Palakkad, the district formed on the first of January 1957 and the taluk it gained

Background

The present Palakkad district, as an administrative unit, was formed on the first of January 1957, comprising of Palakad, Perinthalmanna, Ponnani, Ottapalam, Alathur and Chittur.
When the Malappuram district was formed, areas were transferred to it and a new taluk was formed, namely Mannarkkad.
In 2013, Ottapalam taluk was bifurcated and Pattambi taluk was formed.
At present the district consists of 2 revenue divisions, 6 taluks and 157 revenue Villages, with 7 Muncipalities, 13 block panchayats and 88 village panchayats.
The District headquarters is at Palakkad Town, and the District Collector is seated at the Collectorate, Civil Station, Palakkad.
The district administration records that the first District Collector of the district was Sri K. C. Sankaranarayanan IAS.
Palakkad is one of the fourteen districts of Kerala and has no coastal line; it is one of the main granaries of Kerala and is also the land of Palmyrahs.