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Pilicode Grama Panchayat

Documented local history

Kasaragod district · Hosdurg taluk

Historical overview

On 12 April 2018, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared Pilicode as the first filament bulb-free panchayat in India as part of the Oorjayanam project. [1]

Kerala Agricultural University has a Regional Agricultural Research Station at Pilicode; the center was established in 1972. [1]

As of the 2011 India census, Pilicode had a population of 9,676 with 4,600 males and 5,076 females. [1]

Timeline

  1. 1972

    Kerala Agricultural University established a Regional Agricultural Research Station at Pilicode. [1]

  2. 2011

    As of the 2011 India census, Pilicode had a population of 9,676 with 4,600 males and 5,076 females. [1]

  3. 12 April 2018

    On 12 April 2018, Pilicode was declared the first filament bulb-free panchayat in India as part of the Oorjayanam project. [1]

Sources

  1. [1] Pilicode — English Wikipedia contributors

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