Analytics: India


Palakkad AI Report

Date: June 1, 2026

Palakkad city is the capital of Palakkad district, which has 8.4% of the State's population. Some famous historical and cultural landmarks include Palakkad Fort. The nearest airport is Coimbatore International Airport in Coimbatore, located 32 Km away.

Palakkad is the 173rd ranked city in population, out of 756 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Palakkad District in Kerala State. Palakkad District is ranked 128th in population and 254th in area across India.

Palakkad is the 2nd highest ranked in No of District Hospital   out of 756 city/districts of India. This indicates that health infrastructure in this district is better than other districts.

Palakkad is the 10th highest ranked in Malayalam Script   out of 756 city/districts of India. This indicates a high pool of literate malyalam population compared to other cities.

The average No of Sub Divisional Hospital   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 2. Palakkad is the 14th highest ranked city out of 756 city/districts.This indicates that the government has paid more attention to healthcare in this district compared to other districts.

Palakkad is the 237th highest ranked in Number of Murders (NO, IPC 2023)   out of 756 city/districts of India. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

No of District Hospital No of District Hospital
Malayalam Script Malayalam Script
No of Sub Divisional Hospital No of Sub Divisional Hospital
Number of Murders (NO, IPC 2023) Number of Murders (NO, IPC 2023)

Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, IPC 2023) Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, IPC 2023)
# of PG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021) # of PG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)
State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023 State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023
# of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021) # of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Palakkad is the 15th worst ranked in Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, IPC 2023)   . This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

The Average # of PG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 554. Palakkad is the 742nd worst ranked City out of 756 City/Districts. This indicates that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Palakkad is the 662nd worst ranked in State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023   . This indicates that this is not a highly urbanized district and/or not a high GDP top 40 metropolis.

Palakkad is the 627th worst ranked in # of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)   out of 756 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts


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LANGUAGES
City (District Capitals)/DHQ

Note:

  • 1. Malayalam   :   264,760
  • 2. English Multilingual Population   :   88,652
  • 3. Tamil   :   22,716

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 1

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BASIC DETAILS

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population   :
:
293,533
City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)  
:
173rd
District
Area (km2)  
:
4,482
District
Area (Rank)
:
254th
No.of Towns  
in District
: 21
No. of Villages  
in District
: 131