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Transportation is a main factor determining thedegree of development. A well planned connectivitypattern for the entire district is essential for economicdevelopment of the district. The connectivity study isbased on hierarchy of settlement and nodes as detailed

below:

10.1 HIERARCHY OF SETTLEMENT

The future hierarchy of settlement of the

district is derived in 4 categories. The 1st ordersettlement of the district is Palakkad Municipalitywhose character is urban in nature. There are 4 IIndorder settlements namely Chittur ThathamangalamMunicipality, Shornur Municipality, MannarkkadPanchayat and Alathur Panchayat. In which, thecharacter of Chittur Thathamangalam Municipality is

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Fig 10.1: Hierarchy of settlements

urban where as the character of Shornur Municipalityis rural. The IInd order settlements Mannarkkad andAlathur will attain urban character in 2011.

There are 8 IIIrd order settlements in the districtviz Kozhinjapara, Kuzhalmannam, Kongad, Nemmara,Vadakkanchery, Ottappalam, Cheruplassery, Pattambi- all of them have rural character. Presently Ottappalamis in municipal status. Pattambi will attain urbancharacter in 2011 and cheruplassery in 2021. Theremaining settlements are IVth order settlement.The figure 10.1 shows the hierarchy of settlement ofthe district.

10.2 HIERARCHY OF NODES

Hierarchy of nodes is determined by the statusof commercial centre in one or more road junctionsformed by roads of various status . The nodes withinthe district is derived in 4 categories. The first ordernode is Palakkad which acts as a service centre of thedistrict. There as 4 nodes coming under the IInd orderviz Pattambi, Ottappalam, Mudappallur & Vallangi inthe district. Similarly there are seven third order nodesviz Goolikadavu, kongad, Thiruvazhiyode,Nagaripuram, Kootanad, chittur and Kambrathchalla inthe district. The remaining nodes of the district arecoming under IVth order.The hierarchy of nodes within the district are shown infigure 10.2

10.3 EXISTING NETWORK

The district has fairly good connectivity mainlythrough two modes of transport viz road and rail. Thestretches of NH47 and NH 213 passing through thedistrict provide connectivity to the surrounding

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Table 10.1 List of State Highways passingthrough Palakkad district

Table 10.2. List of Major District Roads -Palakkaddistrict

Fig 10.2: Hierarchy of nodes

connecting Kozhikkode, Malappuram and Palakkaddistricts and has a length of 57km within the district.There are 13 stretches of State Highways in the districtwith a total length of 251 Km. The important stretchesof the state highways are listed in Table 10.1

The district has 171 major district roads havinga length of 1157.141 km connecting various interiorparts within the district. The major district roads arelisted in Table 10.2.

In addition to the above there are many primaryroads connecting the interior parts of the district.

