Administration of Pathanamthitta district

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The Pathanamthitta district has four types of administrative hierarchies:

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Electoral Administration

As per the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, Pathanamthitta has five Assembly constituencies, down from eight. However, the district was unified into a single Parliamentary constituency, thus contributing a seat to the Lok Sabha. The Pathanamthitta parliamentary constituency is formed by including all the five Assembly constituencies of the district along with two other Assembly constituencies in the neighboring Kottayam district. [1] Congress, BJP, Kerala Congress, and the CPM/CPI are the main political parties.

Revenue Administration

The district headquarters is at Pathanamthitta town. The district administration is headed by the District Collector. He is assisted by five Deputy Collectors holding charges of general matters, revenue recovery, land acquisition, land reforms and election. [2]

Pathanamthitta district is divided into two revenue divisions and six taluks.

The taluks again are divided into villages. Villages are the lowest level of subdivisions in India. Pathanamthitta has a total of 70 villages.

Adoor Revenue Division:

Thiruvalla Revenue Division:

Adoor Taluk

Headquarters: Adoor. No. Of Villages: 14.

Villages: Enadimangalam, Kodumon, Angadickal, Ezhamkulam, Enathu, Erathu, Adoor, Peringanad, Pallikkal, Kadampanad, Pandalam Thekkekara, Thumpamon, Kurampala, Pandalam

Konni Taluk

Headquarters: Konni. No. Of Villages: 14.

Villages: Kalanjoor, Koodal, Mylapra, Malayalapuzha, Vallicode, Vallicode-Kottayam, Pramadom, Konni, Konni-Thazham, Iravon, Aruvappulam, Thannithodu, Seethathodu, Chittar

Kozhencherry Taluk

Headquarters: Pathanamthitta. No. Of Villages: 11

Villages: Kulanada, Mezhuveli, Kidangannoor, Aranmula, Mallappuzhassery, Kozhencherry, Naranganam, Elanthoor, Chenneerkara, Omalloor, Pathanamthitta

Ranni Taluk

Headquarters: Ranni. No. Of Villages: 10

Villages: Vadasserikkara, Ranni-Perunad, Athikkayam, Kollamula, Chethakkal, Ranni-Pazhavangadi, Ranni-Angadi, Ranni, Cherukole, Ayroor

Mallapally Taluk

Headquarters: Mallapally. No. Of Villages: 9

Villages: Kottangal, Perumpetty, Ezhumattoor, Thelliyoor, Puramattam, Anicadu, Kallooppara, Mallappally, Kunnamthanam

Thiruvalla Taluk

Headquarters: Thiruvalla. No. Of Villages: 12

Villages: Kaviyoor, Kuttoor, Eraviperoor, Koipuram, Thottapuzhassery, Kuttappuzha, Thiruvalla, Kavumbhagam, Peringara, Nedumpuram, Kadapra, Niranam

Civic Administration

Under the three tier system of panchayat in rural areas, Pathanamthitta has one district panchayat, 9 block panchayat and 57 grama panchayats.

Under the single tier system in urban areas, there are 4 municipalities the district. In addition, there is a census town (Kozhencherry).

Municipalities

  1. Thiruvalla
  2. Pathanamthitta
  3. Adoor
  4. Pandalam

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References

  1. "Parliamentary Constituencies of Kerala - 2008". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  2. "Sections in Collectorate". Government of India. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.