Institutional history
Akalakkunnam Grama Panchayat was formed in 1953 by including the northern part of Anikad, Chengalam, Idamula and Mattakara on the basis of the Travancore-Cochin Panchayat Act of 1950. Akalakkunnam Grama Panchayat is spread over 34 square kilometers in Akalakkunnam and Chengalam East villages in Kottayam taluk of Kottayam district.
