Ottapalam

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Place details

Locality: Ottappalam
Region: Kerala
Country: India
Population: 53,792
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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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: Palakkad
Settlement.seat_type: Lok Sabha constituency
Settlement.seat1_type: Assembly constituency
Settlement.seat1: Ottapalam
Settlement.governing_body: Municipality
Settlement.leader_party: CPI(M)

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Wikidata facts

Area: 32.7
Elevation: 54
Image: Otp bus stand1.jpg
Dialing code: 4926

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Commons category: Ottapalam
postal code: 679101

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Article

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Contents

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.