- Districts of Kerala
The state of
Kerala , in southernIndia , has 14 revenuedistrict s. Most of the districts in Kerala has the same name as the important town or city in the district. (Exception is Wayanad district).These 14 districts are further divided into 62 taluks, 1453 revenue villages and 1007
Gram panchayat s.Administration
A
District Collector has been appointed in each districts to be in charge of the governance of the district. They are also officers of theIndian Administrative Service and are the most powerful government officials of the district.List of districts in Kerala
From South to North order
*Thiruvananthapuram (Formerly known as "Trivandrum")
*Kollam ("Quilon")
*Pathanamthitta
*Alappuzha ("Allepey")
*Kottayam
*Idukki
*Ernakulam
*Thrissur ("Trichur" or "Thrishivaperur")
*Palakkad (also called "Palghat")
*Malappuram
*Kozhikode ("Calicut")
*Wayanad
*Kannur ("Cannanore")
*KasaragodProposed new districts
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Muvattupuzha , comprising parts of Ernakulam, Idukky, Kottayam, and Thrissur districts
*Tiruvalla , comprising parts of Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, and Kottayam districts
*Sabarimala , comprising parts of Pathanamthitta, Idukky, and Kollam districts
*Mahe/Thalassery , comprising parts of Kannur, and Kozhikode districtsee also
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Government of Kerala
*Kerala
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