Kondotty Taluk, otherwise called Western Eranad Taluk, comes under
Tirur revenue division in
Malappuram district
Malappuram (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . It is the most populous district of Kerala, which is home to around 13% of the to ...
of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
,
India
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. Its
headquarters
Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the to ...
is the town of
Kondotty
Kondotty is a developing town, municipality, and aerotropolis in the Malappuram district state of Kerala, India which is located near Calicut International Airport, 24 km from Malappuram. It is the headquarters of Kondotty Taluk, which wa ...
. Kondotty Taluk contains
Kondotty
Kondotty is a developing town, municipality, and aerotropolis in the Malappuram district state of Kerala, India which is located near Calicut International Airport, 24 km from Malappuram. It is the headquarters of Kondotty Taluk, which wa ...
municipality and a few
Gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...
s.
History
Kondotty Taluk was declared as the seventh taluk in
Malappuram district
Malappuram (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . It is the most populous district of Kerala, which is home to around 13% of the to ...
by chief minister Oommen Chandy on 23 December 2013. It was formed by carving the villages included in the erstwhile
Kondotty
Kondotty is a developing town, municipality, and aerotropolis in the Malappuram district state of Kerala, India which is located near Calicut International Airport, 24 km from Malappuram. It is the headquarters of Kondotty Taluk, which wa ...
Revenue block
Revenue blocks, revenue circles, ''firka'', or ''patwar circles'' are the local revenue sub-divisions of the various districts of the states of India. These blocks should not be confused with the similar Panchayath union blocks (Blocks) and ''t ...
out of Eranad and Tirurangadi Taluks.
Villages
Kondotty
Kondotty is a developing town, municipality, and aerotropolis in the Malappuram district state of Kerala, India which is located near Calicut International Airport, 24 km from Malappuram. It is the headquarters of Kondotty Taluk, which wa ...
Taluk
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
comprises 12 villages (sub-divisions):
Taluks of Kerala
In Kerala, the administrative divisions below the district are called taluks. There are 78 taluks with 1670 villages (including group villages).https://ildm.kerala.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Revenue-Guide-2018.pdf
See also
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Vazhakkad
Vazhakkad is a village located on the banks of River Chaliyar Kondotty Taluk, Malappuram District, State of Kerala, India. East and some north part of Vazhakkad bordering with River Chaliyar, South Cheekode and Pulikkal Panchayats and West Vaz ...
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Vazhayur
Vazhayur is a census town in Malappuram in the state of Kerala, India. The Vazhayur Census Town has population of 36,909 of which 18,163 are males while 18,746 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. The 2018 Malayalam film ...
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Cherukavu
Cherukavu is a census town in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India.
Transportation
Some parts of Cherukavu panchayath lie on the National Highway 966 between Ramanattukara and Kondotty. Most parts of Pulikkal town comes under C ...
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Pulikkal
Pulikkal or Cherukavu is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India.
Proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality
The proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality comprises:
*Kondotty panchayat (villages of Kondotty, and part of Kar ...
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Kondotty
Kondotty is a developing town, municipality, and aerotropolis in the Malappuram district state of Kerala, India which is located near Calicut International Airport, 24 km from Malappuram. It is the headquarters of Kondotty Taluk, which wa ...
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Muthuvallur
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Pallikkal
Pallikkal (Pallikkal Bazar) is a T-shaped town, village and gram panchayat in Kondotty Taluk, Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India.
Calicut International Airport at Karipur is near Pallikkal.
Pallikkal Bazar is with in 5 ...
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Chelembra
Idimuzhikkal or Chelembra is a town in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. Chelembra is the Panchayath (One of the elementary governmental ruling systems in India) and Idimuzhikal is the capital of this Panchayath. Chelembra grama panchayat ...
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Cheekkode
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Nediyiruppu
Nediyiruppu is a region of the Kondotty municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is situated from Malappuram, the district headquarters. Important places in Nediyiruppu village are Musliyarangadi, Colony Road Junction (previously ...
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Morayur
Morayur or Morayoor is a tiny town near Malappuram Located on Palakkad-Kozhikoad Highway (NH 966). It is one of the villages (Gram panchayat also) in Malappuram district of state of Kerala.
Etymology
Morayur, in Malayalam, means 'Land of people ...
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Kuzhimanna
Taluks of Malappuram
See also
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List of villages in Malappuram district
This is a list of villages in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. Malappuram district is divided into 138 villages, which combine to form 7 Taluks, which again combine to form 2 revenue divisions.
Tirur Revenue Division
Tirur Revenue Divisi ...
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List of Gram Panchayats in Malappuram district
Malappuram is one of the 14 districts in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Kerala, with appreciative development indicators comparable to developed countries, has been experimenting with decentralization and participatory local democracy, ultima ...
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List of desoms in Malappuram district (1981)
At the time of the 1981 Census of India, the Malappuram district was divided into 4 Taluks namely, Eranad, Perinthalmanna, Tirur, and Ponnani. The Taluks were further classified into several Revenue Villages which were again a combination of s ...
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Revenue Divisions of Kerala The State of Kerala consist of 14 districts, 27
revenue divisions, and 78 taluks. Each revenue division is headed by a Revenue Divisional Officer and assisted by Senior Superintendent among others.
Kasaragod District
* Kasaragod RDO: Manjeshwar ...
References
Sources
Taluks of Kerala
Geography of Malappuram district
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