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

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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 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 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

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) 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 Taluk ( Silent Valley) 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,

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, 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

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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 ...

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 Alig ...

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- ...

Arakkuparamba Arakkuparamba is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Arakkuparamba was once famous for mining iron ore. Iron ore mined from Arakkuparamba was converted into iron plates and rods at neighbouring Aliparamba. Ore melt ...

# Edappatta # 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 cult ...

# 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 #

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, t ...

# Mankada # Melattur # Moorkkanad # Nenmini # Pathaikara # Perinthalmanna Town # Pulamantol #

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 thr ...

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 village ...

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