Palghat district

Palakkad District
District
Malampuzha Garden Entrance
Location in Kerala
Coordinates: 10°46′30″N 76°39′04″E / 10.775°N 76.651°E / 10.775; 76.651Coordinates: 10°46′30″N 76°39′04″E / 10.775°N 76.651°E / 10.775; 76.651
Country	India
State	Kerala
Headquarters	Palakkad
Government
• Member of Parliament	M. B. Rajesh (CPIM) Palakkad
• Member of Parliament	P. K. Biju (CPIM) Alathur
• Collector	P SURESH BABU IAS
Population (2011)
• Total	2,810,892
• Rank	7
• Density	627/km2 (1,620/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL-PKD
Vehicle registration	Palakkad KL-09, Alathur KL-49, Mannarkkad KL-50, Ottappalam KL-51, Pattambi KL-52, Chittur KL-70
Literacy	94.48%
Website	www.palakkad.nic.in

Palakkad District is one of the 14 districts of the Indian state of Kerala. Also, it is the largest district in kerala from 2006.The city of Palakkad is the district headquarters. Palakkad is bordered on the northwest by the Malappuram District, on the southwest by the Thrissur District, on the northeast by The Nilgiris District and on the east by Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The district is 24.4% urbanised according to the census of 2011. The district is nicknamed "the granary of Kerala" and "Rice bowl of Kerala".

In earlier times, Palakkad was also known as Palakkattussery.

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 4,480 km² (1,730 sq mi) which is 11.5% of the state's area which makes it the largest district of Kerala. Out of the total area of 4,480 km² (1,730 sq mi), about 1,360 km² (530 sq mi) of land is covered by forests. Most parts of the district fall in the midland region (elevation 75–250 m or 246–820 ft), 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 > 250 m or 820 ft).