1 5 . 7 ▁S q . K m ▁and ▁consists ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁w ards , ▁represented ▁by ▁ 1 8 ▁council ors . ▁The ▁Executive ▁officer ▁is ▁the ▁administrative ▁head ▁and ▁the ▁elected ▁Chair man ▁is ▁the ▁political ▁head ▁of ▁this ▁Town ▁Pan ch ay at . ▁This ▁was ▁constit uted ▁as ▁K umar ank ud y ▁Village , ▁Path man ap ap ur am ▁M LA ▁Const itu ency , ▁N ager co il ▁MP ▁Const itu ency . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁ 5 ▁K m ▁from ▁Pon man ai ▁Town ▁Pan ch ay at ▁on ▁the ▁East , ▁ 5 ▁K m ▁from ▁Th ir uv att ar ▁Town ▁Pan ch ay at ▁on ▁the ▁west . ▁ 3 ▁K m ▁from ▁K oth anal loor ▁Town ▁Pan ch ay at ▁on ▁the ▁South . ▁This ▁town ▁is ▁located ▁along ▁the ▁K any ak um ari , ▁Th ir u van th ap ur am , ▁National ▁High ▁way ▁and ▁Col ach el ▁– ▁K ul ase kar am ▁state ▁high ▁way ▁Road ▁through ▁this ▁T P . ▁This ▁T P ▁Const it utes ▁its ▁village ▁component ▁to ▁talking ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 3 . 2 5 ▁S q . K m ▁up ▁grad ed ▁as ▁town ▁Pan ch ay at ▁ ▁Man al ik kar ai ▁ ▁Man al ik kar ai ▁( Form er ly ▁Man al ikk ara ) ▁is ▁an ▁old ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁K oth an all ur