About Palakkad
On 3rd of July 1866, a meeting was held at Fort St.George under Lord Francis Napier, Governor Of Madras. There he proposed 3 municipalities for Malabar and one for Kochi. They were Calicut, Palghat
In April1,1893 Bahadur P.I. ChinnaSwamy Pillai was elected as the First Chairman Of Municipality Of Palghat.
The anglicized name ‘Palghat’ was officially removed from the government offices in 1994. Nowadays, the name is still in use with young generation and tourists.
Palakkad is a part of the erstwhile Malabar district of Madras Presidency. The district accounts for about 11.5% of the total land area of the state of Kerala, with the share of population is 8.22.%.
How to reach
Coimbatore International Airport To Plakkad - 68.7 km via NH47 (1 h 18 min)
Cochin International Airport To Palakkad - 111.3 km via NH47 (2 h 4 min)
There are two railway stations here. The main one is the Palakkad junction situated 5 km. from the city and other at the town.
Train Timings (Enquiry Ph : 2555231)From Palakkad town station
Coimbatore: 07.30, 9.10, 11.45, 18.10
Madurai: 23.02
Pollachi: 23.02
Rameswaram: 23.02 (Via Palani, Madurai, Trichy)
From Palakkad junction
Bangalore: 11:20, 18:20, 22:50, 23:05, 23:30
Bokaro: 10.40
Mumbai: 11:20, 16:35, 23:30
Chennai: 05:15, 10:40, 13:15, 20:00, 20:25, 20:45, 20:50, 22:10, 23:05
Coimbatore: 00:50, 01:45, 05:15, 10:40, 13:15, 15:20, 16:35, 18:20, 19:00, 20:45, 20:50, 21:45, 23:05, 23:30
Ernakulam: 00:50, 01:50, 02:25, 03:45, 04:10, 05:05, 06:15, 07:10, 10:05, 11:25, 13:50, 14:35, 14:50, 21:45, 22:40
New Delhi: 19:00, 21:45, 23:05
Thiruvananthapuram: 02:25, 03:45, 04:10, 06:15, 07:10, 10:05, 11:25, 13:50, 14:50, 21:45, 22:40
Road: Palakkad is connected by good motorable roads with major centres of Kerala and Tamilnadu
From KSRTC Bus stand (Ph : 2520098)Coimbatore: Frequent buses (1hr)
Ernakulam: Frequent buses (4hrs)
Hosur: 22.25
Madurai: 09.15, 10.20, 22.10
Ooty: 2.30, 13.30 ( 5hrs )
Thiruvananthapuram: Frequent buses(9hrs)
From Muncipal Bus stand
Kozhikode: Frequent buses
Mannarkkat: Frequent buses (For Silent Valley)
Palani: 09.45, 18.45
Pollachi: Every one hour (1hr)
(For Parambikulam)
Buses to Guruvayoor, Thrissur, Malampuzha and other places are operated from Town bus stand. Thiruvalluvar Transport Corporation of Government of Tamil Nadu is also operating several buses to various centres in Tamil Nadu from the K.S.R.T.C. bus stand.