Located between north latitude 10° 46' and 10° 59' and East longitude 76° 28'and 76° 39', Palakkad district shares borders with Malappuram district in the North and Northwest, Trichur in the South and Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu in the East. Sprawling over the midland-plains and mountainous highlands, the district does not have a coastline. The midland plains are at an altitude of 10 m to 80 m above sea level and highlands are 914 m to 2133 m above sea level. The 32 to 40 km wide Palakkad pass in the 960 km long Western Ghats is of immense geographic importance. On either side of this natural gap are the vast Nilgiri Hills and the colossal Anamalai ranges. Dense reserve forests are found in the Palakkad and Chittur taluks of the district. Palakkad division is further divided into Mannarkkad East Range, Mannarkkad West Range, Olavakkode Range and Palakkad Range. The highest peak is the 2386.14 m high Anjinad. The other major peaks include Karimala, Karimala Gopuram, Kalladikkode, Nellikkotta or Padagiri and Vellachimudi.

• The Nearest Airport is Coimbatore, 55 kms.away. To the south is Cochin Airport, 160kms.away.
• There are two Railway Stations here. The Main one is the Palakkad Junction situated 5 kms from the City and other is in the Town.
• Palakkad is well connected by good moterable roads with the major cities of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
  
  From Municipal Bus Stand
  To Kozhikode : Frequent Buses are available 
  To Silent Valley : Frequent Buses are available
  To Palani : Bus Timings - 09.45AM,  6.45 PM
  Pollachi : Every One Hour Via  Parambikulam