Thalassery Municipality

Thalassery Municipality is the municipal corporation responsible for the civic administration of Thalassery, a historic coastal town in Kannur district, Kerala, India. The municipality covers an area of 23.96 square kilometres and is divided into 53 wards. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 92,558. The town is located about 22 kilometres from the district headquarters of Kannur. Thalassery, historically known as Tellicherry, was an important trading centre during the British colonial period and is famous as the land of cricket, circus, and cakes. The municipality was constituted on 1 November 1866 under the Act X of 1865, making it one of the earliest municipalities in the region. Its boundaries have been expanded several times, in 1880, 1941, and 1961. The Kodiyeri panchayat was merged with the municipality in 1990, separated in 1993, and re-merged in 2000. The municipality includes the villages of Thalassery and Thiruvangad. It is bordered by the Dharmadam river to the north, New Mahe to the south, Eranholi and the Thalassery river to the east, and the Arabian Sea to the west. The municipality provides essential civic services such as water supply, sanitation, waste management, and maintenance of local infrastructure. It operates under the Kerala Municipality Act and is governed by an elected council led by a chairperson. The administrative headquarters is in Thalassery town. The official website is thalasserymunicipality.in, though as of the evidence it displayed a default nginx page, indicating the site may not have been fully configured at the time of access.

Thalassery Municipality was constituted on 1 November 1866 under the Act X of 1865, making it one of the first municipalities in Kerala. The town of Thalassery, historically known as Tellicherry, was a significant port city in Malabar and the first British settlement in the region. The British East India Company established a factory there in 1683 to trade in spices from the eastern hills. Thalassery was also a centre of the Pazhassi rebellion and the Indian independence movement. The municipality's boundaries were expanded in 1880, 1941, and 1961. In 1990, the Kodiyeri panchayat was merged with the municipality, but it was separated in 1993. It was re-merged in 2000. There is a demand to upgrade the municipality to a municipal corporation by merging nearby panchayats. The municipality includes the villages of Thalassery and Thiruvangad. It is bordered by the Dharmadam river to the north, New Mahe to the south, Eranholi and the Thalassery river to the east, and the Arabian Sea to the west. The town is known for its cultural heritage, including being the birthplace of Indian circus and the home of the first Malayalam newspaper, Rajya Samacharam. The first bakery in Kerala, Mambally Bakery, was established in Thalassery in 1880. The first English school in North Malabar, B.G.M. School, was founded by the Basel German Mission in 1856. The municipality administers civic services and infrastructure for the town.

• 2000

  Kodiyeri panchayat re-merged with the municipality.

• 1993

  Kodiyeri panchayat separated from the municipality.

• 1990

  Kodiyeri panchayat merged with the municipality.

• 1941

  Municipal boundaries expanded again.

• 1880

  Municipal boundaries expanded.

• 1866

  Thalassery Municipality constituted on 1 November under the Act X of 1865.

Local self-government body providing municipal services to Thalassery town.

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