Puzhakkal Block Panchayat is a major block panchayat in Thrissur taluk, Thrissur district It is located north of

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

city. It is named after Puzhakkal River that passes through this region. The grama panchayats that constitute Puzhakkal Block Panchayat are: Being one of the main blocks of the district, the block office is Puranattukara, Thrissur. As major revenue and business block and a residential area of

city in

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 ...

state, it is mostly either industrial and agricultural.

Economy

Now, it has become the most developed suburban area of

city. Many of the major nerve centres of Thrissur City, including the Thrissur Collectorate, Government Medical College Thrissur,

Vilangan Hills Vilangan Hills (Malayalam: വിലങന്‍ കുന്നു) is a hillock located in Adat Panchayat, near Thrissur city of Kerala state in India. The hill gives a panoramic view of Thrissur city and Thrissur Kole Wetlands from the top. ...

Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) Kerala Institute of Local Administration, abbreviated as KILA, is an autonomous training, research and consultancy organisation constituted under the Ministry of Local Self Government, Government of Kerala, registered as per Travancore – Cochi ...

Amala Institute of Medical Sciences Amala Institute of Medical Sciences is a private medical college near Amalanagar, in Thrissur city, of Kerala state. It is a Christian minority institution established and administered by the Devamatha Province of the Carmelites of Mary Immacu ...

Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan Central Sanskrit University, formerly Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, is a central university located in New Delhi, India, to promote Sanskrit. Established in 1970, it functions under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of In ...

, Government Law College, Thrissur,

Kendriya Vidyalaya The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan () is a system of central government schools in India that are instituted under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. , it has a total of 1,248 schools in India, and three abroad in Moscow ...

, District Industries Centre of Kerala Govt., Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises under Government of India(MSME) and many more are in the block. Many major automotive companies have commercial spaces here, including Hero Motors,

Tata Motors Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturing company, headquartered in Mumbai, India, which is part of the Tata Group. The company produces passenger cars, trucks, vans, coaches, buses. Formerly known as Tata Eng ...

, Fiat,

Ford Ford commonly refers to: * Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford * Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river Ford may also refer to: Ford Motor Company * Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company * Ford F ...

, Nissan, Hyundai,

Toyota is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...

, Suzuki,

Honda is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a producti ...

and more. A national-level

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

academy is also attracting tennis players here.

Industrial park

KINFRA is setting up an industrial park in Puzhakkal. The park would be set up in . and that the Industries Department would retain in it. The enterprises to be set up include units for ornaments, apparels and diamond cutting.

Puzhakkal Mobility Hub

A transit terminal Mobility hub also to be set up on lines of Puzhakkal Mobility Hub to reduce traffic congestion was recently approved to be realised soon.

References

{{Thrissur district Cities and towns in Thrissur district Villages in Thrissur district