Pallippuram, Palakkad

For other locations with the same name, see Pallippuram (disambiguation).

Pallippuram (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a village near Pattambi, Palakkad district, Kerala, India. Situated in the western extremity ('the western horn') of Palakkad district, part of the greater Paruthur Gramapanchayat, this place stands near the confluence of Bharathapuza River (Nila) and Tutha River (Tuthapuzha), and is bounded by these rivers to the south and west respectively. ^{[citation needed]}. The adjacent villages to Pallippuram are Muthuthala, Thiruvegappura, Irimbiliyam, Anakkara, Pattithara, and Thrithala. It falls under the Pattambi Assembly Constituency.^[1]

Pallippuram
Village
Pallippuram paddy fields
Pallippuram Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Pallippuram Pallippuram (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 10.84057°N 76.11183°E / 10.84057; 76.11183
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Area
• Total	20.71 km2 (8.00 sq mi)
Elevation	14.83 m (48.65 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	21,809
• Density	1,053/km2 (2,730/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	679 305
Telephone code	91466
Vehicle registration	KL-52

Demography

This village has a population of 21,000 people, where 10,000 are males and 11,000 females as of 2001^[update] India census. The population density is high at 1,053 persons per km². Muslims comprise approximately 65 per cent of the population, and Hindus the rest. According to the census, the birth rate is 246 and death rate is 5.9 per annum. 88.65% of the population is literate (males: 90.24; females: 83.38).^[2]