Institutional History
Institutional History
Villiyappally is a Grama Panchayat comprising the Villiyappally Revenue Village, located in Vadakara Taluk of Kozhikode District and within the jurisdiction of Thodannur Block Panchayat. The Panchayat has a total area of 17.35 square kilometres.
The Panchayat is bounded by Chorode and Eramala Grama Panchayats to the north; Vadakara Municipality and Maniyur Grama Panchayat to the south; Vadakara Municipality to the west; and Ayanchery and Thiruvallur Grama Panchayats to the east.
Following the reorganisation of the Panchayat, the Villiyappally Revenue Village area was constituted as Villiyappally Panchayat. The first elected Panchayat Administrative Committee assumed office on 1 January 1964, with P. Balakrishnan Nambiar serving as its President.
As part of the three-tier Panchayati Raj system established through the constitutional amendment in 1995, Villiyappally Grama Panchayat was constituted under the reformed local self-government system. The Presidents who have served the Panchayat since then include Smt. M. M. Narayani Teacher, P. Rajan Master, R. Balaram Master, and K. K. Mohanan, K. K. BijulaAt present, P P Prabhakaran Master is serving as the President of Villiyappally Grama Panchayat.
