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The urban councils of Kerala date back to the 17th century when the Dutch Malabar established the municipality of Fort Kochi.In 1664, the municipality of Fort Kochi was established by Dutch Malabar, making it the first municipality in Indian subcontinent, which got dissolved when the Dutch authority got weaker in 18th century. [2]
The district has one revenue division, with its headquarters at Quilon. For administrative purposes, Kollam district is divided into 6 taluks, 11 blocks, 68 Panchayats, 1 corporation, 4 municipalities and 104 villages. The Kollam Civil Station was built in 1956 to incorporate all government offices in one place.
As a result, on 1 October 2000, Kollam Municipality was upgraded to a Municipal Corporation by the Kerala Government. Corporation office Kollam. The city population of Kollam increased substantially from 139,852 in 1991 to 346,013 in 2011. In 1991, the Vadakkevila, Sakthikulangara, Eravipuram and Kilikollur Panchayats were
Kerala is a state on the southwestern coast of India. It is known for its high literacy rate, low infant mortality rate, and long life expectancy. Following the 73rd and 74th amendment (both in 1992) of the Constitution of India which entrusted states with establishing Panchayati Raj institutions and Urban Local Bodies for devolution of powers, the Kerala government enacted the Kerala ...
Kollam is the only district in Southern Kerala where Muslims outnumber Christians. Despite this Kollam has a significant Christian population too (16%) among this the Latin Catholics (38.5%), Malankara Orthodox (36.1) and Marthoma Church (15.8%) form the majority. [16]
Perayam is a panchayat in the Kollam district of Kerala. The main sources of income of the inhabitants are Private Employment, Government Employment, Cultivation (mainly coconut and Paddy) Fishing and some overseas employment. Perayam being the nearest place to Kundara is one of the major Industrial Hub of Quilon District.
Kilikollur was a panchayath and was formed in 1953. It was included in Anchalumoodu block of Kollam district with an area of 11.24 km 2. [7] Kollam has been a commercial center in India since at least 851 AD. [8] When Kollam Municipality was upgraded to a city corporation in the year 2000, it was merged with Killikollur. [9] [10]
Karicode is one among the cashew processing hubs of Kollam. [4] It was a part of Kilikollur panchayath before. Kilikollur has the largest number of cashew processing factories in India. When Kollam Municipality was upgraded as city corporation in the year 2000, Karicode also merged with Kollam along with Kilikollur.