List of districts of Kerala
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Revenue Divisions Taluks |
The Indian state of Kerala is divided into 14 districts. Districts are the major administrative units of a state which are further sub-divided into revenue divisions and taluks.[1]
Idukki is the largest district in Kerala with a total land area of 4612 km².
When the independent India merged smaller states together, Travancore and Cochin states were integrated to form
The state comprises three parts – the Northern Kerala districts of
The districts in Kerala are often named after the largest town or city in the district. Some of the districts were renamed in 1990 from the anglicised names to their local names. The 14 districts are further divided into 27 revenue divisions, 77 taluks, and 1664 revenue villages.
For local governance, Kerala has 6 Municipal Corporations and 87 Municipalities overseeing urban areas. Additionally, there are 941 Gram Panchayats, 152 Block Panchayats, and 14 District Panchayats responsible for rural governance.
Administrative structure
Kerala State has been divided into 14 districts, 27
Revenue administration
A district is administered by a
The districts are divided into
Local governance
For the purpose of local governance, there are local-self government institutions, which includes 941 Gram panchayats, 152 block panchayats, 14 district panchayats, 6 corporations and 87 municipalities.
The panchayati raj institutions (
The urban local bodies (
The other administrative subdivision is "blocks", which is co-terminus with the block panchayats area. Th CD blocks are established for the purpose of rural development, aligning with the boundaries of the block panchayat. Each CD Block encompasses several gram panchayats within its limit. A block is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), appointed by the government, who also functions as the ex-officio secretary of the Block Panchayat.
A taluk consists of urban units such as statutory towns and census towns and rural units called gram panchayats (for revenue purposes). The Local Self-Governments Department (LSGD), Government of Kerala, coordinates and supervises the administrative affairs of these local bodies and has district-level offices.
Police
There are 20 police districts in total, and among these, 8 police districts are coterminous with the respective revenue districts, while the remaining 12 police districts are constituted by bifurcating the revenue district into "city" and "rural" areas. Each police district is headed by a "District Police Chief" (DPC), an IPS officer typically holding the rank of Superintendent of Police (SP) or above. The District Police Chief is responsible for maintaining law and order, conducting criminal investigations, and overseeing police administration in the district.
These districts are further divided into police sub-divisions. A subdivision comprises several police stations under its jurisdiction, each headed by an Assistant Superintendent of Police or Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) designated as the sub-divisional police officer (SDPO). The police station is the basic unit of police administration at the district level, each headed by an Inspector of Police, or in the case of rural areas, by a Sub-Inspector of Police designated as the Station House Officer (SHO).
Judiciary
The Kerala High Court has the jurisdiction of the state of Kerala. Each of the districts has a District & Sessions Court.
Other
Each state government department has a district office at the district level, headed by district-level officials, such as the District Medical Officer for the health department, District Fire Officer for the Fire and Rescue Department, Divisional Forest Officer for the Forest Department, etc. Each department's district-level offices oversee their respective areas of administration.[7]
History
At the time of formation, Kerala had only five districts:
.On 1 January 1957, the
, bringing the total to seven districts.Alappuzha district was carved out of erstwhile Kottayam and Kollam districts on 17 August 1957, to form the 8th district.
Ernakulam district was formed on 1 April 1958 as the 9th district, carved out of parts of erstwhile Thrissur and Kottayam districts.
Malappuram district was formed on 16 June 1969 as the 10th district, with Ernad and Tirur taluks of the erstwhile Kozhikode district and Perinthalmanna and Ponnani taluks of Palakkad district.
Idukki district was formed on 26 January 1972 as the 11th district, with Devikulam, Udumbanchola and Peermedu taluks of the erstwhile Kottayam district and Thodupuzha taluk of the erstwhile Ernakulam district.
Wayanad district was formed on 1 November 1980 as the 12th district in Kerala by carving out areas from Kozhikode and Kannur districts.
