Key Features and Awards
Pilicode Grama Panchayat is located in Hosdurg Taluk of Kasaragod district and is part of Nileshwaram Block Panchayat. The rich agricultural tradition and natural beauty are the hallmarks of this area. This area is famous for its agricultural advancements, where crops like coconut, kavung, paddy, and pepper are widely cultivated.
Pilicode is a panchayat that has done exemplary work in the fields of education, health, agriculture, social welfare, and sanitation. The panchayat, which won the Swaraj Trophy for the best panchayat (1996), is also proud to have received India's first Nirmal Gram Award (2005). It also received the Kerala State Energy Conservation Award (2016) for its excellent work in the field of energy conservation.
The area is known for its agricultural research and development activities, and the Regional Agricultural Research Center of the Kerala Agricultural University is functioning here. Many innovative projects and technologies related to the agricultural sector are developed and disseminated here.
The Panchayat has received the Kerala State Senior Citizens Service Award (2019) in recognition of its efforts in formulating and implementing various schemes with special emphasis on the welfare of the elderly. Pilicode Grama Panchayat, which is advancing by integrating development, social welfare and environmental protection, is known as one of the exemplary local self-government institutions in Kasaragod district.
