Akathethara is a census town and suburb of
Palakkad
Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...
city,
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It is located about 11 km from the city centre and 5 km from renowned
Malampuzha
Malampuzha, , is a village in Palakkad district of Kerala, South India, near to the Malampuzha Dam.
Transport
* Nearest railway station: Palakkad Junction - 15 km
* Nearest airport: Coimbatore International Airport - 55 km
Malampuzha ...
dam. Sabari Ashram also called as Kerala's Sabarmati is located here where
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
made his visit three times.
Demographics
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
, Akathethara had a population of 28592 with 13862 males and 14730 females.
References
Villages in Palakkad district
Suburbs of Palakkad
Cities and towns in Palakkad district
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