Map of Palakkad, India

Palakkad is a city in Kerala, India, with a population of about 132,728. It lies at 10.7732°N, 76.6537°E. Palakkad is about 1,985 km (1,234 mi) south of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ottappālam, 30 km to the west.

Palakkad at a glance

Where is Palakkad?

• The 8th largest city in Kerala on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 30 min on the shortest day to 12 h 45 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Palakkad

• Ottappālam — 30 km west
• Mannārakkāt — 32 km northwest
• Pollachi — 41 km east
• Shōranūr — 42 km west
• Coimbatore — 43 km northeast
• Thrissur — 56 km southwest
• Valparai — 59 km southeast
• Kāramadai — 62 km northeast
• Kizhake Chālakudi — 63 km southwest
• Kunnamkulam — 66 km west

Largest cities in Kerala

• Kanayannur — 851,406
• Thiruvananthapuram — 788,271
• Cochin — 633,553
• Kozhikode — 550,440
• Kollam — 367,107
• Thrissur — 315,957
• Alappuzha — 240,991
• Kānnangād — 125,564
• Ponnāni — 105,512
• Malappuram — 101,386

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.