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Palakkad District at a Glance

1.

Area

4480 sq.km.

2.

Taluks

5

3.

Blocks

13

4.

Panchayat

90

5.

Revenue village

156

6.

Municipalities

4

7.

Corporations

       -

8.

Households (as per 91 census)

444998

9.

Population (as per 2001 census) (P)

2617072

(a.) Male

1265794

(b) .Female

1351278

10

S.C. Population (as per 1991 census)

378548

(a)  Male

184850

(b)  Female

193696

11

S.T population (as per 1991 census)

35465

(a) Male

17822

(b) Female

17638

12

Density (as per 2001 census)

584

13

Literacy Rate

 

(a) General (as per 2001 census)

84.31%

(b) S.C (as per 91 census)

79.66%

(c) S.T (as per 91 census)

57.22%

14

Main workers (as per 91 census)

786381

15

Industrial workers (as per 91 census)

84709

16

Agricultural workers (as per 91 census)

348299

17

Marginal workers (as per 91 census)

58798

18

Individual operational holdings

488082

19

Post- offices

453

20

Ration shops

863

21

Ration card holders

520000

22

Medical Institutions

 
 

(i)  Allopathic

298

(a)  Government

112

(b)  Private

186

 

(ii)  Ayurveda

524

(a)  Government

70

(b)  Private

454

 

(iii) Homeopathy

152

(a) Government

40

(b) Private

112

23

No. of computer Institutions

87

24

Industries

 

(a) No. of software Industries

    2

(b) No. of Rubber Industries

176

(c) No. of Textile based Industries

2805

(d) No. of Industrial zones

4

25

No. of Railway station

23

26

No. of Airports

-

27

No. of shops and Establishment

109425

28

No. of Techno park

      -

29

No. of Rubber park

      -

30

No. of Apparel park

       -

 




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