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 came under the Madras state. It was made a separate district of Kerala when the state was formed in 1956.

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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. Vegetables like pumpkin, ash gourd, bitter gourd, brinjal, pea etc. are now cultivated all over the district.

Related Topics:
Agriculture - Sugar cane - Groundnut - Tomato - Jasmine - Rubber

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Tamarind, Neem, Mango and Palm trees are seen in abundance in the Palakkad, like in Tamil Nadu. The district is a major centre of export for mangoes and tamarind. Jaggery, which is unrefined sugar, is made from sugarcane in Chittur Taluk.

Related Topics:
Tamarind - Neem - Mango - Palm

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