List of districts in Kerala - wikipedia List of districts in Kerala Districts of Kerala, south India. The Indian state of Kerala borders with the states of Tamil Nadu on the south and east, Karnataka on the north and the Lakshadweep Sea coastline on the west. The Western Ghats, bordering the eastern boundary of the State, form an almost continuous mountain wall, except near Palakkad where there is a natural mountain pass known as the Palakkad Gap. When the independent India amalgamated small states together Travancore and Cochin states were integrated to form Travancore - Cochin state on 1 July 1949. However, Malabar remained under the Madras province. The States Reorganisation Act of 1 November 1956 elevated Kerala to statehood. The state of Kerala is divided into 14 revenue districts. On the basis of geography the state 's districts are generally grouped into three parts : - The North Kerala districts of Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode ; the Central Kerala districts of Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Malappuram, Kottayam and the South Kerala districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta. Such a regional division occurred being part of historical Kingdoms of Kochi, Travancore and British Province of Malabar. The Travancore region is again divided into three zones as Northern Travancore ( Hill Range ) ( Idukki and parts of Ernakulam ), Central Travancore ( Central Range ) ( Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Kottayam ) and Southern Travancore ( South Range ) ( Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam ). Almost all of the districts in Kerala have the same name as the important town or city in the district, the exception being Idukki district, Wayanad district & Ernakulam district. The 14 districts are further divided into 75 taluks, and 941 Gram panchayats. Some of the districts and their towns were renamed in 1990 like Thiruvananthapuram ( formerly known as Trivandrum ), Kollam ( Quilon or Venad ), Alappuzha ( Alleppey ), As per GO ( P ) No. 133 / 90 / RD dated 7.2. 90, Government of Kerala Thrissur ( Trichur or Thirushivaperur ), Palakkad ( Palghat ), Kozhikode ( Calicut ) and Kannur ( Cannanore ). Contents 1 Administrative structure 2 Histories 3 Alphabetical listing 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Administrative structure Kerala State has been divided into 14 districts, 75 taluks, 152 community development blocks, 978 Gram panchayats, 6 corporations and 87 municipalities. A district is governed by a District Collector, who is an officer from Indian Administrative Service ( IAS ) of Kerala cadre and is appointed by the State Government of Kerala. Functionally the district administration is carried on through the various Departments of the State Government each of which has an office of its own the district level. The District Collector is the executive leader of the district administration and the District Officers of the various Departments in the district render technical advice to him in the discharge of his duties. The District Collector is a key functionary of Government having large powers and responsibilities. He has a dual role to both as the agent of the Government of the state and also as the representative of the people in the district. He is also responsible for the maintenance of the law and order of the district. Other than urban units such as town municipalities and rural units called Gram panchayats, other government administrative subdivisions includes taluks and ' community development blocks ' ( also known as CD blocks or blocks ). A taluk consists of urban units such as census towns and rural units called gram panchayats. The Tahsildar in charge of each taluk is primarily the Revenue Official responsible for the collection of revenue of the taluk, but he is also expected to be in direct contact with the people at all levels and to have first hand knowledge of the conditions of every village under his jurisdiction. The Tahsildar is assisted in each village by village officers and village assistants. A block also consists of such as census towns and Gram panchayats. A block is administered by a Block Development Officer ( BDO ), who is appointed by the Government of Kerala. A gram panchayat, which consists of a group of villages, is administered by a village council headed by a Gram Panchayat President. A District Superintendent of Police, better known as a Superintendent of Police, heads the District Police organization of Kerala Police. This is as per the Police Act of 1861, which is applicable to the whole of India. The Superintendents of Police are officers of the Indian Police Service. For every subdivision, there is a Subdivision Police, headed by a Police officer of