Jobs in Palakkad


Palakkad (also termed as Palghat) is a town in Kerala. It is also the administrative headquarter of the Palakkad District. Jobs in Palakkad are primarily available in the industrial sector as well as in the agricultural sector.

Palakkad is referred to as the “Rice Bowl of Kerala”. Apart from rice and vegetables the district produces crops such as sugar cane, jasmine, groundnut, tomato and rubber. The district also exports mangoes and tamarind in huge quantity.

Jobs in Palakkad, Kerala are available in the large number of local industries. Public Sector giants like Instrumentation Limited and ITI Limited have production units in Kanjikode (located 12 km away from the Palakkad town). The BPL group, Pepsi and Coca Cola are the big private business entities here. Some prominent Palakkad industry production areas are :
  • Knitted Hosiery fabrics
  • Ferrosilicon products
  • Mild Steel Ingots
  • Agricultural Implements
  • Cotton Yarn and Blended Yarn
  • Uncoated Paper, Paper -board
  • Pottassium Chlorate
  • Wheat Products
  • Cement
  • Tiles or Bricks.
  • Coconut, Cream, Jam or Spread
  • Switch Fuse, Pannel Boards and HRC Fuse
  • Powerline Carrier communication instruments
  • electronic push buttons
  • Auto Injection moulds
  • Pharmaceutical Products
  • Electro Cardi Graphs or Patient monitory systems
  • Beer
  • Telephone Components.
  • Coconut Oil
  • Crumb Rubber
  • Silco manganese
  • Control Valves, Safety relief valves, Power Cylki\linders and allied Items.
  • Powertiller
  • Ayurvedic Medicines


Finance jobs, accounting jobs or Bank jobs in Palakkad are available with the large number of commercial banks at Palakkad. Some commercial banks at Palakkad are:
  • Andhra Bank
  • ICICI Bank
  • Bank of Baroda
  • Induslnd Bank
  • Canara Bank,
  • HDFC Bank
  • Catholic Syrian Bank
  • State Bank of Travancore
  • Dhanalakshmi Bank Ltd
  • State Bank of India
  • Indian Bank
  • Indian Overseas Bank


Palakkad jobs are also available in the various local medical institutions, Industrial Co-op Societies and local Artisan Units situated in Palakkad. Palakkad referred to as the land of palms is a prime tourist attraction. Hotels jobs in Palakkad are found in large numbers. Palakkad jobs are also available in the large number of Ayurveda institutions spread through out Palakkad.

Last Updated on 3 June 2011