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Melarkode Grama Panchayat is located in Nenmara Block of Alathur Taluk of Palakkad District. Melarkode Panchayat was formed on 15th March 1965. This panchayat, which has 18 wards, is bounded by Vidhimala and Erimayoor Panchayats on the north, Ayilur and Nenmara Panchayats on the south, Vandazhi Panchayats on the west, and Pallassana and Nenmara Panchayats on the east. Melarkode Panchayat, which falls under Melarkode Village limits, has an area of ​​25.52 sq km. Out of the population of 24,540, 12,478 are females and 12,062 are males. Melarkode Panchayat, which has achieved the distinction of being the first panchayat to achieve 100 percent literacy as part of the literacy activities in Palakkad district, has a current literacy rate of 91.95 percent. According to its topography, Melarkode Panchayat, which falls in the Malanad region, can be divided into four main areas: hilly areas, rocky areas, plains, and forest land. It is said that since it is located above Gayatripuzha, this panchayat was named Melarode and later Melarkode. The main crop of Melarkode Panchayat is paddy. Coconut, rubber, ginger, kavung tubers, pepper, and banana are also cultivated. Gayatripuzha and Ayiloorpuzha are precious water sources flowing through various parts of this panchayat. Apart from this, there are 6 ponds here. The main canals in this panchayat for irrigation are Mangalam Dam Canal, Cheramangalam Canal, and Pothundi Canal. The largest hilly areas in this panchayat are Vidhimalakunnu, Ambazhakunn, Kaundankunnu, and Madamalakunnu. The people rely on 88 public drinking water taps and public ponds for drinking water. 913 street lights have been installed to make the streets of the panchayat passable at night. The residents of the panchayat rely on the nearest airport, Nedumbassery Airport, for foreign travel. Palakkad Town Railway Station is the nearest railway station to the panchayat. As a port, the Kochi Port is located closest to the panchayat. Alathur Bus Stand and Nenmara Bus Stand are the places where the road traffic of the panchayat is concentrated. The Mangalam-Govindapuram State Highway passes through the panchayat. Although there are no large industrial units in the public or private sector, small industrial units like D.W.C.R.A. units, Button Export Company, etc. are operating here and there in the panchayat. This is one of the panchayats where small industrial products are sold very much. In the traditional sector, pottery making and chenda making are noteworthy units. 8 ration shops, one Neethi store, and one Maveli store are operating in the general distribution area of ​​the panchayat. Kallambad Shopping Complex and Chittilancherry Shopping Complex are the main business centers in the panchayat. There are many places of worship in this panchayat compared to other areas. Cherunattoori Bhagavathi Temple, Swarganatha Temple, Cheenikode Muslim Church, Puthanthara Muslim Church, and Japamala Church are the main places of worship for people of different religions in this panchayat. Various programs related to these, such as Vela, Arattu Utsavam, Japamala Rani Palliperunnal, are a reminder of the cultural identity of the panchayat. Cheramangalam Kanur Viswanathan Nair, known for his storytelling and folk songs, P.C.S. Nair, who wrote poetry with the great poet P. Kunhiraman Nair, Melarkad Thekkethara Narayanan Mash, known in the field of Kanyarkali, and Palanthony N.Murugan High Court Judge M.N.Krishnan, who is a scholar in making the Chenda, the unique musical instrument of Kerala, are famous personalities who have strived to enhance the cultural splendor of this panchayat. The first cultural organization of this panchayat, known as V.K.S., was established in Cheramangalam Antahazi in the beginning of 1958. Today, the Valathala Samskriti Nilayam is a cultural center in the panchayat. In addition, the Valathala Library, P.K.S. There are also libraries. The primary health center started in Melarkode in 1994, the homeopathic hospital, the Cheramangalam Government Ayurveda Hospital, the private sector Narayana Ayurveda Clinic, and the Dhanya Allopathy Dispensary in Melarkode are the various health facilities in the panchayat. In the field of animal welfare, a veterinary hospital is also functioning in Chittilancherry. The nationalized bank Canara Bank in Chittilancherry, the Alathur Service Cooperative Banks in Peramangalam and Melarkode, and the private bank Dhanalakshmi Bank in Chittilancherry are the major institutions operating in the financial sector. There is a Krishi Bhavan, a Forest Office in Melarkode, a BSNL Telephone Exchange in Chittilancherry, a Sub Post Office and a Private Kalyana Mandapam in Cheramangalam and Nenmara.