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History. [] At the time of formation, Kerala had only five districts: Malabar, Thrissur, Kottayam, Kollam, and Thiruvananthapuram . On 1 January 1957, the Malabar district was trifurcated to form new districts of Kannur, Kozhikode, and Palakkad, bringing the total to seven districts.
Kerala has 941 Village Panchayats (Grama panchayats), 152 Block Panchayats and 14 District Panchayats; in the urban areas, it has 87 Municipalities and 6 Corporations, a total of 1200 Local Self Government Institutions. The list of number of local government institutions from the period 1995-2015 is given below: [5]
Malappuram District Panchayat is the largest District Panchayat as well as the largest local self-government body in the state. The 94 Gram Panchayats are again divided into 1,778 wards. [ 4 ] Census towns (small towns with urban features) also come under the jurisdiction of Gram Panchayats.
The Government of Kerala (abbreviated as GoK ), also known as the Kerala Government, is the administrative body responsible for governing Indian state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who selects all the other ministers. The chief minister and their most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee ...
The urban councils of Kerala date back to the 17th century when the Dutch Malabar established the municipality of Fort Kochi.In 1664, the municipality of Fort Kochi was established by Dutch Malabar, making it the first municipality in Indian subcontinent, which got dissolved when the Dutch authority got weaker in 18th century. [2]
v. t. e. Muhamma Panchayat office, Kerala. Panchayati raj (council of five officials) is the system of local self-government of villages in rural India [1] as opposed to urban and suburban municipalities . It consists of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) through which the self-government of villages is realized. [2]
Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 made provisions for the creation of local bodies at the village, block and district levels. The Kerala Municipalities Act, 1994 made provisions for the creation of municipalities and corporations. [5] In total, the state has 1200 local self-governing bodies – 941 grama panchayats, 14 district panchayats, 152 ...
Palakkad city is about 347 kilometres (216 mi) northeast of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram . The total area of the district is 4,480 km 2 (1,730 sq mi) which is 11.5% of the state's area which makes it the second largest district of Kerala. Out of the total area of 4,480 km 2 (1,730 sq mi), about 1,360 km 2 (530 sq mi) of land is covered ...