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

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. Its

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is the town of

Perinthalmanna Perinthalmanna is a major town and municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It serves as the administrative centre for the Perinthalmanna taluk, as well as a List of revenue divisions of Kerala, revenue division, a community developm ...

. The taluk encompasses 24 revenue villages. Perinthalmanna Taluk contains

Municipality and 15 Gram panchayats. Most of the administrative offices are located in the Mini-Civil Station at

Geography

Perinthalmanna Taluk is bounded by

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( Eranad Taluk) to north, Thuthapuzha River (a tributary of

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) to south, Kuttippuram block of

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to west, and Mannarkkad Taluk ( Silent Valley) to east.

History

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,

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, and Pattambi. Walluvanad was one of the two Taluks included in the Malappuram Revenue Division (the other being Eranad Taluk) 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

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was separated from Mannarkkad Block. During the formation of

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

s of Mannarkkad and

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

Villages

The taluk contains 24 revenue villages: # Aliparamba # Anamangad # Angadippuram # Arakkuparamba # Edappatta # Elamkulam # Kariavattom # Keezhattur # Kodur # Koottilangadi # Kuruva # Kuruvambalam # Mankada # Melattur # Moorkkanad # Nenmini # Pathaikara #

Town # Pulamantol # Puzhakkattiri # Thazhekode # Vadakkangara # Valambur # Vettathur

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

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