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Vehicles are an indispensable part of our lives. The Indians usually rely on automobiles like cars, bikes, cabs, heavy vehicles etc to meet their transportation requirements. It is the RTO’s which handle all sorts of operational features of the automobile industry. The Regional Transport Offices is related to conducting driving tests, managing driving license, and car registration processes. Every state and union territory in India has a Regional Transport Office (RTO), also known as the Regional Transport Authority(RTA), according to the Motor Vehicles Act. Similarly, the state of Kerala has a subsidiary Regional Transport Office of the Motor Vehicles Department. This article helps you find any RTOs nearby by providing you with the list of Regional Transport Offices in Kerala.
In Kerala, the Transport Commissioner is the chief officer in RTO. Established in 1988, the RTO in Kerala stands to keep check of comprehensive databases of all the automobiles which are registered in that particular city, union territory or state. Further, it also observes and administers the many rules and regulations mentioned in the Motor Vehicles Act 1988. The Kerala state Regional Transport Office is also assigned with various other duties like issuance of driving license, issuance of registration certificate, allocation of state permits, controlling public transport services, collection or road taxes and the like.
List of RTO Districts in Kerala
Currently, there are 18 Regional Transport Office districts in Kerala. The list below gives a clear cut picture of the RTO code, the taluk in which it is situated and the year in which it was established.
No | Regional Transport Office | Taluk | Year |
KL-01 | Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | 1989 |
KL-02 | Kollam | Kollam | 1989 |
KL-03 | Pathanamthitta | Kozhencherry | 1989 |
KL-04 | Alappuzha | Ambalappuzha | 1989 |
KL-05 | Kottayam | Kottayam | 1989 |
KL-06 | Idukki | Idukki | 1989 |
KL-07 | Ernakulam | Kanayannur | 1989 |
KL-08 | Thrissur | Thrissur | 1989 |
KL-09 | Palakkad | Palakkad | 1989 |
KL-10 | Malappuram | Eranad | 1989 |
KL-11 | Kozhikode | Kozhikode | 1989 |
KL-12 | Wayanad | Vythiri | 1989 |
KL-13 | Kannur | Kannur | 1989 |
KL-14 | Kasaragod | Kasaragod, Manjeshwar | 1989 |
KL-15 | Registered in Thiruvananthapuram for KSRTC | Thiruvananthapuram | 1989 |
KL-16 | Attingal in Thiruvananthapuram District | Chirayinkeezhu | 2002 |
KL-17 | Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam District | Muvattupuzha | 2002 |
KL-18 | Vadakara in Kozhikode District | Kozhikode | 2002 |
List of Sub Regional Transport Offices in Kerala
There are sub Regional Transport Offices in Kerala. The table below shows the details of the SRT Offices, the Taluks and the revenue districts they are situated in, along with the dates on which they were formed.
No | SRT Office | Taluk | Revenue District | Year |
KL-19 | Parassala | Neyyattinkara | Thiruvananthapuram | 2006 |
KL-20 | Neyyattinkara | Neyyattinkara | Thiruvananthapuram | 2006 |
KL-21 | Nedumangad | Nedumangad | Thiruvananthapuram | 2006 |
KL-22 | Kazhakoottam | Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | 2006 |
KL-23 | Karunagappalli | Karunagappalli | Kollam | 2006 |
KL-24 | Kottarakkara | Kottarakkara | Kollam | 2006 |
