Palakkayam is a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is administrated by the Thachampara grama panchayath.[clarification needed][1] Palakkayam is about 16 km from Siruvani Dam Eco tourism spot, connected to Edakkurussi on Palakkad-Kozhikode National Highway about 33 km from Palakkad and 120 km from Kozhikode. Kanjirapuzha Dam, a masonry earth dam built for providing irrigation is located is located about 6 km from Palakkayam. The nearest airport is Coimbatore, about 100 km and nearest Rly Stn is Palakkad Jn, about 30 km.the nearest hospital assumption hospital kanjirapuzha.nearest school carmel hss palakkayam.
Palakkayam | |
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village | |
| Nickname: pkm | |
  Palakkayam Location in Kerala, India  Palakkayam Palakkayam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°0′0″N 76°35′35″E / 11.00000°N 76.59306°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 9,360 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 678591 |
| Telephone code | 04924 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-50 |
Demographics edit
As of 2001[update] India census, Palakkayam had a population of 9,354 with 4,673 males and 4,681 females.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory". Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
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