Gram Panchayats of Malappuram
Local Self Government Institutions in the district
CategoryGram Panchayats
LocationMalappuram district
Number94 Gram Panchayats
Government
Subdivisions

Malappuram is one of the 14 districts in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Kerala, with appreciative development indicators comparable to developed countries, has been experimenting with decentralization and participatory local democracy, ultimately aimed at the realization of the constitutional goal of establishing genuine "institutions of local self-government" since the enactment of Kerala Panchayat Raj Act & The Kerala Municipality Act in the year 1994. Gram Panchayats are the basic units of rural governance in the decentralized system.[1]

Overview

Malappuram is the most populous and the third-largest district in the state.[2] The rural district is divided into 94 Gram Panchayats which are included in 15 blocks namely Areekode, Kalikavu, Kondotty, Kuttippuram, Malappuram, Mankada, Nilambur, Perinthalmanna, Perumpadappu, Ponnani, Tanur, Tirur, Tirurangadi, Vengara, and Wandoor.[3] These blocks combine to form the Malappuram district Panchayat, which is the apex district body of rural governance. 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. Though the draft notifications for the formation of new Gram Panchayats namely Anamangad, Ananthavoor, Arakkuparamba, Ariyallur, Chembrassery, Elankur, Karipur, Kootayi, Kurumbalangode, Marutha, Pang, Vaniyambalam, and Velimukku were published in 2015, they are yet to be formed.[5] With their formation, the number of Gram Panchayats in the district will become 106.

