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Vattenad | |
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village | |
  Vattenad Location in Kerala, India  Vattenad Vattenad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°51′N76°15′E / 10.85°N 76.25°E Coordinates: 10°51′N76°15′E / 10.85°N 76.25°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 679533 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-09, KL-52 |
Vattenad is a small village in Pattambi taluk, Palakkad district in the state of Kerala, India. It is located in pattithara Panchayath near koottanad town.
Pattambi is a town, taluk and municipality at the western end of the Palakkad district of the state of Kerala, South India. It is also the headquarters of the Pattambi Taluk.
Palakkad District is one of the 14 districts of the Indian state of Kerala. Also, it is the largest district in Kerala from 2006. The city of Palakkad is the district headquarters. Palakkad is bordered on the northwest by the Malappuram District, on the southwest by the Thrissur District, on the northeast by The Nilgiris District, and on the east by Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The district is 24.4% urbanized according to the census of 2011. The district is nicknamed "the granary of Kerala" and "Rice bowl of Kerala".
Kerala is a state on the southwestern Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions. Spread over 38,863 km2 (15,005 sq mi), Kerala is the twenty-third largest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west. With 33,387,677 inhabitants as per the 2011 Census, Kerala is the thirteenth-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state.
