Ottapalam
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Place details
- Locality
- Ottappalam
- Region
- Kerala
- Country
- India
- Population
- 53,792
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ottapalam
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ottapalam near Bustand.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Ottapalam bus stand
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Kerala
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Kerala, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kerala
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Palakkad district
- Area
- +32.7
- Elevation
- +54
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Otp bus stand1.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Administration
- Ottapalam Taluk
- Transport
- Road
- Rail
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Ottapalam (also spelled Ottappalam) is a town, taluk, and municipality in the Palakkad District of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Ottapalam taluk and is located approximately 34 km (21 mi) from the Palakkad (district HQ), along the banks of the Bharathapuzha River, the second-longest river in the state.
It is one of the major commercial centres in the district. It is also one of the major filming locations in Kerala.