Thalapilly is one of the
Taluks
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ce ...
in
Thrissur District
Thrissur (), anglicised as Trichur, is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is situated in the central region of the state. Spanning an area of about , th ...
of
Kerala
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state, south
India
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. Before AD 1860 the headquarters of the taluk was in Kunnamkulam. At present the headquarters of the Taluk is
Wadakanchery.
Kunnamkulam municipality, the Panchayats of
Kandanassery,
Choondal,
Chowannur,
Kadavallur, Erumapetty,
Velur, Thrissur,
Mundathikode,
Thekkumkara,
Wadakkanchery,
Mullurkara
Mullurkara is a village in Thalapilly, Thalapilly Taluk of Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India.
The Malayalam film actress Philomina was born here.
Demographics
India census, Mullurkara had a population of 11922 with 5710 mal ...
,
Varavoor,
Chelakkara,
Pazhayannur,
Thiruvilwamala,
Panjal,
Kondazhi, Vallathol Nagar and
Desamangalam are in Thalapilly Taluk.
There are long chains of small hills throughout the Taluk while vast stretches of paddy fields and many Palmyra palms also feature in the landscape.
See also
*
Manalithara
*
Vadakkethara
*
Viruppakka
References
Thalapilly
Thalapilly is one of the Tehsil, Taluks in Thrissur District of Kerala state, south India. Before AD 1860 the headquarters of the taluk was in Kunnamkulam. At present the headquarters of the Taluk is Wadakanchery. Kunnamkulam municipality, the Pa ...
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