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Panchayat

Suby Sebastian

President

Vijayakumari M S

Vice President & Chairman Standing Committee for finance

Shainy Thomas

Chairman, Standing Committee for Development

Joy Sebastian

Chairman,Standing Committee for Welfare

Omana Soman

Chairman,Standing Committee for Health and Education

Roy K Mathew

Secretary, Grama Panchayat

About Us

At a glance

Meenachil is a grama panchayat located in the Meenachil and Poovarani villages of Lalam Block, within the Meenachil Taluk of Kottayam district. Covering an area of 15.49 sq. km, the panchayat is divided into 14 wards.BordersNorth: Pala Municipality, Bharananganam, and Thidanad grama panchayatsSouth: Elikkulam and Akalakunnam grama panchayatsEast: Thidanad and Bharananganam grama panchayatsWest: Pala Municipality, Mutholy, and Kozhuvanal grama panchayatsGeographical Coordinates Meenachil Grama Panchayat is located between longitudes 76°41'14.328" E and 76°45'23.899" E, and latitudes 9°38'43.426" N and 9°42'35.201" N.Demographics & Natural FeaturesPopulation: 16,100 (8,103 males and 7,997 females)Water Bodies: The Meenachil River flows through the northern part of the panchayat. The Meenachil stream (Meenachil thodu), flowing through the southern part, serves as a natural boundary separating it from Kozhuvanal and Mutholy panchayats.Terrain & Boundaries: On the east, the hilly...

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History of Grama Panchayat

According to the Travancore history book published by P. Shankunni Menon, Meenachil Grama Panchayat had great historical importance since ancient times. Until Marthanda Varma annexed this region to Venad in 1751, it was under the rule of the Meenachil Karthas, who were feudatories of the Thekkumkoor kings. Sree Veera Damodara Simha is considered the first king of the Meenachil dynasty. It is believed that the region got the name “Meenachil” from the Meenakshi Temple established here by the Meenachil Karthas, who were descendants of the Pandya dynasty. Marthanda Varma annexed Meenachil to Travancore around 1749–50 without any major war. The Meenachil kings governed the region with the help of local assemblies and officials known as Millakkarans. The Arackal Menon family served as chief ministers, while...

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