the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police or Deputy Superintendent of Police. Under subdivisions, there are Police Circles, each headed by an Inspector of Police. A Police Circle consists of Police Stations, each headed by an Inspector of Police, or in case of rural areas, by a Sub-Inspector of Police. The Kerala High Court has the jurisdiction of the state of Kerala. Each of the districts has a District Court. Histories At the time of formation, Kerala had only five districts : Malabar ( part of the erstwhile Madras State ), Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam and Thrissur ( together constituting the erstwhile Travancore - Cochin ). On 1 January 1957, the Malabar district was divided into the districts of Kozhikode, Palakkad, and Kannur. Alappuzha district was carved out of erstwhile Kottayam and Kollam districts on 17 August 1957. Ernakulam district was formed on 1 April 1958, carving out of parts of erstwhile Thrissur and Kottayam districts. Malappuram district was formed on 6 June 1969 with Ernad and Tirur taluks of the erstwhile Kozhikode district and Perinthalmanna and Ponnani taluks of Palakkad district. Idukki district was formed on 26 January 1972 with Devikulam, Udumbanchola and Peermedu taluks of the erstwhile Kottayam district and Thodupuzha taluk of the erstwhile Ernakulam district. Wayanad district was formed on 1 November 1980 as the 12th district in Kerala by carving out areas from Kozhikode and Kannur districts. Pathanamthitta district was formed on 1 November 1982 carving out the entire Pathanamthitta taluk and nine villages of Kunnathur taluk from Kollam district, entire Thiruvalla taluk and part of Chenganur and Mavelikkara taluks from Alapphuzha district and parts of Idukki district. Kasaragod district was formed on 24 May 1984 as the 14th revenue district by carving out a major portion of the erstwhile Kannur district. Alphabetical listing Code District Headquarters Established Subdivisions Population ( 2011 ) Area Population Density ( 2011 ) District Collector AL Alappuzha Alappuzha 000000001957 - 08 - 17 - 0000 17 Aug 1957 6 Taluks Ambalapuzha ( Alappuzha ) Chengannur Cherthala Karthikappally ( Haripad ) Kuttanad ( Mankombu ) Mavelikkara 2,121,943 1,414 km ( 546 sq mi ) 1,501 / km ( 3,890 / sq mi ) Veena Madhavan ER Ernakulam Kakkanad 000000001958 - 04 - 01 - 0000 1 Apr 1958 7 Taluks Aluva Kanayannur ( Ernakulam ) Kochi ( Fort Kochi ) Kothamangalam Kunnathunad ( Perumbavoor ) Muvattupuzha North Paravur 3,279,860 3,068 km ( 1,185 sq mi ) 1,069 / km ( 2,770 / sq mi ) Mohammed Y. Safirulla K. ID Idukki Painavu 000000001972 - 01 - 26 - 0000 26 Jan 1972 5 Taluks Devikulam Peermade Udumbanchola ( Nedumkandam ) Idukki ( Painavu ) Thodupuzha 1,107,453 4,358 km ( 1,683 sq mi ) 254 / km ( 660 / sq mi ) G.R. Gokul KN Kannur Kannur 000000001957 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 Jan 1957 4 Taluks Thalassery Iritty Kannur Thalipparamba 2,525,637 2,966 km ( 1,145 sq mi ) 852 / km ( 2,210 / sq mi ) Mir Mohammed Ali KS Kasaragod Kasaragod 000000001984 - 05 - 24 - 0000 24 May 1984 4 Taluks Manjeshwaram ( Uppala ) Kasaragod Vellarikundu Hosdurg 1,302,600 1,992 km ( 769 sq mi ) 654 / km ( 1,690 / sq mi ) Jeevan Babu KL Kollam Kollam 000000001956 - 11 - 01 - 0000 1 Nov 1956 ( 1 July 1949 ) 6 Taluks Kollam ( Paravur, Chathannoor ) Karunagappally Kunnathur ( Sasthamkotta ) Kottarakkara Punalur Pathanapuram 2,629,703 2,491 km ( 962 sq mi ) 1,056 / km ( 2,740 / sq mi ) T. Mithra KT Kottayam Kottayam 000000001956 - 11 - 01 - 0000 1 Nov 1956 ( ) 5 Taluks Changanasserry Kanjirappally Kottayam Vaikom Meenachil ( Palai ) 1,979,384 2,208 km ( 853 sq mi ) 896 / km ( 2,320 / sq mi ) C.A. Latha KZ Kozhikode Kozhikode 000000001957 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 Jan 1957 4 Taluks Kozhikode Thamarassery Koyilandy Vatakara 3,089,543 2,344 km ( 905 sq mi ) 1,318 / km ( 3,410 / sq mi ) N. Prasanth MA Malappuram Malappuram 000000001969 - 06 - 16 - 0000 16 Jun 1969 7 Taluks Nilambur Manjeri ( Eranad ) Kondotty Perinthalmanna Ponnani Tirur Tirurangadi 4,110,956 3,550 km ( 1,370 sq mi ) 1,158 / km ( 3,000 / sq mi ) A. Shainamol PL Palakkad Palakkad 000000001957 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 Jan 1957 6 Taluks Alathur Chittur Palakkad Pattambi Ottappalam Mannarkkad 2,810,892 4,480 km ( 1,730 sq mi ) 627 / km ( 1,620 / sq mi ) P. Marykutty PT Pathanamthitta Pathanamthitta 000000001982 - 11 - 01 - 0000 1 Nov 1982 6 Taluks Adoor Konni Kozhencherry ( Pathanamthitta ) Ranni Mallappally Thiruvalla 1,195,537 2,637 km ( 1,018 sq mi ) 453 / km ( 1,170 / sq mi ) R. Girija TV Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram 000000001956 - 11 - 01 - 0000 1 Nov 1956 6 Taluks Neyyattinkara Kattakada Nedumangad Thiruvananthapuram Chirayinkeezhu ( Attingal ) Varkala 3,307,284 2,192 km ( 846 sq mi ) 1,509 / km ( 3,910 / sq mi ) Venkatesapathy S. TS Thrissur Thrissur 000000001956 - 11 - 01 - 0000 1 Nov 1956 ( 1 Jul 1949 ) 6 Taluks Kodungallur Mukundapuram ( Irinjalakuda ) Chalakudy Chavakkad Thalapilly ( Wadakkancheri ) Thrissur 3,110,327 3,032 km ( 1,171 sq mi ) 1,026 / km ( 2,660 / sq mi ) Dr. A. Kowsigan WA Wayanad Kalpetta 000000001980 - 11 - 01 - 0000 1 Nov 1980 3 Taluks Mananthavady Sultan Battery Vythiri ( Kalpetta ) 816,558 2,131 km ( 823 sq mi ) 383 / km ( 990 / sq mi ) B.S. Thirumeni Total -- -- -- -- 33,387,677 38,863 km ( 15,005 sq mi ) 859.11 / km ( 2,225.1 / sq mi ) -- See also Kerala state Government of Kerala Corporations, Municipalities and Taluks of Kerala List of districts of India Revenue Divisions of Kerala References Jump up ^ `` NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address : Appendix ( 2 ) : Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166 -- 2 '' ( PDF ). Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. 2004 - 08 - 10. pp. 5 -- 10. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 24. ^ Jump up to : `` Districts : Kerala ''. Government of India portal. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ Here ' Established ' means the year of establishment as a district of Kerala. If the district was formed earlier than the formation of the state of Kerala, 1 Nov 1956 will be considered as the day of establishment of the district. Jump up ^ `` Part I : state '' ( PDF ). Government of India Census portal. Retrieved 2015 - 12 - 08. ^ Jump up to : `` Alappuzha : History ''. alappuzha.nic.in. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ `` History of Ernakulam ''. ernakulam.nic.in ( Ministry of Communication & Information Technology, Govt. of India ). Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Taluks -- Ernakulam District ''. ernakulam.nic.in. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ `` IDUKKI : History ''. idukki.nic.in ( Ministry of Communication & Information Technology, Govt. of India ). Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ as per Government notification No 54131 / C2 / 71 / RD dated 24 January 1972, Government of Kerala ^ Jump up to : `` Kannur district : Administration ''. knr.kerala.gov.in ( Govt. of Kerala ). Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ `` DISTRICT CAME INTO EXISTENCE... ''. kasargod.nic.in. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ As per GO. ( MS ) No. 520 / 84 / RD dated 19.05. 1984, Government of Kerala Jump up ^ `` Kasaragod District > taluks ''. kasargod.nic.in. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Short History of Kollam ''. kollam.nic.in. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 11. ^ Jump up to : Note : This date means the day when the district was initially formed, even before the formation of the state of Kerala. Hence 1 Nov 1956 will be considered as the day of formation of district in the state of Kerala Jump up ^ Paravur, Kollam Jump up ^ `` Taluks and Villages ''. Kollam.nic.in. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ `` District Handbooks of Kerala KOTTAYAM '' ( PDF ). kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2009 - 03 - 19. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ `` KOTTAYAM : Short History ''. Kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Kozhikode : History ''. kozhikode.nic.in. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Kozhikode : Administration ''. kozhikode.nic.in. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 12. ^ Jump up to : `` Malappuram : HISTORY ''. malappuram.nic.in. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Welcome to Palghat ''. palghat.net. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` BASIC STATISTICS of PALAKKAD ''. palakkad.nic.in. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Pathanamthitta : History ''. pathanamthitta.nic.in. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ As per GO ( MS ) No. 1026 / 82 / ( RD ) dated 29.10. 1982, Government of Kerala Jump up ^ `` Pathanamthitta : Administration ''. pathanamthitta.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2009 - 04 - 10. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ''. Archived from the original on 2009 - 02 - 07. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 12. ^ Jump up to : `` Thrissur At A Glance ''. thrissur.nic.in. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 12. ^ Jump up to : `` Wayanad : profile ''. wayanad.nic.in. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 12. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Districts of Kerala. 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Question: which one is the largest district in kerala
Answer: Palakkad