Pathanamthitta district was formed on 1 November 1982 as the 13th district by carving out the entire Pathanamthitta taluk and nine villages of Kunnathur taluk from Kollam district, entire Thiruvalla taluk and part of Chengannur and Mavelikkara taluks from Alapphuzha district and parts of Idukki district.
Kasaragod district was formed on 24 May 1984 as the 14th district by carving out a major portion of the erstwhile Kannur district.
Characteristics
Idukki district is the largest district in Kerala by area. This was accomplished by transferring land from Kuttampuzha panchayat in Ernakulam district to Edamalakudy panchayat in Idukki district, totaling 12,718.5095 hectares.[8] Alappuzha district is noted for its small area, while Malappuram district stands out as the most populous in Kerala. Wayanad, Idukki, and Kasargod are the least populated districts in the state. Ernakulam district stands out as the most urbanized in Kerala, housing a municipal corporation and 11 municipalities, with 68.07% of its population residing in urban areas. Thiruvananthapuram has the highest population density at 1509 persons per sq.km, followed closely by Alappuzha and Kozhikode districts.[9][10][11]
Alphabetical listing
Code[12] | District | Headquarters[13] | Established[14] | Population (2018)[15] | Area[16] | Subdivisions | Map |
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ALA | Alappuzha
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Alappuzha | 17 Aug 1957[17] | 2,146,033 | 1,415 km2 (546 sq mi) |
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ERN | Ernakulam
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Kakkanad | 1 Apr 1958[18] | 3,427,659 | 2,924 km2 (1,129 sq mi) |
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IDU | Idukki | Painavu | 26 Jan 1972[20][21] | 1,093,156 | 4,612 km2 (1,781 sq mi) |
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KAN | Kannur
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Kannur | 1 Jan 1957[22] | 2,615,266 | 2,966 km2 (1,145 sq mi) | ||
KAS | Kasaragod | Kasaragod | 24 May 1984[23][24] | 1,390,894 | 1,989 km2 (768 sq mi) |
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KOL | Kollam
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Kollam | 1 Nov 1956[26] ( 1 July 1949)[27][28] |
2,659,431 | 2,483 km2 (959 sq mi) |
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KOT | Kottayam
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Kottayam | 1 Nov 1956[30] (1 July 1949 )[27] |
1,983,573 | 2,206 km2 (852 sq mi) |
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KOZ | Kozhikode | Kozhikode | 1 Jan 1957[32] | 3,249,761 | 2,345 km2 (905 sq mi) | ||
MAL | Malappuram
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Malappuram | 16 Jun 1969[34] | 4,494,998 | 3,554 km2 (1,372 sq mi) | ||
PAL | Palakkad
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Palakkad | 1 Jan 1957[35] | 2,952,254 | 4,482 km2 (1,731 sq mi) |
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PAT | Pathanamthitta | Pathanamthitta | 1 Nov 1982[38][39] | 1,172,212 | 2,652 km2 (1,024 sq mi) |
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THI | Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | 1 Nov 1956[41] (1 July 1949)[27] |
3,355,148 | 2,189 km2 (845 sq mi) |
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THR | Thrissur
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Thrissur | 1 Nov 1956[42] (1 Jul 1949)[27] |
3,243,170 | 3,027 km2 (1,169 sq mi) |
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WAY | Wayanad | Kalpetta | 1 Nov 1980[43] | 846,637 | 2,130 km2 (820 sq mi) | ||
Total | 14 | 14 | 14 | 34,630,192 | 38,852 km2 (15,001 sq mi) | 78 |
See also
- Kerala state
- Government of Kerala
- Revenue Department (Kerala)
- List of revenue divisions of Kerala
- List of taluks of Kerala
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Further reading
- Chandran, VP (2018). Mathrubhumi Yearbook Plus - 2019 (Malayalam Edition). Kozhikode: P. V. Chandran, Managing Editor, Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Company Limited, Kozhikode.