Thalapilly | |
Settlement Type: | town |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 10.5833°N 76.0833°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Thrissur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 04884, 04885 |
Registration Plate: | KL-48 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Thrissur |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Alathur |
Thalapilly is one of the 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 Panchayats of Kandanassery, Choondal, Chowannur, Kadavallur, Erumapetty, Velur, Thrissur, Mundathikode, Thekkumkara, Wadakkanchery, Mullurkara, 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.[1]