Agali is a small town in

Palakkad district Palakkad District () is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. It was carved out from the southeastern region of the former Malabar District on 1 January 1957. It is located at the centre of Kerala. It is the largest district i ...

in the state of

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. It forms a part of the Agali gram panchayat.

Silent Valley National Park

Agali is the nearest town for travelling to

Silent Valley National Park Silent Valley National Park is a national park in Kerala, India. It is located in the Nilgiri hills, has a core area of , which is surrounded by a buffer zone of . This national park has some rare species of flora and fauna. This area was explo ...

. There are three Lodges and several resorts in Agali town catering to tourists coming to Silent Valley, as the town is only 16 kilometers from the Park.

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian census, Agali village had population of 22,327 with an area spread over 76 km² where males constitute 11,239 and females constitute 11,088. Population of children in the age group of 0-6 was 2,346 where 1,195 are males and 1,151 are females. Overall literacy of Agali village was 79.9% lower than state average of 94% among which male literacy was 84.2% and female literacy was 75.5%. Agali grama panchayat had total population of 34,941 with an area spread over 153 km². Among which males constitute 17,393 and females constitute 17,548. Total number of households were 8,695 in the panchayat limits. Agali panchayat has administration over 2 revenue villages like Agali and Kallamala. Population in the age group 0-6 was 3,786. Total literacy of Agali grama panchayat was 82.7%.https://censusindia.gov.in › 3...PDF Web results Palakkad - DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK (ref page nos:106,107,260,261)

Transportation

Agali is 38 km from

Mannarkkad Mannarkkad, formerly known as Mannarghat, is a municipal town in Palakkad district of the Indian state of Kerala. The Silent Valley National Park and the Attappadi Reserve Forest are located in Mannarkkad Taluk. Mannarkkad is situated 36 km ...

in Kerala. The little town of Anakkatti on Tamil Nadu border is only 18 km from Agali. Buses from Anaikatti come to Agali through Anakkatti - Mannarkkad road and the distance is 18 km. In Attappadi all stops have QR Code for transportation. This project introduced by Makkal Raja Productions.

References

Villages in Palakkad district {{Palakkad-geo-stub