Eranad taluk explained

Eranad Taluk
Settlement Type:Taluk
Coordinates:11.1526°N 75.9567°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Malappuram
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Manjeri
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:KL-10

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]

History

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

Eranad (Manjeri) taluk contains the following villages.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Villages, Taluks, and Revenues divisions that make up Malappuram district . Official website of Malappuram district.
  2. Book: 1951 census handbook - Malabar district. Government of Madras. 1953. Chennai. 1.
  3. Book: Devassy, M. K.. District Census Handbook (2) - Kozhikode (1961). Government of Kerala. 1965. Ernakulam.
  4. Book: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala . District Census Handbook, Malappuram . Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala . Thiruvananthapuram .
  5. News: 12 new taluks to be formed in Kerala. The Hindu. 21 March 2013.