| Year of Formation : | January 1, 1957 |
| Rivers : | Bharatapuzha and tributaries |
| The biggest District in Kerala |
| District with the lowest literacy rate |
| Having the highest population of scheduled castes |
| Region of lowest rainfall |
| The only district in Kerala where black soil is found at Chittur Taluk. Therefore cotton is cultivated here |
| The biggest railway division in Kerala |
| Nelliyampathi (Ooty of Kerala), the only orange orchard in Kerala is in Palakkad district. |
| Kunjan Nambiar was born at Killikurissimangalam in Palakkad. |
| The Kunjan Monument is at Lakkidi in Palakkad. |
| Wind energy project is at Kanjikode |
| Tourist attaction - Malampuzha, the biggest dam in Kerala, Silent Valley National Park |
| The Cococola factory at Plachimada is here |
| Palakkad is the first Indian district where all the families have accounts in banks. |
| Parambikulam, Aliyar River Valley Project and Wildlife Sanctuary etc are in this district. |
| The proposed hydro - electric project to be built in Silent Valley is Pathrakadavu |
| Main roads - NH 17, NH 213 |
| One of the west flowing river Bhavani Flows through this district |
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