Olavakkode is a region in Palakkad

Palakkad

Palakkad , formerly known as Palghat, is a municipality and a town in the state of Kerala in southern India, spread over an area of 26.60 km2.The city is situated about north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District...

 city, Kerala, India. It is composed of two main areas: the Kavilpad and the Railway Colony. Olavakkode is 4 km from the Palakkad Municipal Bus Terminus.

Transportation

The railway has been very important to the growth and development of Olavakkode. The main railway station in the city Palakkad Junction

Palakkad Junction

Palakkad Junction is one of the biggest railway junction station in Kerala state, India situated in the city of Palakkad. It is located at 4 km from Palakkad Municipal Bus Terminus...

 is situated here. It is also the entry point by road from the North Malabar

North Malabar

North Malabar , is a historic as well as geographic distinction in India used to refer the area covering; present Kasaragod and Kannur Districts, Mananthavady taluk of Wayanad District and Koyilandy & Vatakara taluks of Kozhikode District in modern Kerala and the entire Mahé sub-Division of...

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Points of interest

• Palakkad Junction (formerly called Olavakkode Junction)
• Southern Railway Palakkad Divisional Office (formerly called Olavakkode Division)
• Divisional Railway Hospital
• Malampuzha Dam and Garden
  Malampuzha
  Malampuzha is a mini hydoro-electric project built across Malampuzha river in Palakkad district of Kerala, South India. It is also the biggest irrigation project in Kerala with a large network of canal systems...
  
  
• Thirumananghat Shiva Temple
• Previous location of the Broad Gauge Railway junction