List of Gram Panchayats in the district

A Gram Panchayat headquarters office in the district
An election map showing the results of 2020 Kerala local elections in Malappuram district
Distribution of Population in Local Bodies (2011)
Gram Panchayat Area
(in km2)		 Population
(2011)		 Wards Taluk Ruling
Alliance[6]
Areekode Block UDF
1Areekode12.2131,56318Eranad  UDF
2Cheekkode23.9632,86718Kondotty  UDF
3Edavanna52.1046,12822Eranad  LDF
4Kavanoor31.3037,97719Eranad  UDF
5Kizhuparamba14.9922,06214Eranad  UDF
6Kuzhimanna22.0534,41318Kondotty  UDF
7Pulpatta30.1242,68321Eranad  UDF
8Urangattiri76.0940,31821Eranad  UDF
Kalikavu Block UDF
9Amarambalam84.6435,97519Nilambur  LDF
10Chokkad76.0832,22418Nilambur  UDF
11Edappatta25.7722,72915Perinthalmanna  UDF
12Kalikavu92.0035,21019Nilambur  UDF
13Karulai131.3123,27715Nilambur  UDF
14Karuvarakundu78.6941,58321Nilambur  LDF
15Tuvvur31.3840,29717Nilambur  UDF
Kondotty Block UDF
16Chelembra15.9134,14918Kondotty  UDF
17Cherukavu16.8736,77319Kondotty  UDF
18Muthuvallur21.4926,02815Kondotty  UDF
19Pallikkal25.9646,96222Kondotty  UDF
20Pulikkal28.7040,13321Kondotty  LDF
21Vazhayur21.1930,26217Kondotty  LDF
22Vazhakkad23.8935,77419Kondotty  UDF
Kuttippuram Block UDF
23Athavanad26.7741,18722Tirur  UDF
24Edayur30.4336,49819Tirur  UDF
25Irimbiliyam24.0630,63517Tirur  UDF
26Kalpakanchery16.2533,72119Tirur  UDF
27Kuttippuram31.3247,02323Tirur  UDF
28Marakkara27.0040,40420Tirur  UDF
Malappuram Block UDF
29Anakkayam45.2350,63423Eranad  UDF
30Kodur18.4238,25819Perinthalmanna  UDF
31Morayur24.5725,26118Kondotty  UDF
32Othukkungal17.2839,13920Tirurangadi  UDF
33Ponmala21.6533,92218Tirur  UDF
34Pookkottur20.6328,07719Eranad  UDF
Mankada Block UDF
35Koottilangadi21.5436,60219Perinthalmanna  UDF
36Kuruva35.7745,35422Perinthalmanna  UDF
37Makkaraparamba11.1718,70213Perinthalmanna  UDF
38Mankada31.0032,74818Perinthalmanna  UDF
39Moorkanad17.6036,32419Perinthalmanna  LDF
40Puzhakkattiri22.7229,88617Perinthalmanna  UDF
Nilambur Block UDF
41Chaliyar125.0020,83414Nilambur  LDF
42Chungathara129.6936,26920Nilambur  UDF
43Edakkara58.0928,16216Nilambur  UDF
44Moothedam48.0033,96015Nilambur  UDF
45Pothukal77.0029,56117Nilambur  LDF
46Vazhikkadavu114.0047,32223Nilambur  UDF
Perinthalmanna Block UDF
47Aliparamba34.3741,72521Perinthalmanna  UDF
48Angadipuram38.5056,45123Perinthalmanna  UDF
49Elamkulam21.3126,45616Perinthalmanna  UDF
50Keezhattur40.0036,31719Perinthalmanna  UDF
51Melattur27.2427,25016Perinthalmanna  LDF
52Pulamantol32.1537,78520Perinthalmanna  LDF
53Thazhekode45.0241,98221Perinthalmanna  LDF
54Vettathur35.8437,45616Perinthalmanna  UDF
Perumpadappu Block LDF
55Alamkode20.5033,91819Ponnani  LDF
56Maranchery20.4735,01119Ponnani  LDF
57Nannamukku19.3528,98917Ponnani  LDF
58Perumpadappu15.0229,76618Ponnani  LDF
59Veliyankode15.1532,55418Ponnani  UDF
Ponnani Block LDF
60Edappal23.7032,55019Ponnani  LDF
61Vattamkulam20.7336,14719Ponnani  UDF
62Thavanur25.2834,50019Ponnani  LDF
63Kalady16.4825,87216Ponnani  UDF
Tanur Block UDF
64Cheriyamundam11.9531,21218Tirur  UDF
65Niramaruthur9.2029,84617Tirur  LDF
66Ozhur15.9234,01618Tirur  UDF
67Perumanna-Klari11.4827,27816Tirur  UDF
68Ponmundam9.1625,85516Tirur  UDF
69Tanalur15.1247,97623Tirur  LDF
70Valavannur15.2833,15919Tirur  UDF
Tirur Block LDF
71Purathur19.5031,91519Tirur  LDF
72Thalakkad16.3035,82019Tirur  LDF
73Tirunavaya19.5945,84823Tirur  UDF
74Triprangode20.6741,16721Tirur  LDF
75Vettom13.4628,10420Tirur  LDF
76Mangalam12.1733,44220Tirur  UDF
Tirurangadi Block UDF
77Moonniyur22.6655,53523Tirurangadi  UDF
78Nannambra18.3540,54321Tirurangadi  UDF
79Vallikkunnu25.1448,00623Tirurangadi  LDF
80Thenhipalam17.9832,04517Tirurangadi  UDF
81Peruvallur21.1934,94119Tirurangadi  UDF
Vengara Block UDF
82Abdu Rahiman Nagar14.8341,99321Tirurangadi  UDF
83Edarikode15.6527,35616Tirurangadi  UDF
84Kannamangalam28.2441,26020Tirurangadi  UDF
85Oorakam21.6529,15717Tirurangadi  UDF
86Parappur18.5036,27019Tirurangadi  UDF
87Thennala10.0029,19017Tirurangadi  UDF
88Vengara18.6648,60023Tirurangadi  UDF
Wandoor Block UDF
89Mampad84.6737,22119Nilambur  LDF
90Pandikkad57.0155,21323Eranad  UDF
91Porur35.6037,63617Nilambur  UDF
92Thiruvali33.8327,73416Nilambur  LDF
93Trikkalangode59.9952,09023Eranad  UDF
94Wandoor45.4549,01323Nilambur  UDF
Sources: 2011 Census of India,[7] Government of Kerala[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Panchayati Raj System in India | Definition, Examples, Diagrams". www.toppr.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Population profile of Kerala". spb.kerala.gov.in.
  3. ↑ "Rural administration in Malappuram district". Official website of Malappuram district. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Gram Panchayats and wards in Malappuram". Local self-government department, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Draft notifications for new local bodies in Malappuram". Delimitation Commission, Kerala. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "LSGI Election - 2020 (Gram Panchayats in Malappuram district)". lsgkerala.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  7. ↑ "Taluk-wise demography of Malappuram" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. pp. 161–193. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Villages in Malappuram". lsgkerala.gov.in. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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