Summary
Eranad Taluk comes under Perinthalmanna revenue division in Malappuram district of Kerala, India.[1] Its headquarters is the city of Manjeri.[1] Eranad Taluk contains two municipalities - Manjeri and Malappuram.[1] Most of the administrative offices are located in the Civil Station at Malappuram and the Mini-Civil Station at Manjeri.[1]
Eranad Taluk | |
|---|---|
Taluk | |
 Location in Malappuram district, Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 11°09′09″N 75°57′24″E / 11.152610°N 75.956678°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Headquarters | Manjeri |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL-10 |
History edit
Eranad was the largest taluk in the erstwhile Malabar District in terms of area.[2] After the formation of Kerala state, it continued to be largest taluk in the state, until the formation of Nilambur Taluk in 1990s. At that time the taluk had 6 Revenue blocks in it: Malappuram, Manjeri, Kondotty, Wandoor, Vengara, and Tirurangadi.[2][3] On 1st November 1957, the Revenue blocks of Vengara, and Tirurangadi, were added to the newly formed Tirur Taluk.[3] In the 1990s a major portion of Wandoor Revenue Block was separated to form Nilambur Taluk.[4] In 2013, Kondotty Taluk was formed by taking some villages from Eranad Taluk.[5]
Now, Eranad Taluk has 23 villages.
Villages edit
Taluks of Malappuram edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Villages, Taluks, and Revenues divisions that make up Malappuram district". Official website of Malappuram district.
- ^ a b 1951 census handbook - Malabar district (PDF). Chennai: Government of Madras. 1953. p. 1.
- ^ a b Devassy, M. K. (1965). District Census Handbook (2) - Kozhikode (1961) (PDF). Ernakulam: Government of Kerala.
- ^ Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. District Census Handbook, Malappuram (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala.
- ^ "12 new taluks to be formed in Kerala". The Hindu. 21 March 2013.