Nemmara

Aathanad is a mountain situated in Vallanghy, Nemmara, Palakkad district, Kerala. It is famous for the Ayyappa Temple in the top of the mountain. The annual festival held here on Malayalam month Dhanu 9 or (24 December). People from different places will come here to hire this mountain to get blessed. Nellikulangara Temple is situated in the valley of this Aathanad, where the famous Vallanghy-Nenmara Vela is celebrating every year. From the top of the Aathanadu mountain we will get a great view of the Vallanghy, Nemmara towns, Pothundi Dam, Nelliyampathy hills and the green carpet of paddy fields which makes Palakkad the Granary of Kerala. The mountain hiring gives a good experience.

Avitis Institute of Medical Sciences is an Indian hospital based in Palakkad, Kerala, India. In May 2018, two of the hospital's executive directors, Santhi Promoth and Jyothy Palat, reached out to help the family of nurse Lini Puthussery. They learned nurse Lini had died within days of contracting the Nipah virus after dutifully attending to the first victim of the virus outbreak in Kerala. The executives promised they would see to it that the educational expenses of Lini's children, ages 2 and 5 at the time of her death, would be covered, beginning with the 2019 academic year and carrying forward to when they acquire a professional degree or begin a postgraduate course. In August 2018, the hospital again gained notability for their aid and rescue efforts when helping the victims of Nelliyampathy, Kerala after flooding and heavy rains caused 70 landslides making roads impossible from the upper reaches of the Nelliyampathy Mountains to the mainland.

NSS College, Nemmara is a college of higher education in Nemmara town in Palakkad district of Kerala. It is managed by the Nair Service Society (NSS) and is affiliated to the University of Calicut. The college was inaugurated by the founding father of NSS, Mannathu Padmanabhan on 28 February 1966. The college has celebrated its Silver Jubilee in the year 1991–92. College is located in the vicinity of Western Ghats encompassing the picturesque hills of Nelliyampathi. College caters to the needs of the rural students of Nemmara and other neighboring areas like Ayalur, Melarkode, and Alathur. The college is situated in a campus of 38 acres (150,000 m2) and has Twelve UG courses and Three PG course. There are five departments under the faculty of Science - Mathematics, Physics and Instrumentation, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology and four departments under the faculty of Arts namely History, Political Science, Economics, Malayalam and English. There are three language departments - Malayalam, Sanskrit and Hindi. Commerce and Business Administration are under the faculty of Commerce. Physical Education is another department in the college. There are two self-financing courses.

Melarcode is a village and Gram Panchayat in Palakkad District, Kerala, South India. "Mayilattoor" was the former name of Melarcode ("Mayil" meaning peacock), probably due to the presence of many peacocks in the village. Melarcode has a developed cultural background. Melarcode has produced many fine artists in the field of Carnatic Music and Namasankeerthanam like Melarcode Vaidhyanathan (Vaithy) Bhagavathar and Melarcode Ravi Bhagavathar. North Village (Vadakke Gramam) in Melarcode is considered to be one of the most beautiful Agraharam-s in Palakkad District. Annual Uthsavam is being celebrated every year in the months of April / May. The place is 70% covered with paddy fields, ponds, canals and temples.

Pallavur is a village situated in the Chittur Taluk, Palakkad district of Kerala, India. It is close to Kollengode Town, Nemmara and Koduvayur.

Ayiloor, also known as Ayilur, Aylur, or Ayalur, is a village in the Chittur Thaluk of Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. Ayiloor is located about 30 kilometers away from Palakkad town and 48 kilometers from Thrissur town.

Elavanchery is a village and gram panchayat near to Kollengode Town in Palakkad district, Kerala, India. It is situated on the foothills of Nelliyampathy mountain ranges, a part of the Western Ghats. The topography of Elevanchery is characterised by large areas of lush green paddy fields dotted with tall palm trees and breathtakingly beautiful rolling hills on the backdrop. This makes it an ideal location for shooting films and advertisements adding to the "laid back Kerala vibe". Elevanchery is also accredited with having the Highest per capita of Government employees in the whole of Kerala. Around 50% of the households has at least one member serving the State of Kerala. Thiruvananthapuram MP and Former UN Under secretary General Shashi Tharoor hails from this village.

Kunissery is a village in the Palakkad district of Kerala state, South India. The closest towns are Alathur (about 7 km away) and Kollengode (about 10 km). Kunissery is at Alathur - Kollengode main road. Kunissery has two temples where two different goddesses are worshipped. Kunissery's famous festival is Kumatti which is celebrated on the birthday of the local goddess, Pookulathi Amma, on the Punartham star of Meena Masam (as per Hindu calendar). It is a quaint and simple village where farming is still one of the main source of income for many of the households.

Kairady is a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It forms a part of the Ayiloor gram panchayat.

Pudiyankam, or Puthiyankam is a village in Alathur Taluk, located in the Palakkad district of the southern Indian state of Kerala.