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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kolazhy Grama Panchayat
| other_name = Kolazhy GP
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Grama Panchayat
| image_skyline = File:Kolazhy Pooram.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Kolazhy Pooram festival
| image_flag =
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_mapsize = 250px
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Kolazhy GP in [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|10.585016|N|76.215475|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name = [[India]] 
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts in Kerala|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluks of Kerala|Taluk]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Thrissur Metropolitan Area|Thrissur]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Panchayat Samiti (Block)|Block]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Puzhakkal Block Panchayat]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 1951
| founder =
| named_for =

| seat_type = [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha#Kerala (20)|Lok Sabha Constituency]] 
| seat = [[Alathur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Alathur]] ([[Constituency]] #9)
| parts_type = [[List of constituencies of Kerala Legislative Assembly|നിയമസഭ (Niyamasabha) (or Vidhan Sabha or Legislative Assembly) Constituency]] 
| parts_style = para 
| parts = 
| p1 = [[Wadakkanchery Assembly Constituency|Wadakkanchery]] ([[Constituency]] #65)
| p2 = 

| government_type = [[Gram panchayat|Grama Panchayat]]
| governing_body = Kolazhy Grama Panchayat
| leader_title1 = President of the Grama Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 4.64
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 14
| population_total =
| population_as_of =
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Kolazhykaran
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number]] (PIN)
| postal_code = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160820061234/http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pincodesearch.aspx 680581] - Tirur (Mulagunnathukavu) PO
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in India|Telephone code]]
| area_code = [[List of country calling codes|+91]]-[[Subscriber trunk dialling|487]]
| registration_plate = KL-08
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Tropical monsoon]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen Am]])</small>
| website = http://lsgkerala.in/kolazhypanchayat/
| footnotes =
}}
'''Kolazhy Grama Panchayat''', also known as '''Kolazhy GP''', is part of [[Puzhakkal Block Panchayat|Puzhakkal block]], in Thrissur taluk, in [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]] district.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lsgkerala.gov.in/pages/electiondetails.php?intID=5&ID=740&ln=en |title=Kolazhy Grama Panchayat Details |access-date=30 May 2016 |archive-date=29 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629192343/http://www.lsgkerala.gov.in/pages/electiondetails.php?intID=5&ID=740&ln=en |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is located {{convert|6.8|km|mi}} north of [[Thrissur]] city.
The group of villages forming the wards given in the table below are governed by Kolazhy Grama Panchayat, [[Puzhakkal Block Panchayat]] and [http://www.thrissurdp.lsgkerala.gov.in/ Thrissur District Panchayat].

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Kolazhy had a population of 8,445. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kolazhy has an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 84%. In Kolazhy, 10% of the population is under the age of six. A majority of the population had migrated here for residential purposes, as they are employed in the government & private sectors.

==History==
In ancient days it was then part of Vijayapuram "pravrithi" in Trichur "taluq".<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NUVIAAAAYAAJ&dq=inauthor%3A%22Cochin%20(India).%20Census%20commissioner%22&pg=PR15 Kingdom of Cochin Census of 1891]</ref>

