Perinthalmanna Taluk, formerly known as Walluvanad Taluk, comes under Perinthalmanna 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 ...

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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

Perinthalmanna Perinthalmanna is a major town and municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It serves as the headquarters of the Perinthalmanna taluk, and a block and a Revenue Division by the same name. It was formerly the headquarters of Valluvana ...

. Perinthalmanna Taluk contains

Municipality and 15

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. Most of the administrative offices are located in the Mini-Civil Station at

Geography

Perinthalmanna Taluk is bounded by

Kadalundi River Kadalundi River (Kadalundipuzha) is one of the four major rivers flowing through Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. The other three are the Chaliyar, the Bharathappuzha and the Tirur River. This rain-fed river is long and i ...

(

Eranad Taluk Eranad Taluk comes under Perinthalmanna revenue division in Malappuram district of Kerala, India. Its headquarters is the city of Manjeri. Eranad Taluk contains two municipalities - Manjeri and Malappuram. Most of the administrative offic ...

) to north,

Thuthapuzha Thuthapuzha River is one of the main tributaries of the Bharathapuzha River, the second-longest river in Kerala, south India. It flows through Malappuram-Palakkad district border. In Mannarkkad region the river is named as Kunthipuzha that flo ...

River (a tributary of

Bharathappuzha Bharathappuzha ("River of Bhārata"), also known as the Nila or Ponnani River, is a river in India in the state of Kerala. With a length of 209 km, it is the second longest river that flows through Kerala after the Periyar. It flows throu ...

) to south,

Kuttippuram Kuttippuram is a town and a block headquarters, which is situated in the Tirur Taluk, Malappuram district of Kerala state, India. The town is located 34 kilometres south-west of Malappuram. The Bharathappuzha river flows through Kuttippuram. A ...

block of

Tirur Taluk Tirur Taluk comes under Tirur revenue division in Malappuram district of Kerala, India. Its headquarters is the town of Tirur. Tirur Taluk contains four municipalities - Tanur, Tirur, Kottakkal, and Valanchery. Most of the administrative offi ...

to west, and

Mannarkkad Mannarkkad, formerly known as Mannarghat, is a municipal town in Palakkad district of the Indian state of Kerala. The Silent Valley National Park and the Attappadi Reserve Forest are located in Mannarkkad Taluk. Mannarkkad is situated 36 km ...

Taluk ( Silent Valley) to east.

History

was the headquarters of the Old Walluvanad Taluk in the British

Malabar District Malabar District, also known as Malayalam District, was an administrative district on the southwestern Malabar Coast of Bombay Presidency (1792-1800) and Madras Presidency (1800-1947) in British India, and independent India's Madras State (19 ...

. Walluvanad Taluk was divided into six

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 ...

Mankada Mankada is a hillside village in the Malappuram district of Kerala state. It is located from Malappuram and is part of the Malappuram parliament constituency. The municipal town of Perinthalmanna is just away. Also, the municipal towns of Ma ...

, Perinthalmanna,

Ottapalam Ottapalam, (also spelled Ottappalam) is a town, taluk and municipality in the Palakkad district, Palakkad District, Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ottapalam taluk. Ottapalam is located about 36 km from district head ...

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, and

Pattambi Pattambi is a town taluk and municipality in the Palakkad district of the state of Kerala, India. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Pattambi Taluk. Pattambi is located along the banks of Bharathappuzha river. A Mini Civil Station ...

. Walluvanad was one of the two Taluks included in the Malappuram Revenue Division (the other being

) of British Malabar. On 1 November 1957, the Walluvanad Taluk was divided into two: Perinthalmanna Taluk and Ottapalam Taluk. The

s of Mankada, Perinthalmanna, and Mannarkkad were included in the Perinthalmanna Taluk, while Ottapalam, Sreekrishnapuram, and Pattambi were transferred to the newly formed Ottapalam Taluk. Later

Attappadi Attappady (HQ:Agali) is a tribal taluk in Kerala state covering an area of . It is carved out from Mannarkkad taluk in Palakkad district on February 2021. Attappady Reserve Forest is a protected area comprising 249 km2 of land area in ...

was separated from Mannarkkad Block. During the formation of

on 16 June 1969, it was separated from

Palakkad district Palakkad District () is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. It was carved out from the southeastern region of the former Malabar District on 1 January 1957. It is located at the centre of Kerala. It is the largest district i ...

and

s of

and

were separated from Perinthalmanna Taluk to form Mannarkkad Taluk. Now, Perinthalmanna Taluk has 24 villages.

Municipality and panchayats

The taluk contains 1 municipality and 15 panchayats: # Perinthalmanna Municipality # Alipparamba Panchayath # Angadippuram Panchayath # Edappatta Panchayath # Elamkulam Panchayath # Keezhattur Panchayath # Kodur Panchayath # Koottilangadi Panchayath # Kuruva Panchayath # Mankada Panchayath # Melattur Panchayath # Moorkkanad Panchayath # Pulamanthole Panchayath # Puzhakkattiri Panchayath # Tazhekkode Panchayath # Vettathur Panchayath

Villages

The taluk contains 24 villages: # Aliparamba # Anamangad #

Angadippuram Angadipuram is a major suburb of Perinthalmanna town, in Malappuram District of Kerala, southern India. It was the capital of the powerful medieval kingdom of Valluvanad. Angadipuram is also known for Angadipuram Laterite, a notified go-her ...

# Arakkuparamba #

Edappatta Edappatta is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Location Edappatta is located between Nilambur and Perinthalmanna in Malappuram District. Nearest Airport is Calicut Airport which is about 50km. Nearest Railway st ...

# Elamkulam #

Kariavattom Kariavattom is an area of Trivandrum city the capital of Kerala, India. Trivandrum International Stadium the largest international stadium of Kerala is situated in Karyavattom. Geography (കാര്യവട്ടം) is approximately 14&nbs ...

Keezhattur Keezhattur is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Poonthanam illam, the birthplace of "bhakthakavi" Poonthanam namboothiri, famous ancient Malayalam poet, is located here. The poonthanam illam is now a popular cultu ...

# Kodur # Koottilangadi # Kuruva # Kuruvambalam #

# Melattur #

Moorkkanad Moorkanad, or Moorkkanad, is a village in malappuram, Kerala, India. Moorkkanad is presently gram panchayath in mankada constituency.Moorkanad panchayath is a larger village olathur,vengad,moorkkanad. Kunthi river flows through Moorkkanad. Not ...

# Nenmini # Pathaikara #

Town #

Pulamantol Pulamanthole is a Panchayath in Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It is situated on the banks of Kunthippuzha (also called as Thoothappuzha). The river separates Malappuram and Palakkad districts, a new bridge has been built across it recen ...

Puzhakkattiri Puzhakkattiri is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India Transportation Puzhakkattiri village connects to other parts of India through NH966. It connects to Malappuram, Palakkad and Kozhikode district head quarters as wel ...

# Thazhekode # Vadakkangara #

Valambur Valambur is a town in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Valambur had a population of 24841 with 12029 males and 12812 females. Transportation Valambur town connects to other parts of India throug ...

# Vettathur

Taluks of Malappuram

Historical maps

Image:Malabar 1854.jpg,

in 1854 Image:Geography of Malabar1.jpg, Valluvanad Taluk in 1909 Image:58 B 01 Malabar District (1912).jpg, An area of Valluvanad Taluk in 1912 Image:Malabar District (1951 Census).svg,

in 1951

References

{{Malabar Taluks of Kerala