Infrastructure for industrial development
Industrial Developement Area
There are four industrial development areas in the district, which are in Kanjikkode and Pudussery belonged to Palakkad Taluk and Kappur and Shornur belonged to Ottapalam Taluk. The total extend of land available in all these area is 702.93 acres, out of this about 95% is already in use by various industries. The DA/ DP wise details position of the above industrial area is as follows.
|
Name of DA/DP |
Total area acquired (in acres) |
Area for common amenities (in acres) |
Allottable area (in acres) |
Area allotted (in acres) |
Total number of units |
Balance (in acres) |
|
NIDA, Kanjikode |
532.80 |
19.36 |
513.44 |
513.44 |
236 |
Nil |
|
IDA, Pudussery |
134.15 |
4.16 |
129.99 |
129.99 |
64 |
Nil |
|
DP Kappur |
18.26 |
1.97 |
16.29 |
15.46 |
25 |
0.83 |
|
DP Shornur |
17.72 |
0.60 |
17.12 |
7.50 |
2 |
9.62 |
|
Total |
702.93 |
26.09 |
676.84 |
666.39 |
327 |
10.45 |
Mini Industrial Estate (MIE)
Mini Industrial Estates are functioning directly under the control of District Industries Centre, Palakkad in six areas. The sheds in these MIEs are allotted to micro enterprises to encourage the investment in these categories and thus to ensure the industrial development. The details of MIEs under Palakkad MIE Cooperative Societies Ltd are given below.
|
Sl No. |
Name of MIE |
Total land (in Acres) |
Details of sheds |
Total units |
Working units |
|
|
900 sq ft |
600 sq ft |
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|
1 |
Kanjikode MIE |
1 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
|
2 |
Koduvayur MIE |
1 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
3 |
Vadakkenchery MIE |
1 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
|
4 |
Tarur MIE |
1 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
|
5 |
Muthalamada MIE |
1.28 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
|
6 |
Padur MIE |
1 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
6.28 |
24 |
36 |
42 |
38 |
Infrastructure provided by KINFRA
The total industrial land in Wise Park KINFRA (Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation) Kanjikode in Palakkad district is 200 acres, out of these 170.53 acres have already been allotted and the balance of land available for allotment is 29.47 acres. The infrastructure such as 4 km road, electrical lines and drainage system and shopping complex are also provided inside the Park. The Park contains water supply system of having 1 lakh litres of overhead tank, 4 lakh litres of ground water tank and 7 acres of water body for rain water harvesting and for bore well recharge.
Details of Industrial Land Identified From Local Bodies
The details of Block wise industrial land identified from Local bodies in each Taluk are given below.
|
Name of Block / Municipality |
Name of Panchayat / Village |
Survey No. |
Village |
Land (in Cents) |
No. of Sheds |
Vacancy / Availability of land |
|
ALATHUR TALUK |
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|
Alathur Block |
Tarur |
133/3 |
Tarur |
30 |
2 |
|
|
Vadakkenchery |
|
Vadakkanchery 1 |
10 |
5 |
Nil |
|
|
Kannambra |
14/1 |
Kannadi I |
5 |
6 |
|
|
|
Pudukode |
|
Pudukode |
56 |
1 |
|
|
|
Alathur
|
|
Alathur |
|
2 |
|
|
|
Thenkurussi |
212/5,90/A,4/40,7/20 |
Thenkurussi II |
65.5 |
13 |
|
|
|
Kzhalmannam Block |
Kannadi |
78/2 |
Kannadi I |
100 |
1 |
|
|
Kuzhalmannam |
14/95,438/4,7 |
Kuzhalmannam 1, KuzhalmannamII |
56 |
11 |
|
|
|
Kottayi |
697/2 |
Kottayi 1 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
324.5 |
42 |
|
|
CHITTUR TALUK |
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|
Chittur T Municipality |
Chittur Village |
|
|
|
1 |
Nil |
|
Kollengode Block |
Pattenchery GP |
267/5 |
Pattanchery I |
7 |
1 (1539 Sq .ft) |
Nil |
|
Koduvayur |
51/3 |
Koduvayur I |
192 |
2 |
Yes |
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
199 |
3 |
|
|
MANNARKKAD TALUK |
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|
|
|
|
|
Nil |
|
|
|
OTTAPPALAM TALUK |
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|
Shornur (M) |
Shornur (M) |
|
SRR (M) |
86 |
2 |
|
|
Ottapalam (M) |
Ottapalam (M) |
79/7 |
Otp (M) |
17 |
1 |
|
|
Pattambi (B) |
Ongallur |
|
Ongallur |
165 |
1 |
|
|
Thrithala (B) |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Ottapalam (B) |
Ambalapara |
|
Ambalapara-I |
24 |
5 |
|
|
Thrikkadeeri I |
27/6 |
Thrikkadeeri-I |
27 |
1 |
|
|
|
Sreekrishnapuram (B) |
Sreekrishnapuram (B) |
½,1/3 |
Thrikkadeeri-II |
126 |
|
|
|
Sreekrishnapuram (B) |
1/8A, ½,1/3, 1/4A |
Thrikkadeeri-II |
98 |
|
|
|
|
Sreekrishnapuram (B) |
1/8A, 1/4A |
Thrikkadeeri-II |
80 |
|
|
|
|
Karimpuzha |
441/3 |
Karimpuzha-I |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
623 |
11 |
|
|
PALAKKAD TALUK |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
Nil |
|
|
|
|
Grand Total |
|
|
1146.5 |
56 |
|
Future Land Availability in Block/ Taluk/ District
The Taluk wise Block wise land available of future development of industries in Palakkad is summarised below.
