
district
administrativeCenter Palakkad
bordersState Tamil Nadu
climateType tropical monsoon climate
country India
famousFestival Kalpathy Ratholsavam
linked to: Rathotsavam
hasBorder Coimbatore district
Malappuram district
Nilgiris district
Thrissur district
hasDam Malampuzha Dam
Parambikulam Dam
Walayar Dam
hasHeadquarters Palakkad
hasLokSabhaConstituency Alathur Lok Sabha constituency
Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency
hasMajorRiver Bharathapuzha
Gayathripuzha
Kalpathipuzha
Kannadipuzha
linked to: Gayathripuzha
hasMunicipality Chittur-Thathamangalam
Mannarkkad
Ottapalam
Palakkad
Shoranur
hasNotableFort Palakkad Fort
hasNotableHillStation Nelliyampathy
hasNotableTemple Kalpathy Viswanatha Swamy Temple
hasPass Palakkad Gap
hasRailJunction Palakkad Junction
Shoranur Junction
hasWildlifeSanctuary Nelliyampathy forests
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
Silent Valley National Park
knownFor Palakkad Gap
agriculture
fertile plains
paddy fields
languageSpoken English
Malayalam
Tamil
locatedIn India
Kerala
locatedInMountainRange Western Ghats
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
majorCrop banana
coconut
palm oil
rice
rubber
nicknamed Gateway of Kerala
officialLanguage English
Malayalam
partOfRegion Malabar region
linked to: Malabar Coast
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
state Kerala
UTCOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode KL-09
KL-49

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Bhavani River flowsThrough Palakkad district
subject linked to: Bhavani
M. S. Viswanathan birthPlace Palakkad district
Bharathapuzha flowsThrough Palakkad district
Bhavani River flowsThroughDistrict Palakkad district
M. T. Vasudevan Nair birthPlace Palakkad district
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri placeOfBirth Palakkad district
Malappuram district borders Palakkad district
Kummatti Kali performedIn Palakkad district
Coimbatore–Shoranur line passesThrough Palakkad district
Coimbatore district borderedBy Palakkad district
Silent Valley National Park locatedIn Palakkad district
Palakkad locatedIn Palakkad district
Palakkad isDistrictHeadquartersOf Palakkad district
M. S. Viswanathan placeOfBirth Palakkad district
subject linked to: Mellisai Mannar
Malabar Muslims regionOfConcentration Palakkad district
Thirunellai locatedIn Palakkad district
Thirunellai district Palakkad district
VOCL serves Palakkad district
Palghat locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Palakkad district
Chalakudy River flowsThrough Palakkad district
Ottapalam district Palakkad district
Ottapalam locatedIn Palakkad district
Gayathripuzha locatedIn Palakkad district
Shoranur district Palakkad district
Shoranur locatedIn Palakkad district
Shoranur partOf Palakkad district
Palakkad Junction district Palakkad district
Palakkad Junction serves Palakkad district
Shoranur–Mangalore section passesThrough Palakkad district
Thrissur district borders Palakkad district
Thuthapuzha flowsThrough Palakkad district