It around occupies 20.08 square kilometres (7.75 sq mi) and after merged palakollu municipality, It around occupies 24.68 square kilometres (9.53 sq mi) with 35 election wards it is total population of 1,04,216 (as 2011 Census)[3][9][clarification needed] and making it the third most populous urban area in West Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh.

In 2018, as per the Swachh Bharat mission of the Ministry of Urban Development, Under Swachh Survekshan - 2018 Palakollu Municipality was ranked 43rd in the South Zone out of 1113 With Zonal Avg Marks 1438.96 And State Rank 20th Out of 79 With State Avg Marks 1916.2 Palakollu ULB Census Coad 802966.

[clarification needed][11] Palakollu was selected for the year 2015-16 Housing for All Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana for houseless poor in the urban areas.

Palakollu was also known as "Upamanyapuram" or "Ksheerapuri" or "Palakolanu" or "palacole", named after the lord Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy.

The name of Upamanyapuram and the palakollu is derived from the place where the great devotee Upamanyudu attained mammal.

Part of Dutch Coromandel, it was a trading post for textiles, lamp oil, wood, roof tiles, and bricks.

The famous Sri Lakshmi Ganapathi Navagraha Subrahmanya Aalayam, temple located at Brodipeta 2nd Lane in Palakollu.

[17] During the reign of Golkonda Qutub Shahi in the 16th and 17th centuries, the textile industry was flourishing in the Palakollu region.

[18] In 1770, agriculture and business were disrupted by a major drought that hit the Krishna and Godavari deltas.

In the case of the markets where textile products are sold, England's milling of local garments has begun in the region.

The town occupies an area of 19.49 square kilometres (7.53 sq mi) under the administration of Palakollu Municipality (PMC).

Palakollu is a flat country with a slight eastern slope along the canals of the town flow.

The coolest months are December and January There is heavy monsoon rain at the end of summer, with depressions in the Bay of Bengal.

Shiva Puja and a special Maha Shivaratri Karthika Masam in Karthikai Deepam are important events of the Hindu festival of Makar Sankranti in the town, mainly due to the existence of the self manifested Ksheerarama Temple.

The town is notable for many artists like Chiranjeevi, Allu Ramalingiah, Allu Aravind, Kodi Ramakrishna, Dasari Narayana Rao, Chalam, Mandolin Srinivas, Ravi Raja Pinisetty, Chintapalli Ramana, Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana, Ghazal Srinivas (recipient of Guinness World Record for most languages sung), Beri Thimappa (founder of Madras), Veera Pothana (Nandi awardee, cine and drama writer), R. NaniKrishna (film director and producer), Chanti Addala (art director and producer), Relangi Narasimha Rao (director), Bunny vasu (producer), Maruthi (director), Ananth Sriram (lyricist).

Anantha Sriram Chegondi is an Indian lyricist, mainly writing lyrics for songs in Telugu language films.

Dasari Narayana Rao is an Indian film actor, director and producer in Telugu cinema.

The PMC carries out the town's infrastructural work such as building and maintenance of roads and drains, town planning including construction regulation, maintenance of municipal markets and parks, solid waste management, the issuing of birth and death certificates, the issuing of trade licenses, collection of property tax, and community welfare services such as mother and child healthcare, and pre-school and non-formal education.

Now Palakollu municipality 1 January 2019: Eluru Urban Development Authority (EUDA) created.

[clarification needed] Palakollu became a part of EUDA along with places in West Godavari District.

[24] For providing facilities to the people the Government of Andhra Pradesh started MeeSeva[25] (at your service) centres all around the town and the state.

Nimmala Rama Naidu is the present MLA of the constituency from Telugu Desam Party.

[31][32][33][10] Referred to as "Palakolian", the residents of Palakollu are predominantly Telugu, with a minority Gujarati (including Memon).

[34] Agriculture-based businesses like food processing and rice mills are the chief sources of the town's revenue.

The town is the regional centre for higher education and is known for its specialized health services Palakollu exports coconuts to all over India.

[37] Aquaculture Fishery is one of the main occupations that generates good amounts of revenues for the fishermen.

Ten express trains service the town, which is on the Narsapur – Vijayawada railway route.

[45] National Waterway 4 was declared on 24 November 2008, and connects the Indian states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and the union territory of Puducherry.

It passes through Kakinada, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Commanur, Buckingham Canal and also part of Krishna and Godavaris rivers.

[50] Palakollu plays a major role in education for urban and rural students from nearby villages.