Pathanamthitta district
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ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
Vehicle registration | KL-03 Pathanamthitta, KL-26 Adoor, KL-27 Thiruvalla, KL-28 Mallapally, KL-62 Ranni, KL-83 Konni |
HDI (2005) | 0.795[2] ( High) |
Website | pathanamthitta |
Pathanamthitta District (IPA: [pɐt̪ːɐnɐn̪d̪iʈːɐ]), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalities in Pathanamthitta: Adoor, Pandalam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvalla.
According to the 2011
Etymology
The district's name is a combination of two Malayalam words, pathanam and thitta, which together mean 'array of houses on the river side'.[7] The district capital is located on the banks of the river Achankovil.
History
It is presumed that the regions that form the district were formerly under the rule of
The district was formed on 1 November 1982 as a reward to
Cultural revival
Pathanamthitta being also a land of culture and learning could bring forth the literary talents of two centuries together in single volume named Desathuti: Pathanamthitta Kavithakal. Unnikrishnan Poozhikkad collected 184 poems of different poets of Pathanamthitta starting from 18th century.[10][page needed].
Geography
Pathanamthitta is a
The district can be divided into three natural geographical regions: the highland, the midland and the lowland. The highland stretches through the Western Ghats, where the hills are tall and covered with thick forests. Western Ghats maintains an average altitude of around 800 m. It descends to the smaller hills of midland in the centre and finally to the lowland. The lowland with its abundance of coconut trees, lies along the eastern borders of Alappuzha district.[13] (western part of Tiruvalla Taluk)
Forest
Pathanamthitta district has a reserve forest area of 1,385.27 square kilometres (534.86 sq mi).
Rivers
Three important rivers flow through the district. These rivers originate from various mountains of the Western Ghats mountain range. The Pamba (176 km or 109 mi), which is the third longest river in Kerala, has its origin in Pulachimala. The Achankovil river (128 km or 80 mi) originates from Pasukida Mettu, and Manimala river (90 km or 56 mi) originates from the Thattamalai hills. A small portion of Kallada river also falls in the southern border of the district. Pamba, Achankovil and Manimala rivers together drain more than 70% of the total area of Pathanamthitta.[15][16]
Administration
The district headquarters is at Pathanamthitta town. The district administration is headed by the District Collector. She is assisted by five Deputy Collectors holding charges of general matters, revenue recovery, land acquisition, land reforms and election. Under the three tier system of
As per the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, Pathanamthitta has five
Pathanamthitta town is the administrative headquarters of the Pathanamthitta district. The district is divided into two revenue divisions- Thiruvalla and Adoor.[19]
Municipal towns
Legislative representation
There is a
There are five Kerala Legislative Assembly seats in Pathanamthitta district.[20]
Sl no. | Constituency | Member | Party | Alliance |
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1 | Thiruvalla |
Mathew T. Thomas | JD(S) | LDF |
2 | Ranni |
Pramod Narayan | KC(M) | LDF |
3 | Aranmula |
Veena George | CPI(M) | LDF |
4 | Konni |
K. U. Jenish Kumar | CPI(M) | LDF |
5 | Adoor |
Chittayam Gopakumar | CPI | LDF |
Taluks
The district is divided into two revenue divisions which together incorporate six Taluks within them.[19]
- Taluks in the Thiruvalla Revenue Division are:[19]
Thiruvalla | Mallappally
|
Ranni[19] |
- Taluks in the Adoor Revenue Division are:[19]
Kozhencherry | Adoor | Konni[19] |
Revenue villages
Pathanamthitta district is divided into 70 revenue villages for the ease and decentralisation of its revenue administration.[19] They are further incorporated into 6 taluks as eludicated below.[19]
Thiruvalla Taluk
Mallappally Taluk
Ranni Taluk
Kozhencherry Taluk
Adoor Taluk
Konni Taluk
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1901 | 276,251 | — |
1911 | 317,072 | +1.39% |
1921 | 375,935 | +1.72% |
1931 | 478,345 | +2.44% |
1941 | 576,436 | +1.88% |
1951 | 719,272 | +2.24% |
1961 | 888,272 | +2.13% |
1971 | 1,028,208 | +1.47% |
1981 | 1,125,345 | +0.91% |
1991 | 1,188,332 | +0.55% |
2001 | 1,234,016 | +0.38% |
2011 | 1,197,412 | −0.30% |
source:[21] |
According to the
Malayalam is the predominant language, spoken by 99.13% of the population. Small minorities of Tamil speakers live in urban areas.[24]
According to the
Religion
Transport
Education
Major Towns
The major towns in the district include:
- Thiruvalla taluk: Thiruvalla, Erviperoor, Kadapra, Kumbanad, Pullad, Kuttoor, Kaviyoor, Nedupram
- Mallapally taluk: Vennikulam, Mallappally, Ezhumattoor, Kalloopara
- Ranni taluk: Ranni, Vadasserikara, Athikayam, Vechoochira
- Kozhencherry taluk: Aranmula, Kozhencherry, Kidangannoor, Kulanada, Elanthoor
- Adoor taluk: Adoor, Pandalam, Kalanjoor, Kodumon, Enadimangalam
- Konni taluk: Konni, Pathanamthitta, Koodal, Chittar, Seethathode, Thannithode, Aruvapulam
Tourism
With a number of fairs and festivals, Pathanamthitta district is known as the "headquarters of pilgrimage tourism."
