Palakkad District, in the southeastern part of the former Malabar district, is one of the 14 districts of the South Indian state of Kerala. It is located right in the middle of the state. It is included in South Malabar region. Also, it is the largest district in Kerala since 2006. The city of Palakkad is the district headquarters. Palakkad is bordered on the northwest by the Malappuram District, on the southwest by the Thrissur District, on the northeast by Nilgiris District, and on the east by Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The district is nicknamed "the granary of Kerala". Palakkad is the gateway to Kerala due to the presence of the Palakkad Gap, in the Western Ghats. The 2,383 m high Anginda peak, which is situated in the border of Palakkad district, Nilgiris district, and Malappuram district, in Silent Valley National Park, is the highest point of elevation in Palakkad district.
Gram Panchayat is a basic village governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general body of the Gram Panchayat. The members of the Gram Panchayat are elected by the Gram Sabha.
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A sarpanch or gram pradhan or mukya is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the Gram Sabha in India. The sarpanch, together with other elected panchayat members, constitute the gram panchayat. The sarpanch is the focal point of contact between government officers and the village community and retains power for five years.
Panchayat samiti is a rural local government (panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. It has been said to be the "panchayat of panchayats".
Panchayati Raj is the system of local self-government of villages in rural India as opposed to urban and suburban municipalities.
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Kumaramputhur is a village in Palakkad district in the state of Kerala, India. It is administered, along with some other villages, by the Kumaramputhur gram panchayat. Palakkad - Kozhikode National highway passes through Kumaramputhur.
Payyanadam is a village in Palakkad district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Ingalagi is a panchayat village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka, India.
The Zila Panchayat or District Council or Mandal Parishad or District Panchayat is the third tier of the Panchayati Raj system and functions at the district levels in all states. A Zila Parishad is an elected body. Block Pramukh of Block Panchayat are also represented in Zila Parishad. The members of the State Legislature and the members of the Parliament of India are members of the Zila Parishad. The Zila parishad is the top most tier of the panchayat raj system and acts as the link between the state government and the village-level Gram Panchayat.
Kumaramputhur is a gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is a local government organisation that serves the villages of Kumaramputhur and Payyanadam.
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