|
Sl. No. |
Name of Taluk / Block |
Location / Village |
Survey No. |
DIC |
KINFRA |
SILK |
Any other Agency |
Total Land |
Remarks |
|
1 |
Alathur Taluk |
Nil |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
Chittur Taluk |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chittur Block |
Ozhalapath/ Vadakarapathy |
113/1 |
- |
- |
- |
Pvt. land |
30acre |
Dry land |
|
3 |
Mannarkkad Taluk |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nil |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
Ottapalam Taluk |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nil |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
Palakkad Taluk |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nil |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SIDCO
The Small Industries Development Corporation (SIDCO) has made the industrial development by forming Industrial Estates at Olavakkode and Karakkad, Mini Industrial Estates at Ottapalam, Vaniyamkulam and Pattambi and Industrial Park at Shornur in the district. The details such as extend of land available, land allotted, major industrial units etc. in each estate are the following.
|
|
Name of SIDCO Estate |
Total land |
Land allotted |
Land available |
Investment made |
Employment provided |
|
1 |
Industrial Estate, Olavakkode |
828.512 |
622.76 |
205.752 |
|
200 |
|
2 |
Industrial Estate, Karakkad |
737.784 |
737.784 |
Nil |
|
350 |
|
3 |
Mini Industrial Estate, Ottapalam |
9.88 |
9.88 |
Nil |
|
85 |
|
4 |
Mini Industrial Estate, Vaniyamkulam |
59.089 |
54.509 |
4.58 |
|
80 |
|
5 |
Mini Industrial Estate, Pattambi |
18.798 |
18.798 |
Nil |
|
40 |
|
6 |
Industrial Park, Shornur |
390.78 |
309.78 |
Nil |
|
75 |
|
|
Total |
2044.843 |
1753.511 |
210.322 |
|
|
Major industrial units in SIDCO estates
|
Industrial Estate, Olavakkode |
1. M/s KEL 2. M/s Sayok Batteries 3. M/s Allan Associates 4. M/s Maruth Industries 5. M/s MSFEL Enterprises |
|
Industrial Estate, Karakkad |
1. M/s Lakshmi Engineering 2. M/s Variety Pharmaceuticals 3. M/s Variety Formulations 4. M/s Mayil Fittings 5. M/s Thulasi Foundries and Forgings |
|
Mini Industrial Estate, Ottapalam |
1. M/s NILA Catering service 2. M/s NILA Bakes |
|
Mini Industrial Estate, Vaniyamkulam |
1. M/s Amma Forgings 2. M/s Amitha Forgings 3. M/s Melethil Industries |
|
Mini Industrial Estate, Pattambi |
1. M/s Surya Glass Creation 2. M/s Surya Creation 3. M/s Nila Foods |
|
Industrial Park, Shornur |
1. M/s Nila Confectionaries 2. M/s Well Known Industries 3. M/s Thoy Industries |
KSIDC
KSIDC is developing an industrial park at Palakkad in the name "KSIDC Investment Zone" in 34 acres of land at Kanalpirivu, Pudussery East village, Palakkad Taluk. KSIDC proposes to provide developed industrial plots and built up space for potential industries at this Park. KSIDC has so far invested an amount of Rs.4 Crores in the park towards supporting infrastructure like compound wall, internal road, side drain, main gate, security cabin, administrative building and water supply arrangements.
KSIDC has allotted 1.5 acres land to M/s GAIL for setting up an SV/IP station. Once the infrastructure is fully developed the park will be opened to other industrial units also. It is expected that when fully functional the park will generate an employment of approximately 5000.