For the purposes of census, Kolazhy Grama Panchayat is divided into three census towns of [[Kolazhy Census Town|Kolazhy (CT)]], [[Kuttur Census Town|Kuttur (CT)]] and [[Pottore Census Town|Pottore (CT)]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! # !! Kolazhy Grama Panchayat
Ward # - Name
!Puzhakkal Block Panchayat
Ward # - Name
!Thrissur District Panchayat
Ward # - Name
! Census Town
|-
| 1|| 01 - Kunnathupeedika
|08 - Kunnathupeedika
|08 - [[Avanur]]|| [[Pottore Census Town|Pottore (CT)]]
|-
| 2|| 02 - [[Attore North]]
|08 - Kunnathupeedika
|08 - [[Avanur]]|| [[Pottore Census Town|Pottore (CT)]]
|-
| 3|| 03 - Pottore North
|08 - Kunnathupeedika
|08 - [[Avanur]]|| [[Pottore Census Town|Pottore (CT)]]
|-
| 4|| 04 - Thiroor
|09 - Kolazhy
|08 - [[Avanur]]|| [[Kolazhy Census Town|Kolazhy (CT)]]
|-
| 5|| 05 - Puthanmadamkunnu
|09 - Kolazhy
|08 - [[Avanur]]|| [[Kolazhy Census Town|Kolazhy (CT)]]
|-
| 6|| 06 - Athekkad
|09 - Kolazhy
|08 - [[Avanur]]|| [[Kolazhy Census Town|Kolazhy (CT)]]
|-
| 7|| 07 - Kolazhy North
|09 - Kolazhy
|08 - [[Avanur]]|| [[Kolazhy Census Town|Kolazhy (CT)]]
|-
| 8|| 08 - Kolazhy Centre
|09 - Kolazhy
|08 - [[Avanur]]|| [[Kolazhy Census Town|Kolazhy (CT)]]
|-
| 9|| 09 - Poovany
|09 - Kolazhy
|08 - [[Avanur]]|| [[Kolazhy Census Town|Kolazhy (CT)]]
|-
| 10|| 10 - Kolazhy West
|09 - Kolazhy
|08 - [[Avanur]]|| [[Kolazhy Census Town|Kolazhy (CT)]]
|-
| 11|| 11 - Pottore South
|08 - Kunnathupeedika
|08 - [[Avanur]]|| [[Pottore Census Town|Pottore (CT)]]
|-
| 12|| 12 - [[Attore South]]
|08 - Kunnathupeedika
|08 - [[Avanur]]|| [[Pottore Census Town|Pottore (CT)]]
|-
| 13|| 13 - Pamboor
|08 - Kunnathupeedika
|08 - [[Avanur]]|| [[Kuttur Census Town|Kuttur (CT)]]
|-
| 14|| 14 - Kuttur East
|08 - Kunnathupeedika
|08 - [[Avanur]]|| [[Kuttur Census Town|Kuttur (CT)]]
|-
| 15|| 15 - Kuttur West
|08 - Kunnathupeedika
|08 - [[Avanur]]|| [[Kuttur Census Town|Kuttur (CT)]]
|-
| 16|| 16 - Kuttur North
|08 - Kunnathupeedika
|08 - [[Avanur]]|| [[Kuttur Census Town|Kuttur (CT)]]
|-
| 17|| 17 - Kottekkad
|08 - Kunnathupeedika
|08 - [[Avanur]]|| [[Kuttur Census Town|Kuttur (CT)]]
|}

[[File:Kolazhy Grama Panchayath Wards.jpg|thumb|Kolazhy Grama Panchayat Wards]]

==Administration==
The administration of the panchayat is done by a council consisting of 17 members elected from the wards of the panchayat. The council will rule for a period of 5 years. Presently, it is ruled by [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]. The front secured majority by winning 12 out of 17 seats in the [[2020 Kolazhy Grama Panchayat election| elections]] held in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Local Body Elections 2020 - TREND by State Election Commission Kerala|url=http://trend.kerala.gov.in/views/index.php|access-date=2020-12-28|website=trend.kerala.gov.in|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309203519/http://trend.kerala.gov.in/views/index.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Panchayath Elections==
===Election 2010===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Total Seats
! scope="col" style="background:#0087BD; color:black;" | [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]
! scope="col" style="background:#ED1C24; color:black;"| [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]
! scope="col" style="background:#F97D09; color:black;"| [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
! scope="col" | IND
|-
|align="center"|17
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|-
|}
===Election 2015===
{{Main|2015 Kolazhy Grama Panchayat election}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Total Seats
! scope="col" style="background:#0087BD; color:black;" | [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]
! scope="col" style="background:#ED1C24; color:black;"| [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]
! scope="col" style="background:#F97D09; color:black;"| [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
! scope="col" | IND
|-
|align="center"|17
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|-
|}

===Election 2020===
{{Main|2020 Kolazhy Grama Panchayat election}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Total Seats
! scope="col" style="background:#ED1C24; color:black;"| [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]
! scope="col" style="background:#0087BD; color:black;" | [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]
! scope="col" style="background:#F97D09; color:black;"| [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
! scope="col" | IND
|-
|align="center"|17
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|-
|}

==Education==
* [[Chinmaya Mission College]], [[Kolazhy]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Thrissur district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Thrissur district]]
[[Category:Villages in Thrissur district]]
[[Category:Kolazhy Grama Panchayat]]

Kolazhy Gram Panchayat - Revision history

BrianSop at 22:01, 26 June 2025