1 Agali-Jellippara 4.00Km

2 Alathur - Bazaar 5.2 Km

3 Anakkatti – Sholayur 12.70 km

4 Anakkara - Kumaranellur 5.609 km

5 Approach road to ISD farm Eruthenpathy 2.600 Km

6 Athipotta – Tholannur 7.4 Km

7 Cheruthuruthi - Perumbilavu 6.075 Km

8 Chittur – Vannamada 12.084 Km

9 Civil station road 0.8 Km

10 Erattukulam - Vaniampara 16.500 Km

11 Erumayur - Byepass old NH .8 Km

12 Eruthenpatrhy –Potikkal-Pudur 7.070Km 13 Gopalapuram - Meenakshipuram 7.5 Km

14 Govindapuram - Chemmanampathy 5.2 Km

15 GVC Kalpathy road 2.03 Km

16 Kakatty – Pulaymapra 3.616 Km

17 Kayppanchery – Ayiloor 1.48 Km

18 Kalmandapam – Kalpathy road 3.75 Km 19 Kanjikkode – bazaar 2.575 Km

20 Kanjikkode – Malampuzha road 7.655 Km

21 Kannadi – Panikode 10 Km

22 Karalmanna - Cheruplassery 1.6 Km

23 Karappara road 8.360

24 Karippode – Pallassena 6.4 Km

25 Kattilathani - Nethrakadavu 5.6 Km

26 Kazhani - Pazhambalakkode 8.718 km

27 Koduvayur – Pallavur - Vithinassery 11.754 km

28 Koduvayur-tripallur&Kunissery Byepass road 16.100km

29 Kollengode – Kunissery road 10.890 km

30 Kollengode – Pylore- Elavanchery 8.800 km 31 Kongadu – Kanhikulam road 5.280 km

32 Kodallur - Padinarangady 6.180 km

33 Koottanad – Thrithala 5.049 km

34 Koppam – Mukkai 3.000 km

35 Koppam – Pengattiri 10.540 km

1 SH010 Kanjikkode-Malampuzha-Muttykulangara Road

7.66KM

2 SH023a Shornur-Perinthalmanna Road 27 .00KM

3 SH023b Shornur-Perinthalmanna Road 0.60 Km 4 SH025 Thathamangalam-Nattukkal road 14.20Km

5 SH026 Nattukkal-Velanthavalam road 11.66Km

6 SH027 Palakkad-Thathamangalam-Pollachi road

32.08Km

7 SH039 Perimbilavu-Nilambur road 15 .00Km

8 SH052 Palakkad –Pollachi road 24.99 Km

9 SH053 Palakkad- Perinthalmanna Road 36.98 Km

10 SH058 Vadakkanchery-Pollachi road 38.91 Km

11 SH Nemmara-Nelliyampathy road 30.71 Km

12 SH Vallangi-Byepass road 0.52 Km

13 SH Vazhakkode- Alathur Road 10.24Km

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76 Palakkad – Malampuzha

77 Pampadi - Peringotukurissi

78 Parli – Mundur

79 Pathirippala – Kongad

80 Pattambi – Amayur

81 Pattambi - Cheruplassery

82 Pattanchery road

83 Peringodu – Pulapetta

84 Peringannur road

85 Pudunagaram - Kinassey

86 Pudunagaram – Kollengode

87 T.B.Road Nemmara

88 Thenkurissi – Peruvwmbu road

89 Thiruvazhakunnu farm road

90 Thiruvegappuram – Pallippuram

91 Thiruvilwamala-Peringotukurissi

92 Thrippalur - chittilanchery

93 Thrithala – Kumbidi

94 Thrithala - Padinjarangadi

95 Thrithala - Varandakuttikadavu

96 Unnial - Edathanattukara

97 Vadakkanchery - Bazaar

98 Vadakkenchery – Padur

99 Vadakkenchery - kizhkkenchery

100 Valanchery – Koppam

101 Vallapuzha - Mulayankavu

102 Vandumthara - kattuppara

103 Vaniyamkulam - vallapuzha

104 Vaniyamkulam - kothakurissi

105 Varode – Chunangadu

106 Vattolikkavu - Chathannur

107 Velanthavalam - Kuppandakoundannur

108 Vilayur – Kaipuram

109 Aandimadam – kadukkamkunnu road

110 Alanallur - Arakuparambu

111 Alanallur – kannamkundu- kodiyamkunnu road

112 Alungal – Kopamkallu road

113 Ambad – Anikkode road

114 Ambalappara mezhur keezhoor road

115 Anakkappara – mudappallur road

36 Kottathara – Pudur 9.800 km

37 Kottayi - Peringottukurissi 6.660 km 38 Kozhinajapara - velanthavalam 9.04 km

39 Kulavanmukku - Kuthannur 6.8 km

40 Kumaramputhur - Olipuzha 16 km 41 Kundurkkad - mulankode 2.7 km 42 Kundurkkadu – chittady 6.5 km

43 Kuthannur- Tholannur 6.2 km

44 Kuzhalmannam - Bazaar 3.312 km 45 Kuzhalmannam – mankara road 15.180km

46 Kuzhalmannam - koduvayur 7.904 km

47 Lakkidi railway station road 4 km 48 Manappadam - kannambra 5.65 km 49 Mangalam Old NH 1.8 km

50 Mangod road 1.8 km

51 Mangalam - Murikkumpatta 4.6 km 52 Mankara Rly. station road 1.190 km

53 Mannarkkad Chinnathadakam 52.962 km 54 Melamuri Byepass road 0.4 km

55 Melamuri Pudur Kottayi 6.800km 56 Menonpara - Chullimada 1.000 km

57 Menonpara - Kanjikkode 5.080 km

58 Mudappallur – Mangalam dam 9.432 km 59 Muthalamada – chemmanampathy 11.2 km

60 Muthuthala - cherukudangadu 6.47 km 61 Naduvattam - thannirkode 3.89 km

62 Nalleppilly – 5th mile road 5.83 km 63 Nalleppilly – Erattakulam 3.904km

64 Nattukal – Nadukuni 8.58 km

65 Nammara – Kalliyal – cheramangalam road 2.2 km 66 Nenmeni - seetharkundu 6.208 km 67 Olavakkod e- Dhoni 7 km

68 Olavakkode – Malampuzha road 5 km

69 Olavakode Rly station road 1km 70 Old Mannarkkad chinnathadakam 1.2km

71 Old NH(Palakkad – Kannannur) 10.4Km

72 Ottappalam - Mannarkkad 29.64 km 73 Ottappalam - Perinthalmanna 17.9km 74 Palakkad – chittur 17.6 km

75 Palakkad – Ponnani 54.25km

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116 Ariyur – Ambazhapodu-pothuvapadam road 8km