KINFRA
There are 24 industrial units in KINFRA, Kanjikode. The total capital inflow investment in all these 24 units is 231.16 crores. The unit wise investment and employment generation are given below.
|
Sl. No. |
Name of industrial unit |
Employment |
Capital inflow Investment (in Lakhs) |
|
1 |
Pepsico India Holdings (P) Ltd. |
450 |
11000 |
|
2. |
Central Warehousing Corporation |
5 |
180 |
|
3. |
World Wide Iron & Steel (P) Ltd |
70 |
300 |
|
4. |
Steel Max Rolling Mills Ltd. |
80 |
350 |
|
5. |
Kairali Cement Company |
12 |
65 |
|
6. |
Mannarkkad Steels (P) Ltd |
46 |
180 |
|
7. |
Kuttippulan Iron&Steel Company(P)Ltd. |
47 |
410 |
|
8. |
M.P.S.Steel Castings (P) Ltd. |
155 |
7295 |
|
9. |
Prince TMT Steels (P) Ltd. |
81 |
391 |
|
10. |
Sun Power Cement Company (P) Ltd. |
85 |
2300 |
|
11. |
Technomax Industries |
5 |
80 |
|
12. |
Zeba Lab Systems (P) Ltd. |
32 |
250 |
|
13. |
Hydenso Steel & Engineering.(P) Ltd |
21 |
75 |
|
15. |
Palakkad Surgical Industries Pvt Ltd |
61 |
100 |
|
16. |
Saaroco |
1 |
10 |
|
17. |
Isotech Metrology Solutions |
4 |
10 |
|
18. |
Spinnotech Tooling Solutions |
8 |
120 |
|
|
TOTAL |
1163 |
23116 |
Transport facilities
The district is well connected by road, rail and have proximity to airports at Coimbatore, Kozhikode and Kochi. The NH 47 runs through the industrial estate area in Kanjikode and has a length of 70 kms. The district has a total of 1646 km of PWD roads, which includes 373 km of State Highway, 794 kms of major district roads, 437 kms of other district roads and 42 kms Village roads. Thr total length of the railway line in the district is 102 km (broad gauge). Palakkad Junction and Shornur Jn are the main railway stations in the district connect the other major centres in the State and the country.
Telecommunication
The district has a good network of telecommunication system. Besides Postal department and BSNL, effective courier and parcel services and mobile networking facilities are provided by private service providers. P&T has two postal divisions, one at Palakkad and the other at Ottappalam, 4 head post offices, 158 sub post offices and 293 Village level post offices. BSNL has 106 telephone exchanges in Palakkad with a total capacity of 2.23 lakhs lines.
Banking
The district is having enough number of branches in both rural and urban areas. The total number of service branches available in Palakkad is 515, out of these, 249 are in Public sector, 120 in Private sector, 145 in cooperative sector and the remaining 1 is KFC. Canara Bank is the lead bank in the district.
The name of banks and its number of functioning branches are given below.
A. PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS
|
Sl No. |
Name of Bank |
No. of branches |
|
|
State Bank Groups |
|
|
1 |
State Bank of India |
44 |
|
2 |
State Bank of Mysore |
1 |
|
3 |
State Bank of Travancore |
43 |
|
|
Total- State Bank Group |
88 |
|
|
Nationalised Banks |
|
|
1 |
Allahabad Bank |
1 |
|
2 |
Andhra Bank |
2 |
|
3 |
Bank of Baroda |
6 |
|
4 |
Bank of India |
4 |
|
5 |
Canara Bank |
43 |
|
6 |
Central Bank of India |
2 |
|
7 |
Corporation Bank |
4 |
|
8 |
Dena Bank |
1 |
|
9 |
Indian Bank |
8 |
|
10 |
Indian Overseas Bank |
7 |
|
11 |
IDBI |
1 |
|
12 |
Oriental Bank of Commerce |
1 |
|
13 |
Punjab National Bank |
29 |
|
14 |
Syndicate Bank |
8 |
|
15 |
UCO Bank |
2 |
|
16 |
Union Bank of India |
15 |
|
17 |
United Bank of India |
1 |
|
18 |
Vijaya Bank |
9 |
|
|
Total- Nationalised Banks |
144 |
|
|
Regional Rural Banks (RRB) |
|
|
|
Kerala Gramin Bank |
17 |
|
|
Total Public Sector Banks |
249 |
B. PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS
|
Sl No. |
Name of Bank |
No. of branches |
|
1 |
Catholic Syrian Bank |
16 |
|
2 |
City Union Bank |
1 |
|
3 |
Dhanalakshmi Bank |
18 |
|
4 |
Federal Bank Ltd |
29 |
|
5 |
HDFC Bank |
11 |
|
6 |
ICICI Bank |
6 |
|
7 |
Indus India Bank |
1 |
|
8 |
ING Vysya Bank |
1 |
|
9 |