It is an eight-day Christian gathering in the month of February, conducted by the
The most important and famous Christian center is Parumala St Peters, St Paul's and St Gregorios Orthodox Church (http://parumalachurch.org) famous for the tomb of Saint Gregorios (Parumala Thirumeni). Millions of Pilgrims visit this church annually.
St. George Orthodox Church, Chandanapally or Chandanapally Valiyapalli is one of the biggest churches in South India, located at a village named Chandanapally, Pathanamthitta District.
Some of the other Christian places of interest are St. Mary's Orthodox church at
The district is known for its reserve forest and wild life.
Pathanamthitta district has places known for its historical importance. Among them are, ancient Valiyakoickal Temple and Palace at
The district has other tourist attractions.
The Cherukolpuzha Convention, in Pathanamthitta is an important religious convention of the Hindus. It is held at Cherukole on the sand banks of Pamba River, usually in February every year. It is organized by the Ayroor-Cherukolpuzha Hindumatha Maha Mandalam at Vidyadhiraja Nagar at Ayroor village.[36]
The
The Church of God (Full Gospel) in India, Kerala State, holds its annual convention in Tiruvalla town center. This is usually held in the month of January and is a large gathering of Pentecostal Christians.
Flora and fauna
The forests of the district have excellent wild life habitats. A variety of animals and birds can be found.
The existence of the wildlife habitat is under threat from various areas.
Sports
The
Notable people
- Thomas Athanasius
- Fathima Beevi
- Benyamin
- Adoor Bhasi
- Adoor Bhavani
- Blessy
- Baselios Cleemis
- Kuriakose Clemis
- Baselios Marthoma Didymos I
- K. G. George
- T. J. S. George
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan
- P. K. Gopi
- Geevarghese Ivanios
- Meera Jasmine
- Parvathy Jayaram
- S. Jithesh
- Kailash
- K. Kumar
- Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup
- C. J. Kuttappan
- P. K. Manthri
- Mohanlal
- George Alexander Muthoot
- Mathai George Muthoot
- Mythili
- K. K. Nair
- Nayanthara
- Muloor S. Padmanabha Panicker
- Adoor Pankajam
- Kadammanitta Vasudevan Pillai
- Rajeev Pillai
- Aranmula Ponnamma
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma
- Adoor Prakash
- Prathapachandran
- C. K. Ra
- Captain Raju
- Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan
- V. C. Samuel
- K. V. Simon
- Sidhartha Siva
- Kaviyoor Sivaprasad
- M. G. Soman
- Sugathakumari
- Pandalam Sudhakaran
- Thilakan
- Abraham Mar Thoma
- Alexander Mar Thoma
- Joseph Mar Thoma
- Juhanon Mar Thoma
- Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma
- Mathew T. Thomas
- Urmila Unni
- B. Unnikrishnan
- Sadhu Kochoonju Upadesi
- V. S. Valiathan
- Aju Varghese
- George Varghese
- Pandalam Kerala Varma
- Samyuktha Varma
- Paris Viswanathan
- Nitya Chaitanya Yati
- Poykayil Yohannan
- Militos Yuhanon
See also
- List of people from Pathanamthitta district
- Alappuzha district
- Idukki district
- Kottayam district
- Kollam district
Further reading
- U. Sivaraman Nair (1952), 1951 Census Handbook- Quilon District (PDF), Trivandrum: Travancore-Cochin Government Press
- M. K. Devassy (1965), 1961 Census Handbook- Quilon District (PDF), Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala and The Union Territory of Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands
- Sheela Thomas (2003), 2001 Census Handbook- Pathanamthitta District (Part-A&B) (PDF), Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala
- Government of India (2014–15), District Census Handbook - Pathanamthitta (Part-A) 2011 (PDF), Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala
- Government of India (2014–15), District Census Handbook - Pathanamthitta (Part-B) 2011 (PDF), Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala
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External links
- Pathanamthitta travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Pathanamthitta district official website
- Pathanamthitta District administration