The district is divided into two Revenue Sub Divisions:Thrissur and Irinjalakuda,and is headed by the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO). The district is divided into seven taluks,headed by the Thasildar. Each of these taluks is further divided into villages headed by a village officer,with a total of 255 villages in the district. The numbers in the brackets denote the number of villages in each taluk.
Taluks under Thrissur Revenue Division:
Thrissur (74)
Chavakkad (29)
Talappilly (45)
Kunnamkulam (29)
Taluks under Irinjalakuda Revenue Division:
Mukundapuram (29)
Chalakudy (31)
Kodungallur (18)
Villages
The following contains a detailed list of villages within Thrissur district,under various taluks.
The Thrissur City Police is headed by a Police Commissioner, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the rank Superintendent of Police (SP). The city is divided into four sub divisions, Thrissur, Ollur, Kunnamkulam and Guruvayur. It also operates 24 police stations, including a woman police station and a traffic police station. There is also a Cyber Crime police station. [7][8][9] The Thrissur City Police Commissionerate is situated in Pattalam Road near East Police Station.
The Thrissur Rural Police has its headquarters at the District Collectorate complex at Ayyanthole. It is headed by a Superintendent of Police (SP). Thrissur Rural Police District comprises 22 Police Stations in 3 Police Sub Divisions: Irinjalakuda, Chalakudy, and Kodungallur. Out of 22 Police Stations, 19 are handling law and order. The other 3 Police Stations are the Coastal Police Station at Azhekode, Vanitha Police Station at Irinjalakuda, and the Cyber Police Station at Irinjalakuda. Apart from this, one Control Room is functioning at Kodungallur.[10]
Thrissur Municipal Corporation is the only municipal corporation in the district. Each local body is made up of multiple wards, each of which elects a councillor to the body.
The number of local bodies governed by different coalitions/alliances is listed below, along with the total number. These are as per the last elections held in 2025 December. [11][12]
2025 Thrissur Local Self-Government
LSG body
Ruling Coalition / Party
Total
LDF
UDF
NDA
Others
Tie
Grama Panchayats
44
34
1
0
7
86
Block Panchayats
10
5
0
0
1
16
District Panchayats
1
0
0
0
0
1
Municipalities
5
2
0
0
0
7
Corporations
0
1
0
0
0
1
Total
60
42
1
0
8
111
The following lists the number of wards held by each coalition/alliance across multiple local bodies, as of 2025.
Thrissur city functioned as a municipality since 1921 under the Cochin Municipal Regulations.[13][14] In 1932,the new corporation building was constructed,and in 1972 new areas from other Panchayats were added to the municipality.[13] On 1 October 2000,the municipal town was upgraded to the level of a Municipal Corporation with the Panchayats of Ayyanthole,Koorkkenchery,Nadathara,Vilvattom (part),Ollur and Ollukkara. The Corporation comprises three legislative assemblies Thrissur,Ollur and Cherpu.[15] The city is administered by the Thrissur Municipal Corporation,headed by a mayor. The corporation is the second-largest city corporation in the state of Kerala in India. The city is the only local body in Kerala which directly controls power,water supply and solid waste management system in the city.
For administrative purposes,the city is divided into 56 wards,from which the members of the corporation council are elected for five years. The corporation has its headquarters in Thrissur city.[13][16] The Thrissur Urban Development Authority and Town and Country Planning Department (TCPD) are the agencies that prepare development plan for the city.[17][18][19][20]
Thrissur district has 7 municipalities,as listed below,each governed by a Municipal chairman and several committees chaired by councellors (ward members).
Under updation in line with 2025 local body elections.
This constituency is headquartered in Chalakudy in Thrissur district,and includes parts of the nearby Ernakulam district. This constituency was formed in the 2009 delimitation.
Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency Lok Sabha constituency is composed of 7 assembly segments,namely Chalakudy,Kodungallur,Kaipamangalam,Angamaly,Perumbavoor,Aluva,and Kunnathunadu. The latter four are part of the Ernakulam district. The table only shows the assembly sections of Thrissur district.
Kaipamangalam assembly segment came into existence in 2008,following delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies. Chalakudy,Kodungallur,Perumbavoor,and Angamaly were part of the erstwhile Mukundapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[25]
The Alathur Lok Sabha constituency is headquartered in the district of Palakkad,and is reserved for members of the Scheduled Castes. This constituency is spread across the two districts and was formed in the 2009 delimitation.
Alathur Lok Sabha constituency Lok Sabha constituency is composed of 7 assembly segments,namely Alathur,Tarur (SC),Chittur,Nenmara,Wadakkanchery,Kunnamkulam,and Chelakkara (SC). The first four are part of the Palakkad district. The table only shows the assembly sections of Thrissur district.
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