Karaikudi Municipal Corporation
Karaikudi Municipal Corporation | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | March 15, 2024 |
| Leadership | |
S. Muthudurai | |
N. Gunasekaran | |
S. Chithra | |
| Meeting place | |
| Municipal Complex, Karaikudi | |
Karaikudi Municipal Corporation is the civic body governing Karaikudi in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. On 15 March 2024, it was established as the 22nd municipal corporation in the state.[1][2] It is headed by the mayor, who presides over the city council, and is administered by the corporation commissioner.
Karaikudi municipality was established in 1928 and was upgraded to a grade II municipality in 1973, to selection grade in 1988, to a special grade in 2013.[3] The functions of the city corporation are divided into six departments: general administration/personnel, Engineering, Revenue, Public Health, city planning and information technology.[4]
The corporation administers the Karaikudi metropolitan area which incorporates the town of Karaikudi and adjoining villages of Kottaiyur, Kandanur, Puduvayal and Sankarapuram and Surrounding villages of Kalanivasal, Sekkalai Kottai, Ilupakkudi, Ariyakudi, Koviloor, Managiri and Senjai. It encompassed an area of 33.75 km2 (13.03 sq mi) and had had a population of 106,784 individuals as per the 2011 census.[5][6] Based on the expanded limits, the town was demarcated into 48 wards.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Government Updates". The New Indian Express. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "New Announcement from Government of Tamil Nadu". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "City Municipal Corporation". The Hindu. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Commissionerate of Municipal Administration". Commissionerate of Municipal Administration. 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Karaikudi Municipal Council". Department Of Municipal Administration And Water Supply. Retrieved 31 Dec 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Population and Area" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "The number of members for the newly created municipal corporations revealed". Dinamani. 27 December 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2026.