blocks
Block Panchayaths / Block Development Offices are the main functionaries of Rural Development Department. There are 152 Block Panchayaths in Kerala, as follows:
| District | No. of Blocks |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 11 |
| Kollam | 11 |
| Pathanamthitta | 8 |
| Alappuzha | 12 |
| Kottayam | 11 |
| Idukky | 8 |
| Ernakulam | 14 |
| Thrissur | 16 |
| Palakkad | 13 |
| Malappuram | 15 |
| Kozhikkode | 12 |
| Wayanad | 4 |
| Kannur | 11 |
| Kasargode | 6 |