[1][2] The Corporation manages 101.42 km of Thrissur city limits of through 55 wards through five zones Ayyanthole, Vilvattom, Ollukkara, Ollur and Koorkanchery.

[3] Thrissur Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.

Prior to the constitution of the municipality, there was a sanitary board functioning in 1910 under a sergeant and the town council after 1911.

For administrative purposes, the city is divided into 55 wards, from which the members of the corporation council are elected for five years.

The sanctioned Development Plan (1972) for Thrissur envisaged a growth pattern integrating rural areas and the urban center of Thrissur so as to provide the rural areas with employment opportunities and social amenities.

As of 2014-15 revenue, the annual budgetary estimate of Thrissur Corporation is Rs 346.27 crore.