There are four taluks viz. Devikulam, Udumbanchola, Peermade and Thodupuzha and 65 villages in the district. There is only one Municipal town in the district is Thodupuzha. Munnar is census town. The largest village is Kannan Devan Hillsof Devikulam taluk with an area of 557 Sq. KM and smallest Kudayathoor village of Thodupuzha with an area of 21 Sq. KM. There are eight community development Blocks viz. Devikulam, Adimali, Nedumkandom, Azhutha, Kattappana, Idukki, Elamdesom and Thodupuzha. There are 51 Panchayaths in the district. Thodupuzha is the only Municipality and Idukki is the only township in the district. Munnar panchayat of Devikulam block is the largest in the district with an area of 557 Sq. KM and Karimkunnam in Thodupuzha block is the smallest panchayat of the district with an area of only 22 Sq. KM. The district headquarters started functioning at Kottayam and shifted to Painavu in June 1976. The developmental activities are co-ordinated by the District Rural Development Agency.
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