Kottayi (gram panchayat)

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Kottayi is a gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is a local government organisation that serves the villages of Kottayi-I and Kottayi-II. [1]

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References

  1. "Reports of National Panchayat Directory". Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.