# Dark stores in Palakkad: how many, which apps and which areas

On 31 October 2026, Rewalto counted 19 quick-commerce dark stores in Palakkad: JioMart 7, Flipkart Minutes 4, Blinkit 3, Zepto 3 and Swiggy Instamart 2. Palakkad ranks 101 of 688 cities by store count, with under 1% of India's stores. It has 5% of the stores Rewalto counts in Kerala.

## Key facts

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Dark stores | 19; counted 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rank among cities | 101 of 688; under 1% of India's 13,748 stores |
| Apps with a store here | 5: JioMart, Flipkart Minutes, Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart |
| Apps not found here | BigBasket, DMart; in our weekly checks |
| Named areas with a store | 15; most stores: Vadakkanthara (2), Kalpathi (1), Kalpathy (1) |
| Checked | 23 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026; weekly, per app |

## Stores by app

| App | Stores |
| --- | --- |
| JioMart | 7 |
| Flipkart Minutes | 4 |
| Blinkit | 3 |
| Zepto | 3 |
| Swiggy Instamart | 2 |

## Areas with the most stores

| Area | Stores | Apps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vadakkanthara | 2 | Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart |
| Kalpathi | 1 | Flipkart Minutes |
| Kalpathy | 1 | Zepto |
| Kanniampuram | 1 | JioMart |
| Karunya Nagar | 1 | Blinkit |
| Koduvayur | 1 | Flipkart Minutes |
| Olavakkot | 1 | JioMart |
| Palakkad City | 1 | JioMart |
| Pallipuram | 1 | Zepto |
| Perimbadari | 1 | JioMart |
| Sultanpet | 1 | Blinkit |
| Thekkegramam | 1 | JioMart |
| Tkv Nagar | 1 | Zepto |
| Vadavannur | 1 | JioMart |
| Vinayaka Colony | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |

## What the counts show

- JioMart has the most stores in Palakkad (7), ahead of Flipkart Minutes (4).
- Blinkit holds 16% of the stores here, against 37% across India.
- No BigBasket or DMart store was found in Palakkad in our checks.
- 15 named areas have at least one store. Vadakkanthara (2), Kalpathi (1) and Kalpathy (1) have the most, 21% of the city's stores together.
- 3 stores have no named area, because the app did not show one.
- Palakkad holds 5% of the 360 stores Rewalto counts in 23 Kerala cities, the 6th most in the state.
- Across the state that is 1.2 stores per 100,000 people living in Kerala's towns and cities (official projection for 1 March 2026: 29.5 million). For India the figure is 2.7.
- The nearest other cities Rewalto counts are Coimbatore (42 km, 105 stores), Thrissur (57 km, 39 stores) and Tiruppur (83 km, 19 stores).

## Questions people ask

### How many dark stores are there in Palakkad?

19, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026 across 5 apps.

### Which quick-commerce apps deliver from dark stores in Palakkad?

JioMart, Flipkart Minutes, Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy Instamart. We found no BigBasket or DMart store in Palakkad in our checks.

### How many dark stores are there in Kerala?

360, in 23 cities, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026; Palakkad has 19 of them.

Every city and app: https://rewalto.com/data/dark-stores

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Last content change: 2026-10-31