| Nemmara | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 10.5934°N 76.6006°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Name2: | Palakkad |
| Governing Body: | Nemmara Grama Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 36.84 |
| Population Total: | 36,549 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 678508 |
| Area Code: | 04923 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | KL-70 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Alathur |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Assembly constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Nemmara |
Nemmara is a town in Palakkad district, Kerala, India.[1] It is administered by the Nemmara Grama Panchayat. The town hosts Nemmara Vallanghy Vela one of the popular annual festival in the state with fireworks as the major attraction. Nemmara is the entry point to the Nelliampathi hills, which are located at the foothills of Western Ghats.
, according to the Indian census, Nemmara had a population of 18,244 with 8,888 males and 9,356 females.[2]
Nemmara hosts the Nenmara Vallanghi Vela, a yearly festival jointly organised by Nemmara & Vallangi Desham.[3]
The festival is held in the Nellikulangara Bhagavathy Temple, and runs from 3-16 April each year. It involves friendly rivalry between the villages of Nemmara and Vallangi, as they try to outcompete each other in artistic ceremonies such as Kummattikali, Karivela and a parade of caparisoned elephants.