Karimba ( ml, കരിമ്പ) is a

gram panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo ...

in the Palakkad district, state of

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, near the National Highway 213. The largest town in Karimba panchayath is Kalladikode. It borders with

Thachampara Thachampara (also spelled Thachampara) is a village in the Palakkad district of Kerala, India. It is administered by the Tachampara gram panchayat. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording ...

, Kongad and

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. Recently, it was awarded the

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Title (sanitation). It is the local government organisation that serves the villages of

Karimba-I Karimba ( ml, കരിമ്പ) is a gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India, near the National Highway 213. The largest town in Karimba panchayath is Kalladikode. It borders with Thachampara, Kongad and Mundur (grama pa ...

and

Karimba-II Karimba ( ml, കരിമ്പ) is a gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India, near the National Highway 213. The largest town in Karimba panchayath is Kalladikode. It borders with Thachampara, Kongad and Mundur (grama pa ...

Demographics

India

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, Karimba-I had a population of 14,488 with 7,145 males and 7,343 females. India

, Karimba-II had a population of 10,960 with 5,309 males and 5,651 females.

Important landmarks

* Meenvallam waterfalls, a natural waterfall situated 6 kilometers from Kalladikode. This is the first micro hydroelectric project that was built and operated by a panchayath in India.

References

Notes Citations Gram panchayats in Palakkad district {{Palakkad-geo-stub