Pathanamthitta District, 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.
Thiruvalla, also spelled Tiruvalla, is a municipality in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. It is also the headquarters of the Thiruvalla taluk. The town is spread over an area of 27.15 km2 (10.48 sq mi) and has a population of 52,883, down from 56,837 in 2001. It lies on the northern banks of the Manimala River, in a land-locked region surrounded by irrigating canals and rivers. It is the largest town in the district, and is one of the financial, educational,healthcare, cultural, and commercial centres of central Travancore.
Niranam is a village in Thiruvalla, Kerala, India. It was a port in ancient Kerala, on the confluence of the Manimala and Pamba River. It is almost 7 km from Tiruvalla SCS Junction in Pathanamthitta District of Kerala, lies to the western part of Tiruvalla, identified as Upper Kuttanad region. It Is Part Of Thiruvalla Sub-District.Also Comes Under Thiruvalla Constituency.It is identified with Nelcynda in Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.
Pathanamthitta, is a municipality situated in the Southern Kerala, India, spread over an area of 23.50 km2. It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The town has a population of 37,538. The Hindu pilgrim centre Sabarimala is situated in the Pathanamthitta district; as the main transport hub to Sabarimala, the town is known as the 'Pilgrim Capital of Kerala'. Pathanamthitta District, the thirteenth revenue district of the State of Kerala, was formed with effect from 1 November 1982, with headquarters at Pathanamthitta. Forest covers more than half of the total area of the District. Pathanamthitta District ranks the 7th in area in the State. The district has its borders with Allepey, Kottayam, Kollam and Idukki districts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Nearest town is Thiruvalla, located at a distance of 30 km. Thiruvalla railway station is 30 km via Thiruvalla-Kumbazha highway. Buses ply every 5 Minutes from Thiruvalla To Pathanamthitta & vice versa.
Kaviyoor is a village located in Thiruvalla taluk in Pathanamthitta of Kerala in India, situated on the western bank of the Manimala River. It comes under Thiruvalla sub-district & Thiruvalla constituency.
Punnavely is a village in Thiruvalla Constituency situated on the border of Pathanamthitta and Kottayam districts of Kerala, India. Punnavely is a typical Central Tranvancore village with rubber tree plantations, paddy fields, pepper and other spices and lot of NRIs.
Vaipur is a village located on the banks of the Manimala River, in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India. It is part of the Thiruvalla constituency.
Vallamkulam is a small town located in Tiruvalla Taluk of Pathanamthitta district, Kerala state, India. The village is located 6 km from Tiruvalla town, on state highway 7.
Chittar is a village in Pathanamthitta district, located in Kerala state, India. It is a Panchayat and is situated in the Konni Thaluk and in Konni constituency in Pathanamthitta District. Nearest Railway Station Is Thiruvalla,Located At A Distance Of 53 km.It is located 29 km away from Pathanamthitta town at its east. Nearby Panchayats are Seethathodu, Perunad, Vadaserikkara and Thannithodu. Chittar was formerly represented in the Ranni legislative assembly, but now in Konni assembly. Its previous parliament constituency was Idukki. Chittar was given the Nirmal Gram award from former president Pratibha Patil.
Chanjody is a small village in Changanassery Taluk in the Kottayam district, Kerala, India .A small part of Chanjody comes under Pathanamthitta District under Thiruvalla Revenue Division.
Eraviperoor is a village in Thiruvalla Taluk,Pathanamthitta district in the state of Kerala. Eraviperoor is the part of Thiruvalla Taluk in east location and is part of the Aranmula legislative assembly constituency.It Comes Under Thiruvalla Sub-District.Located At 8 km Distance From Thiruvalla Sub-District Headquarter And NH 183 In Thiruvalla City India.
Kadapra is a village in the Thiruvalla subdistrict of Pathanamthitta district, Kerala state, India. It shares an intradistrict river border with Nedumpuram village separated along the Manimala river towards its north and an interpenetrating intradistrict land border with Niranam village towards its west.
Kallooppara is a village near Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district in the state of Kerala, India. It is part of the Thiruvalla constituency.
Kunnamthanam is a village in Pathanamthitta district in Thiruvalla Revenue Division & Thiruvalla Constituency In the state of Kerala, India. Kunnamthanam organized mass yoga practise with 5,000 people. It is one of the nine villages that form Mallapally Taluk of Pathanamthitta district. The main junction at Kunnamthanam is a major T-junction, as it is situated almost midway between Mallappally and Thiruvalla, at the center of a quadrilateral with Changanacherry and Karukachal as the other two vertices. Famous Madthilkavu Bhagavathi temple and St. Mary's Sehion Orthodox Church are situated in Kunnamthanam. NSS High School is the oldest school in this village.
Peringara is a village and in the Peringara gram panchayat in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. Peringara is located 3.9 km from Thiruvalla. The gram panchayat includes the wards of Mepral, Idinjillam, Perumthuruthy, and Chathenkary.
Keezhvaipur is a village in the Mallappally Taluk which is one of five Taluks that makes up the Pathanamthitta district, in Kerala State, India.It Is Part Of Thiruvalla Constituency.Keezhuvaipur lies in the bank of river Manimala and is famous for its traditions, cultures, and customs. The town is located on the Kottayam-Punalur State Highway. Keezhuvaipur is 3 km away from Mallappally, 11 km from Kozhencherry and 13 km from Tiruvalla.
Manimala River, or Manimalayar, is a 92km long river which flows through South and Central Kerala. The river used to be wrongly considered as a tributary of Pamba River before satellite maps became popular, but this was proved incorrect. Manimala does not flow into the Pamba, instead a distributary of the Pamba river flows into the Manimala river at Kallunkal, later branches out again from Manimala at Nedumpuram and flows through Niranam, Thalavady, Edathua, Changankary, Champakulam, Nedumudy, Chennamkary, and finally Kainakary and then empties into the Vembanad lake. This branch again links with the Manimala River at Chennankary in a short, but broad connection known as Munnattumukham.
The Pathanamthitta district has four types of administrative hierarchies:
Mepral is a ward of the Peringara panchayath, Peringara gram panchayat in the Thiruvalla taluk of Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. The ward is located at the tri-junction of the borders of Pathanamthitta district, Kottayam district, and Alappuzha district.
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