117 Chalissery Valayamkulam road 1.6 km

118 Chemmanampathy – malayadivaram road 2.5 km

119 Chirakkalppadi – kanjirappuzha road 8 km

120 Chittur – sholayur road 9 km 121 Chullimada rly station road .4 km

122 Chulliyardam – Vellaramkadavu road 6 km

123 Edathara – Vallapuzha road 4 km

124 Eduppukulam - pattathalachi 2.75 km

125 Engineer road 3 km

126 Ezhumangad – karukaputhur road 6.08 km

127 Goolikkadavu – chittur road 5 km 128 Goolikkadavu – kerala road 4 km

129 GVC – Ramanathapuram – manali road 2.67 km

130 Jellippara – Paravallur 5 km

131 Kalladikkode – Pang moonnekkar road 8 km

132 Kalladikode –sreekrishnapuram road 15.08 km

133 Kalyanakappu – mylapadam road 7 km

134 Kanalpirivu – pokanthodu road 5.4 km 135 Kandamangalam-kunthipuzha-irattavalli road 5km

136 Panichiparutha-pullamparutha road 7 km

137 Kanimangalam cherukunnam –mangalam dam road 10 km

138 Kanjiram – poonchola road 8 km

139 Kanjirappuzha – Palakkayam – Inchikunnu road 10 km

140 Kappuparambu – Mundakunnu road 2 km

141 Karyavattom – Alanallur road 3.16 142 Karukaputhur – Akkikkavu road 8.1 km

143 Kizhakkethara – chunkamannam – Balanparambu – kalkulam road 6.2 km

144 Kizhavan puthur 5 km

145 Kodumbu – Olassery road 3.8km

146 Kodumbu causeway road .5 km

147 Kongadu – Mannarkkad – Tippusulthan road 16.9 km

148 Padikkalpadam-kannamkode –pallimukku-pallassena road 7.56km 149 Palathara – Kodumunda road 4.8 km

150 Pallassena – Kakkayur road 4.4 km

151 Pallimukku – kalyanapetta- Alankadavu road 5.05

152 Pallippadi – Karakurussi road 5 km

153 Panthalampadam – kallingalpadam – vazhode road 4km

154 Payyanedam – Santhivykkal road 2 km

155 Perumpethari-pothozhikkavu road 2.5 km

156 Peruvembu – Palathulli- Athikkode – Kambilichungam road 9km

157 Pooraparambu –Thathengalam road 5 km

158 Pudukkad – Mannamkulambu road &chiruthapullur harijan colony 4.34 km

159 Puthur – Kottekkad road 3.68 km

160 Shornur – Kavalappara road 4.76 km

161 T.B.Road Thathamangalam .6 km

162 Thachanadi –Plazhi road 4 km

163 Thalavettampara road 1.45 km

164 Thenur – Muchery – Kongad road 8.00km

165 Thirunellayi causeway road 4.875 km

166 Thiruvizhamkunnu – Ambalappara road 5.000km

167 Thuppanadu Meenvallam Vellachattom road 4.800 km

168 Vadakkanchery Poothappara road 6.200 km

169 Vaniamkulam – Manannur RS road 4.500 km

170 Vettikkalkadavu-Mangalam Dam road 2.500 km

171 Yakkara Thirunellay Byepass road 2.500 km

Palakkad district has good connectivity throughrail network connecting important places in otherstates and within the state.

The figure 10.3 shows the existingtransportation network of the district.

Fig 10.3 Existing Transportation Network

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10.4 SUGGESTED NETWORK

The road network of the district in primary aradial one with the Palakkad town as its focal point.The NH213 stating from Palakkad connects Palakkadand Mannarkkad higher order nodes. Another stretchof the NH connects the higher order nodesVadakkanchery, Alathur, Palakkad and further extendsto Coimbatore in Tamilnadu. In the east west directionthe State Highway connecting Chalissery, Pattambi,Shornur, Ottappalam, Mannur, Palakkad and Chittur-Thathamangalam nodes bifurcates the district. Inaddition to these radial roads, two sub networks areproposed in order to improve the connectivity amongsecond and third order nodes as concieved in fig 10.4.Even though all the second and third order nodes areconnected by roads of varying standards, most of thelinks are not direct and of poor quality. The futuretransport network of the district is concieved as a majorradial network(NH & SH) emanating from Palakkadtown and spanning the entire district with two sub majornetworks, one on the northern half and the other on

the southern half supplementing the major networkand providing direct connectivity among second andthird order settlements. On the southern half, a ringconnecting mannur, Vadakkanchery, Nemmara,Muthalamada and Chittur-Ththamangalam nodes isproposed. On the northern half a set of radial roadsemanating from Thiruvazhiyodu junction toMannarkkad, Shornur, Ottappalam,Mannur, Koppamand Kongad. Further Kongad and Mannur nodes are tobe connected and Mannarkkad -Agali stretch (Existingroad) is to the improved. Out of these links onlyVadakkanchery - Mannur and Thiruvazhiyode - Shornurlinks are to be built afresh. In other linksimprovingthe standards of the existing roads shall meet thepurpose.

Fig 10.4 Concept of Future Transportation Network

Fig 10.5 Proposed Transportation Network

10.5 FUTURE CONNECTIVITYThe existing road network and proposed road

network will cater to the future needs of transportationwithin the district. The figure 10.4 shows the futureconnectivity of the district. The existing railway linepattern will serve the future demands within thedistrict also.