Eranad Taluk comes under Perinthalmanna revenue division in

Malappuram district Malappuram (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . It is the most populous district of Kerala, which is home to around 13% of the total population of the state. The district was formed on 16 June 196 ...

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 C ...

, India. Its headquarters is the city of Manjeri. Eranad Taluk contains two municipalities - Manjeri 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 Manjeri.

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 blocks in it:

, Manjeri, Kondotty, Wandoor, Vengara, and Tirurangadi. On 1st November 1957, the Revenue blocks of Vengara, and Tirurangadi, were added to the newly formed Tirur Taluk. In the 1990s a major portion of Wandoor Revenue Block was separated to form

Taluk. In 2013, Kondotty Taluk 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 * Melmuri *

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 se ...

* Elankur * Karakunnu * Trikkalangode *

Kavanoor Kavanoor is a Town near Areacode in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. Name The name of the town is spelled in English either Kavanoor or Kavanur or even Kavannur. Kavanur is the first high tech village office in Kerala.The ori ...

* Areekode *

Vettilappara Vettilappara is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Vettilappara had a population of 8590 with 4306 males and 4284 females. *Village = Vettilappara *Panchayath = Ur ...

Urangattiri Urangattiri is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. It is situated in the valley of Chaliyar. There are 21 wards in this village. Location Urangattiri is located on the north and east side of Areekode town in Malap ...

* Kizhuparamba * Pulpatta * Narukara * Perakamanna * Pookkottur * Vettikattiri * Pandikkad * Chembrasseri * Anakkayam * Panthalloor * Edavanna * Manjeri

Taluks of Malappuram

References

{{Malabar Taluks of Kerala

History

Villages

Taluks of Malappuram

See also

References