Palakkad Statistics Demographics

Palakkad Statistics

Area : 4,480 square kilometres

Population : 2,617,072 according to Census 2001

Language : Malayalam , Tamil and Telugu .

Climate : Tropical

Religions : Hinduism, Islam and Christianity.

Taluks : Palakkad, Chittur, Alathur, Ottappalam and Mannarkkad.

Parliament Constituencies : Palakkad and Ottappalam.

Palakkad was a part of Malabar district during the British rule. After independence, it became part of the Madras state. It was made part of Kerala state when the state was formed.

Agriculture is the main occupation. The most prominent crop is rice. Palakkad is known as the Rice Bowl of Kerala. But in recent times, rice cultivation has become unremunerative due to high wages and low prices. Hence farmers have turned to other crops and the area under rice cultivation has decreased drastically. In the areas bordering Tamil Nadu, crops like sugar cane, groundnut, tomato, jasmine etc are cultivated. Rubber is the main crop in the hilly regions in the different parts of the district. Tamarind, Neem and Palm are seen in abundance in the Palakkad, like in Tamil Nadu.