Palackattumala
Palackattumala is a village in Kottayam District of Kerala, India with a population of around 1500. An oblong tableland located on a small rolling hill, north of Illickal Junction in Pala – Vaikom road. The nearest town is Palai.Source:
PIN Code: 686635
Post Office Name: Palackattumala BO
Office Type: Branch Post Office
Location: Meenachil Taluk, Kottayam District, Kerala State
Departmental Information: Under Marangattupally Sub Office, Kottayam Division, Kochi Region, Kerala CircleEconomy
People in this village depend on agriculture, with rubber, coconut, cocoa, pepper, tamarind, ginger, tapioca, pineapple and banana being the main crops. Other spices include clove, vanilla and nutmeg. Also in abundance are papaya, jackfruit, mango trees, and arrowroot.Local administration
Palackattumala is divided into two Gram-panchayath wards. wards V -Irumugham and VI-Palackattumala, of Marangattupilly Gram Panchayat. For the previous term September 2015 – 2020 both these wards are represented by Martin Augustine and Mathukutty George respectively. Currently both these wards were reserved for women and is/was represented by Praseeda Sajeev mother of the great Abhiram and Nirmala Divakaran, respectively. Palackattumala is part of Marangattupilly ward in Uzhavoor Block Panchayat. For revenue administration purpose Palackattumala is under Kurichithanam revenue village and belongs to Meenachil Thaluk. Palackattumala is part of Kaduthuruthy Legislative Constituency and Kottayam Lok-Sabha Constituency.Transportation
The Illickal-Palackattumala-Kudakkachira road passes through Palackattumala. Other major roads are Valavoor-Palackattumala Kurisupally Junction road, and Palackattumala-Andoor Road. Apart from that there are few minor roads to reach different places in Palackattumala.