Kalanjoor
Kalanjoor is a village located in Pathanamthitta district state of Kerala, India. The place is 22 km away from district headquarters. As a part of Konni assembly constituency and Pathanamthitta (Lok Sabha constituency). Kalanjoor is also a panchayath where share the border of Kollam and Pathanamthitta Dist as the part of Parakode block panchayath. This place has mixed with a population of Hindus, Muslims and Christians. The famous Hindu temple "Thrikalanjoor Sree Mahadeva Temple" situated in Kalanjoor Town close to Punalur Muvattupuzha Main Eastern Highway (SH 08). This is one of the biggest Shiva temple in Pathanamthitta district and the first Sabarimala edathavalam on the way of Sabarimala from the Southern part of Pathanamthitta dist. So that this place is also known as the "Southern Gateway of Sabarimala". One of the famous Christian Orthodox church St. George Valyapalli also situated in the same village and one of the India's largest aqueduct is also passing through Kalanj ...
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Pathanamthitta District
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. According to the 2011 Census of India, the population was 1,197,412, making it the third least populous district in Kerala (out of 14), after Wayanad and Idukki. Pathanamthitta has been declared the first polio-free district in India. The district is 10.03% urbanised. Pathanamthitta is one of the richest districts in India with just 1.17% poverty as of 2013, which places the district among top 5 districts in India with least poverty. Etymology The district's name is a combination of two Malayalam words, and , which together mean 'array of houses on the river side'. 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 o ...
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