Perinthalmanna Taluk, formerly known as Walluvanad Taluk, comes under Perinthalmanna revenue division in

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. Its headquarters is the town of Perinthalmanna. Perinthalmanna Taluk contains Perinthalmanna Municipality and 15

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

Geography

Perinthalmanna Taluk is bounded by Kadalundi River (

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) to north, Thuthapuzha River (a tributary of

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) to south, Kuttippuram block of Tirur Taluk to west, and Mannarkkad Taluk (

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) to east.

History

Perinthalmanna was the headquarters of the Old Walluvanad Taluk in the British

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. Walluvanad Taluk was divided into six

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s: Mankada, Perinthalmanna, Mannarkkad, Ottapalam, Sreekrishnapuram, and Pattambi. 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

was separated from Mannarkkad Block. During the formation of

on 16 June 1969, it was separated from Palakkad district and

s of Mannarkkad and Attappadi 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 Aliparamba is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Aliparamba had a population of 22802 with 11027 males and 11775 females. Transportation Aliparamba village connects to other parts of I ...

Anamangad Anamangad is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Anamangad had a population of 14,236 with 6,906 males and 7,330 females. Landmarks A special centre which is an out campus of Aligarh ...

# Angadippuram # Arakkuparamba # Edappatta # Elamkulam # Kariavattom # Keezhattur # Kodur #

Koottilangadi Koottilangadi is a census town and outgrowth of Malappuram in the state of Kerala, India. It is a small town situated at the confluence of Kadalundipuzha and Cherupuzha rivers, thus giving the place its name. National highway 966 (formerly ...

Kuruva Thottada is a census town and suburb of Kannur city situated on NH 66 of about south of Kannur railway station in Kerala State, India. The Sree Narayana College (S.N. College), Government Vocational Higher Secondary School Kannur Polytechnic, ...

Kuruvambalam Kuruvambalam is a village within the Perinthalmanna Taluk of Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Kuruvambalam had a population of 9769 with 4550 males and 5219 females. For administrative purposes, ...

# Mankada # Melattur # Moorkkanad #

Nenmini Nenmini is a small village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Nenmini had a population of 14815 with 7151 males and 7664 females. Nenmini is situated in Perinthalmanna Taluk and located in Keezh ...

# Pathaikara # Perinthalmanna Town # Pulamantol # Puzhakkattiri # Thazhekode #

Vadakkangara Vadakkangara is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Education The literacy rate of the village is maintained high through the literacy drive of Kerala Literacy Mission. The main educational institute is Thanga ...

# Valambur #

Vettathur Vettathur is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics At the 2001 India census, Vettathur had a population of 31,335. It is a gramapanchayath in Malappuram and includes Vettathur and Karyavattam villages an ...

Taluks of Malappuram

Historical maps

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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