Mannarkkad, formerly known as Mannarghat, is the headquarters of Mannarkkad Taluk, and is one of the largest revenue Taluks in Kerala . It is situated 40 km north-east of the district headquarters Palakkad, on the way to Kozhikode (NH 213) and in the foothills of the Western Ghats. Silent Valley (a tropical evergreen rain forest with an unbroken evolutionary history of 50 million years) is only 35 km from Mannarkkad and also the Well Known Tourist Place Kanjirappuzha Dam is only 12 km from Mannarkkad.The Mannarkkad Municipality consists of the Mannarkad-I and mannarkkad 2 village. The Mannarkkad Taluk, consisting 25 villages, is the first fully computerized Revenue Taluk office, designed as India's first Paperless Government office.