KL-25 | Punalur | Punalur | Kollam | 2006 |
KL-26 | Adoor | Adoor | Pathanamthitta | 2006 |
KL-27 | Thiruvalla | Thiruvalla | Pathanamthitta | 2006 |
KL-28 | Mallappally | Mallappally | Pathanamthitta | 2006 |
KL-29 | Kayamkulam | Karthikappally | Alappuzha | 2006 |
KL-30 | Chengannur | Chengannur | Alappuzha | 2006 |
KL-31 | Mavelikkara | Mavelikkara | Alappuzha | 2006 |
KL-32 | Cherthala | Cherthala | Alappuzha | 2006 |
KL-33 | Changanassery | Changanassery | Kottayam | 2006 |
KL-34 | Kanjirappally | Kanjirappally | Kottayam | 2006 |
KL-35 | Pala | Meenachil | Kottayam | 2006 |
KL-36 | Vaikom | Vaikom | Kottayam | 2006 |
KL-37 | Vandiperiyar | Peerumed | Idukki | 2006 |
KL-38 | Thodupuzha | Thodupuzha | Idukki | 2006 |
KL-39 | Thripunithura | Kanayannur | Ernakulam | 2006 |
KL-40 | Perumbavoor | Kunnathunad | Ernakulam | 2006 |
KL-41 | Aluva | Aluva | Ernakulam | 2006 |
KL-42 | North Paravur | North Paravur | Ernakulam | 2006 |
KL-43 | Mattancherry | Kochi | Ernakulam | 2006 |
KL-44 | Kothamangalam | Kothamangalam | Ernakulam | 2006 |
KL-45 | Irinjalakuda | Mukundapuram | Thrissur | 2006 |
KL-46 | Guruvayur | Chavakkad | Thrissur | 2006 |
KL-47 | Kodungalloor | Kodungalloor | Thrissur | 2006 |
KL-48 | Wadakkanchery | Thalappilly,Kunnamkulam | Thrissur | 2006 |
KL-49 | Alathur | Alathur | Palakkad | 2006 |
KL-50 | Mannarkkad | Mannarkkad | Palakkad | 2006 |
KL-51 | Ottappalam | Ottappalam | Palakkad | 2006 |
KL-52 | Pattambi | Pattambi | Palakkad | 2006 |
KL-53 | Perinthalmanna | Perinthalmanna | Malappuram | 2006 |
KL-54 | Ponnani | Ponnani | Malappuram | 2006 |
KL-55 | Tirur | Tirur | Malappuram | 2006 |
KL-56 | Koyilandy | Koyilandy | Kozhikode | 2006 |
KL-57 | Koduvalli | Thamarassery | Kozhikode | 2006 |
KL-58 | Thalassery | Thalassery | Kannur | 2006 |
KL-59 | Thaliparamba | Thaliparamba | Kannur | 2006 |
KL-60 | Kanhangad | Hosdurg | Kasargod | 2006 |
KL-61 | Kunnathur | Kunnathur | Kollam | 2011 |
KL-62 | Ranni | Ranni | Pathanamthitta | 2011 |
KL-63 | Angamaly | Aluva | Ernakulam | 2011 |
KL-64 | Chalakkudy | Chalakkudy | Thrissur | 2011 |
KL-65 | Tirurangady | Tirurangady | Malappuram | 2011 |
KL-66 | Kuttanadu | Kuttanadu | Alappuzha | 2013 |
KL-67 | Uzhavoor | Meenachil,Vaikom | Kottayam | 2013 |
KL-68 | Devikulam | Devikulam | Idukki | 2013 |
KL-69 | Udumbanchola | Udumbanchola | Idukki | 2013 |
KL-70 | Chittur | Chittur | Palakkad | 2013 |
KL-71 | Nilambur | Nilambur | Malappuram | 2013 |
KL-72 | Mananthavady | Mananthavady | Wayanad | 2013 |
KL-73 | Sulthan Bathery | Sulthan Bathery | Wayanad | 2013 |
KL-74 | Kattakkada | Kattakkada | Thiruvananthapuram | 2018 |
KL-75 | Thriprayar | Chavakkad | Thrissur | 2018 |
KL-76 | Nanmanda | Koyilandy | Kozhikode | 2018 |
KL-77 | Perambra | Koyilandy | Kozhikode | 2018 |
KL-78 | Iritty | Iritty | Kannur | 2018 |
KL-79 | Vellarikundu | Vellarikundu | Kasargod | 2018 |
KL-80 | Pathanapuram | Pathanapuram | Kollam | 2020 |
KL-81 | Varkala | Varkala | Thiruvananthapuram | 2020 |
KL-82 | Chadayamangalam | Kottarakkara | Kollam | 2020 |
KL-83 | Konni | Konni | Pathanamthitta | 2020 |
KL-84 | Kondotty | Kondotty | Malappuram | 2020 |
KL-85 | Ramanattukara(Feroke) | Payyannur | Kannur | 2020 |
KL-86 | Payyannur | Payyannur | Kannur | 2020 |
The lists mentioned above give the various RT offices in Kerala.