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd |
1 |
|
10 |
Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd |
1 |
|
11 |
South Indian Bank Ltd |
34 |
|
12 |
Axis Bank Ltd |
1 |
|
|
Total- Private Sector Banks |
120 |
|
|
Total Commercial Banks (A + B) |
369 |
|
C |
Cooperative Banks |
|
|
1 |
State Cooperative Banks |
97 |
|
2 |
PCARDB |
5 |
|
3 |
PDC Bank |
43 |
|
|
Total- Cooperative Banks |
145 |
|
D |
Kerala Financial Institutions |
1 |
|
|
Total- All kinds of Banks (A+B+C+D) |
515 |
Block wise number of bank branches
|
Sl. No. |
Taluk name |
Block/ Municipality |
No. of branches |
Rural/ Urban |
|
1 |
Alathur |
Alathur |
54 |
R |
|
2 |
|
Kuzhalmannam |
33 |
R |
|
3 |
Chittur |
Chittur |
31 |
R |
|
4 |
|
Kollengode |
39 |
R |
|
5 |
|
Nenmara |
35 |
R |
|
6 |
|
Chittur (M) |
22 |
U |
|
7 |
Mannarkkad |
Attapady |
15 |
R |
|
8 |
|
Mannarkkad |
53 |
R |
|
9 |
Ottapalam |
Ottapalam |
21 |
R |
|
10 |
|
Pattambi |
27 |
R |
|
11 |
|
Sreekrishnapuram |
34 |
R |
|
12 |
|
Thrithala |
30 |
R |
|
13 |
|
Ottapalam (M) |
24 |
U |
|
14 |
|
Shornur (M) |
18 |
U |
|
15 |
Palakkad |
Malampuzha |
45 |
R |
|
16 |
|
Palakkad |
30 |
R |
|
17 |
|
Palakkad (M) |
77 |
U |
Electricity
There are two electrical circles in the district- Palakkad and Shoranur and there are a total of 61 electrical sections under these circles.
Consumption under various categories in Lakh units (in 2014, KSEB)
|
Name of circle |
Domestic |
Agriculture |
Industrial- LT |
Industrial- HT |
General |
Others |
Total |
|
Palakkad |
353.71 |
89.49 |
37.37 |
346.14 |
8.04 |
111.94 |
946.69 |
|
Shoranur |
263.96 |
29.75 |
20.63 |
59.60 |
2.15 |
68.37 |
444.46 |
|
Total |
617.67 |
119.24 |
58.00 |
405.74 |
10.19 |
180.31 |
1391.15 |
Total Consumption under LT is 956.39 lakh units and total consumption under HT is 434.76 lakh units.
List of electrical sections under electrical circle, Palakkad.
|
Electrical division, Palakkad |
Electrical division, Alathur |
Electrical division, Chittur |
|
Sulthanpet Big Bazar Melamuri Kalpathy Olavakkode Malampuzha Kanjikode Elappully Marutha Road Parli Pathiripala Kongad Kadampazhippuram Mundur |
Kuzhalmannam Kuthannur Kottayi Peringottukurissi Alathur Kunissery Padur Puthucode Vadakkenchery Mudappallur Nenmara Kizhakkencherry
|
Chittur Kozhinjampara Velathavalam Koduvayur Pudunagaram Tattamangalam Kollengode Muthalamada Nelliyampathy
|
List of electrical sections under electrical circle, Shoranur
|
Vallapuzha Koottupatha Thiruvengappura Challissery Peringode Padinjarangadi Koppam Thrithala Pattambi |
Ongallur Muthuthala Cherpulassery Ambalappara Ottappalam Shoranur Vaniyamkulam Kothakurissi Panangattiri |
Sreekrishnapuram Alanellur Thachampara Kottathara Agali Kanjirapuzha Kumaramputhur mannarkkad |
Details of substations und Transmission Circle, Palakkad
|
Sl No. |
Name of substation |
Total capacity in MVA |
|
|
220 KV substations |
|
|
1. 2. |
Shornur Kanjikkode |
200 320 |
|
|
110 KV substations |
|
|
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. |
Kanjikkode Vennakkara Malampuzha Mannarkkad Kollengode Parali Ottappalam Cherpulassery Koppam Koottanad Vedakkenchery Kozhinjampara Kalladikode Walayar Pathiripala |
126 105 20 52 32 52 22.5 25 52 41 54.5 57 22.5 25 35
|
|
|
66 KV substations |
|
|
1. 2. 3. |
Nenmara Kannampully Chittur |
16 8 20
|
|
|
33 KV substations |
|
|
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. |
Maniyampara Alathur Alanallur Agali Muthalamada Nelliyampathy Koduvayur Pallassana Sreekrishnapuram Kongad Pattambi Chalissery Thrithala Vannamada Meenakshipuram Tharur Chittadi Velanthavalam Thiruvengappura
|
10 10 10 10 10 5 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 |
(Source: KSEB, Palakkad dt 25-7-14)
The district is also supported by one 2.25 MVA windmill station at Kanjikode and a 2.5 MVA mini hydel generating station at Malampuzha.
RAILWAY COACH FACTORY Land acquisition have already completed and other work is in progresses