¨ Biggest diustrict in Kerala.

¨ Least literate district in the state.

¨ Largest producer of rice(also called rice bowl of Kerala)

¨ Hottest district in the State.

¨ Shornur largest railways station in Kerala, ise here.

¨ World Water Forum 2003 was held at Puthusheri Panchayath.

¨ First wind farm in the state-Kanchikode.

¨ Palakkad gap largest gap in the Western gats.

¨ Kunchan Nambiar birth place Killikurishimangalam is here.

¨ Lime stone deposit is found here.

¨ No sea shore.

¨ Nelliyampathi famous hill station also famous for its.

¨ Orange cultivation. It is also called `poor-man`s Ooty.

¨ Lowest rainfall in the State

¨ Parambikulum-aliyar project, Pathrakadavu proposed project is dam.

¨ Parambikulam Wild Life Sanctuary(1973) famous for Bison.

¨ Hyder Ali built a fort here called Palakkad for (1766).

¨ Dams-Meenkara, Shiruvani, Mangalam, Chuliyar.

¨ Malambuzha Dam largest dam in Kerala.

¨ Silent Valley National Park famous for Lion Tailed Maceque, an endangered species.

¨ Bhavani, one of the east flowing river is here.

¨ Largest Production of Groundnut and Cotton

¨ Malabar Cements at Valayar.

¨ Indian Telephone Industries at Kanchikode

¨ Sholayar Tourists Center.

¨ Kalpathy car festival is famous.

¨ Tunchan Acharya Madam founded by Tunchan Ezhuthacan.

¨ Pothundy Reservoir complex.

¨ Lok Nayak J.P.Smridivanam and Deer Park.

¨ Mayiladum Pura is also famous.

¨ Fantasy Park at Malampuzha.

¨ Second in Tribal population.

¨ Ottapalam Loksabha constituency is here (reserved for SC)

¨ First all Kerala Rashtriya Samalanam is 1921, at Ottapalam, Presided by T. Prakashan(Andhra Kasari.)