Eranad Taluk comes under Perinthalmanna revenue division in Malappuram district of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

, India. Its headquarters is the city of

Manjeri Manjeri () is a major town and municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is the fourth-most populous municipality in state. It is situated southeast to Karipur International Airport and northeast to Malappuram, the district he ...

. Eranad Taluk contains two municipalities -

and

Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ...

. Most of the administrative offices are located in the Civil Station at

and the Mini-Civil Station at

History

Eranad was the largest Taluk in the erstwhile

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in terms of area. After the formation of

state, it continued to be largest Taluk in the state, until the formation of

Nilambur Nilambur is a major town, a municipality and a Taluk in the Malappuram district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is located close to the Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River. This place is also known as 'Teak ...

Taluk in 1990s. At that time the Taluk had 6

Revenue block Revenue blocks, revenue circles, ''firka'', or ''patwar circles'' are the local revenue sub-divisions of the various districts of the states of India. These blocks should not be confused with the similar Panchayath union blocks (Blocks) and ''t ...

s in it:

Kondotty Kondotty is a developing town, municipality, and aerotropolis in the Malappuram district state of Kerala, India which is located near Calicut International Airport, 24 km from Malappuram. It is the headquarters of Kondotty Taluk, which was ...

Wandoor Wandoor is a town in Malappuram district of Kerala, India at . It is located 13 km away from Nilambur. Notable people * The renowned ''Mappila Paattu'' poet Pulikkottil Hyder was born here. * T. K. Hamza, former minister of Kerala an ...

, Vengara, and

Tirurangadi Tirurangadi is a municipal town in Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It is a historic town famed for its active participation in the freedom struggle, especially those dating back to the 1920s. It serves as a local taluk and is locat ...

. On 1st November 1957, the

s of Vengara, and

, were added to the newly formed

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 ...

. In the 1990s a major portion of Wandoor Revenue Block was separated to form

Taluk. In 2013,

Kondotty Taluk Kondotty Taluk, otherwise called Western Eranad Taluk, comes under Tirur revenue division in Malappuram district of Kerala, India. Its headquarters is the town of Kondotty. Kondotty Taluk contains Kondotty municipality and a few Gram panchaya ...

was formed by taking some villages from Eranad Taluk. Now, Eranad Taluk has 23 villages.

Villages

Eranad (Manjeri) taluk contains the following

villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

. *

Panakkad Panakkad is a town in Malappuram municipality in the state of Kerala, India. It is located on the banks of Kadalundippuzha river. Panakkad Thangal family resides in this village. Panakkad serves as one of the residential area of Malappuram city ...

Melmuri Melmuri or Melmuri Junction is a town in Malappuram city in the state of Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combinin ...

Payyanad Payyanad is a place located in Manjeri municipality of Malappuram district of Kerala. Payyanad football stadium located in Payyanad Sports complex The Malappuram District Sports Complex is located at Payyanad. A football stadium of 25,000 sea ...

* Elankur * Karakunnu *

Trikkalangode Trikkalangode is a large Grama Panchayath located in Ernad (Manjeri) Taluk of Malappuram district in Kerala state with total 10415 families residing. The Trikkalangode Grama Panchayath has population of 52090 of which 25140 are males while 26950 ...

* Kavanoor *

Areekode Areekode is a town on the banks of the Chaliyar River in Areekode Grama Panchayat in Malappuram district India. Areekode was part of the Malabar district in British India. It is a town on the banks of Chaliyar River with an area of 7.25 squa ...

* Vettilappara * Urangattiri *

Kizhuparamba Kizhuparamba or Keezhuparamba is a village and Panchayath on the northern boundary of Malappuram District In Kerala State of India. Kizhuparamba is situated on the banks of the Chaliyar river and in the border of Malappuram and Kozhikode dist ...

* Pulpatta * Narukara * Perakamanna * Pookkottur * Vettikattiri *

Pandikkad Pandikkad is a town located in the Eranad Taluk, Malappuram district, Kerala, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest coun ...

* Chembrasseri *

Anakkayam Anakkayam is an outgrowth of Malappuram city in Kerala, India. A major portion of Pandallur hills (a hill in the central part of Malappuram district, which was the boundary between Eranad and Walluvanad Taluks in Malabar District under British ...

* Panthalloor *

Edavanna Edavanna (എടവണ്ണ ) is a town situated in Kerala, near Manjeri Town South India. The town is situated on Calicut–Nilambur– Gudalur state highway and near the banks of the Chaliyar River. The Koyilandy A Survey of Kerala Histo ...

Taluks of Malappuram

References

{{Malabar Taluks of Kerala

History

Villages

Taluks of Malappuram

See also

References