Palakkad district is having an area of 4480 sq. Km . Located to the North East is the district of Coimbatore , in T.N. , whereas to the North West Malappuram district encompasses , while to the South West rests Thrissur district . The name Palakkad , most of the people believe derives its name from Pala tree ( Alstonia Scholaris ) which is found in abundance reasoning out for Kadu . It is interesting to note that an area of about 1360 sq.Km of the district is covered under forest. The famous Silent Valley falls very well within this district , which claims to be one of the rarest tropical rain forest, rich in flora and fauna—80 Km from Palakkad Town . It derives its name from the very absence of Chicada ( noise making creature). The Palakkad gap , one of the largest ( 40 Km wide) in the Western Ghats , provides both South Western Monsoon as well as North Eastern rains , making Palakkad prone to rains for 6 months of the year. The average rainfall is about 260 cm .
Location : North Latitude 10 Degrees & East Latitude 76 Degrees.
It has 2 revenue divisions , 5 Taluks , & 163 villages. The 2001 census marks the district population to be nearly 26.1 lakhs .It may be interesting to observe that the highest population of Brahmins ( 14 % ) in Kerala in a given town is found in Palakkad Town . Why not make best of it for the benefit of the community?
Roots Palakkad
Brahmin families from erstwhile Chola and Pandyan regions of Tamil Nadu, though settled down in Kerala centuries ago, still retain their linguistic identity and cultural practices. Where clustered living (Agraharams) were not possible, they pioneered the co-operative movement, by building common facilities for their anushtanas and prayers – the Samooha Madhoms in Kerala. Owing their origin to this co-operative enterprise of the community, the Samoohams were built with the sacrificing spirit of our fore-fathers, pooling their meager resources, centuries ago, to build, maintain and protect these centers of Brahmin tradition.
The Tamil Brahmins of Palakkad require special mention. They migrated from Thanjavur of Tamil Nadu centuries back, on the invitation of the then ruler. They were settled in 96 villages called Agraharams in different parts of the district. They are also basically priests.
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