Political Divisions of Palakkad District

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The Palakkad district is a political subdivision within the Indian state of Kerala. This district is divided into six taluks and seven municipalities. Palakkad city is located just 50 km away from Coimbatore, which is the second-largest city in Tamil Nadu, only after to Chennai.

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Taluks of Palakkad

Taluks of Palakkad District

The district is divided into six taluks.of which Palakkad Taluk is smallest in area but it is more populated. [1]

TalukPopulation (2011 est.)
Alathur 453425
Chittur 446778
Mannarkkad 418535
Ottappalam 443167
Palakkad 621622
Pattambi 423400
Total2809934

Palakkad District Overview

An official Census 2011 detail of Palakkad, a district of Kerala has been released by Directorate of Census Operations in Kerala. Enumeration of key persons was also done by census officials in Palakkad District of Kerala.

In 2011, Palakkad had population of 2,809,934 of which male and female were 1,359,478 and 1,450,456 respectively. In 2001 census, Palakkad had a population of 2,617,482 of which males were 1,266,985 and remaining 1,350,497 were females. Palakkad District population constituted 8.41 percent of total Kerala population in the census of 2011. In 2001 census, this figure for Palakkad District was at 8.22 percent of Kerala population.

In the census of 2011 there was change of 7.35 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Palakkad District recorded increase of 9.88 percent to its population compared to 1991.

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Palakkad district for 2011 is 627 people per km2. In 2001, Palakkad district density was at 584 people per km2. Palakkad district administers 4,482 square kilometers of areas.

Average literacy rate of Palakkad in 2011 were 89.31 compared to 84.35 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 93.10 and 85.79 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 89.52 and 79.56 in Palakkad District. Total literate in Palakkad District were 2,239,492 of which male and female were 1,122,600 and 1,116,892 respectively. In 2001, Palakkad District had 1,938,818 in its district.

With regards to Sex Ratio in Palakkad, it stood at 1067 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 1066. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In 2011 census, child sex ratio is 967 girls per 1000 boys compared to figure of 963 girls per 1000 boys of 2001 census data.

In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Palakkad. There were total 302,297 children under age of 0-6 against 318,884 of 2001 census. Of total 302,297 male and female were 153,696 and 148,601 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 967 compared to 963 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 10.76 percent of Palakkad District compared to 12.18 percent of 2001. There was net change of -1.42 percent in this compared to previous census of India.

Out of the total Palakkad population for 2011 census, 24.09 percent lives in urban regions of district. In total 676,810 people lives in urban areas of which males are 328,012 and females are 348,798. Sex Ratio in urban region of Palakkad district is 1063 as per 2011 census data. Similarly child sex ratio in Palakkad district was 959 in 2011 census. Child population (0-6) in urban region was 70,405 of which males and females were 35,933 and 34,472. This child population figure of Palakkad district is 10.95% of total urban population. Average literacy rate in Palakkad district as per census 2011 is 92.45% of which males and females are 95.43% and 89.67% literates respectively. In actual number 560,597 people are literate in urban region of which males and females are 278,745 and 281,852 respectively.

As per 2011 census, 75.91% population of Palakkad districts lives in rural areas of villages. The total Palakkad district population living in rural areas is 2,133,124 of which males and females are 1,031,466 and 1,101,658 respectively. In rural areas of Palakkad district, sex ratio is 1068 females per 1000 males. If child sex ratio data of Palakkad district is considered, figure is 969 girls per 1000 boys. Child population in the age 0-6 is 231,892 in rural areas of which males were 117,763 and females were 114,129. The child population comprises 11.42% of total rural population of Palakkad district. Literacy rate in rural areas of Palakkad district is 88.31% as per census data 2011. Gender wise, male and female literacy stood at 92.36 and 84.56 percent respectively. In total, 1,678,895 people were literate of which males and females were 843,855 and 835,040 respectively. All details regarding Palakkad District have been processed by us after receiving from Govt. of India. We are not responsible for errors to population census details of Palakkad District.

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Municipalities of Palakkad District

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Victoria College, Palakkad

The district includes Seven municipalities, which each belong to a taluk. The largest city in the district is the Palakkad municipality The municipalities, with population estimates for 2011, [1] are:

Kerala Assembly Seats in Palakkad District as per Legislative Assembly election, 2016

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Local bodies incorporated in the legislative assembly constituencies
Legislative ConstituencyMLARepresenting PartyFront
Palakkad Shafi Parambil INCUDF
Chittur K Krishnankutty JD(S)LDF
Nenmara K Babu CPI(M)LDF
Tarur A.K Balan CPI(M)LDF
Mannarkkad N Shamsudheen IUMLUDF
Malampuzha A.Prabhakaran CPI(M)LDF
Alathur K. D. Prasenan CPI(M)LDF
Thrithala M.B.Rajesh CPI(M)LDF
Ottapalam P. Unni CPI(M)LDF
Pattambi Muhammed Muhsin CPILDF
Kongad K.V Vijayadas CPI(M)LDF
Shoranur P.K Sasi CPI(M)LDF

Sreekrishnapuram, Kuzhalmannam and Kollengode Constituencies have been removed and Kongad, Shoranur, Nemmara and Tarur Constituencies were created during the 2011 General Election, as a result of delimitation for the Kerala Legislative Assembly, increasing the total number of seats coming under Palakkad district to 12.

Palakkad Parliament Constituency

Palakkad is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.

Assembly segments

Palghat Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: [2]

  1. Kongad
  2. Mannarkkad
  3. Malampuzha
  4. Palghat
  5. Ottapalam
  6. Shoranur
  7. Pattambi

Members of Parliament

Indian general election results

2019 Indian general election  : Palakkad
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC V.K.SREEKANDAN3,99,27438.83%
CPI(M) M B Rajesh 3,87,63737.70%
BJP Krishnakumar C 2,18,55621.26%
Others6 candidates16,1181.56%
NOTA NOTA 66650.65%
Margin of victory11,637{{{percentage}}}{{{change}}}
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Alathur Parliament Constituency

Alathur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.

Assembly segments

Alathur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven legislative assembly segments:

  1. Tarur
  2. Chittur
  3. Nemmara
  4. Alathur
  5. Chelakkara
  6. Kunnamkulam
  7. Wadakkanchery

Tarur, Chittur, Nemmara and Alathur segments are in Palakkad district and Chelakkara, Kunnamkulam and Wadakkancherry segments are in Thrissur district. Chelakkara, Wadakkancherry and Kunnamkulam segments were earlier in the erstwhile Ottapalam Lok Sabha constituency. [3]

Members of Parliament

Indian general election, 2019

2019 Indian general election  : Alathur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC RAMYA HARIDAS 5,33,81552.4%12.07%
CPI(M) P K BIJU3,74,84736.8%-7.54%
BDJS T.V.BABU89,8378.82%
NOTA NOTA & OTHERS20,2441.98%---
Margin of victory1,58,968
Turnout 10,19,37680.47%
INC hold Swing

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References

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