{"id":15167,"date":"2026-01-21T13:28:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T07:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpura.org\/blog\/?p=15167"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:31:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T08:01:02","slug":"1997-district-handbook-palakkad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpura.org\/blog\/1997-district-handbook-palakkad\/","title":{"rendered":"1997 &#8211; District Handbook of Kerala &#8211; Palakkad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Through this post we are releasing the scan of <strong>District Handbook of Kerala<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Palakkad\u00a0<\/strong>published in the year 1997<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15168\" src=\"https:\/\/gpura.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1997-district-handbook-palakkad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2225\" height=\"3240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This handbook was published by the Director, Department of Public Relations Government of Kerala and \u00a0that provides overview information about the district. It typically would include essential facts about Palakkad\u2019s geography, administration, socio-economic profile, and notable features as part of Kerala\u2019s district handbook series<\/p>\n<p>This document was made available for digitization from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indicarchive.org\/blog\/p-govindapilla-digitization-project\/\">P Govinda Pillai Library, Thiruvananthapuram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Metadata and link to the digitized document are provided below.<\/p>\n<h3>Metadata and link to the digitized document<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Title: District Handbook of Kerala &#8211; Palakkad<\/li>\n<li>Editor: M. Josephath<\/li>\n<li>Published Year:\u00a0<strong>1997<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Number of pages:<b> 45<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Scan link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gpura.org\/item\/1997-district-handbook-palakkad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through this post we are releasing the scan of District Handbook of Kerala &#8211; Palakkad\u00a0published in the year 1997 This handbook was published by the Director, Department of Public Relations Government of Kerala and \u00a0that provides overview information about the district. 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