Kondotty Taluk

Kondotty Taluk, otherwise called Western Eranad Taluk, comes under Tirur revenue division in Malappuram district of Kerala, India. Its headquarters is the town of Kondotty. Kondotty Taluk contains Kondotty municipality and a few Gram panchayats.

Kondotty Taluk
Taluk
Location in Malappuram district, Kerala, India
Coordinates: 11°09′09″N 75°57′24″E / 11.152610°N 75.956678°E / 11.152610; 75.956678Coordinates: 11°09′09″N 75°57′24″E / 11.152610°N 75.956678°E / 11.152610; 75.956678
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Malappuram
Headquarters	Kondotty
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-84

History

Kondotty Taluk was declared as the seventh taluk in Malappuram district by chief minister Oommen Chandy on 23 December 2013.^[1][2] It was formed by carving the villages included in the erstwhile Kondotty Revenue block out of Eranad and Tirurangadi Taluks.

Villages

Kondotty Taluk comprises 12 villages (sub-divisions):^[3]

• Vazhakkad
• Vazhayur
• Cherukavu
• Pulikkal
• Kondotty
• Muthuvallur
• Pallikkal
• Chelembra
• Cheekkode
• Nediyiruppu
• Morayur
• Kuzhimanna

Taluks of Malappuram

 

Ponnani

Tirur

Tirurangadi

Kondotty

Eranad

Perinthalmanna

Nilambur

See also

• List of villages in Malappuram district
• List of Gram Panchayats in Malappuram district
• List of desoms in Malappuram district (1981)
• Revenue Divisions of Kerala

References

1. "12 new taluks to be formed in Kerala - The Hindu".
2. "Cabinet nod for 12 new taluks - The Hindu".
3. Taluks of Kerala

Sources