Pathirippala is a town in

Palakkad district Palakkad District () is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. It was carved out from the southeastern region of the former Malabar District on 1 January 1957. It is located at the centre of Kerala. It is the largest district i ...

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, between

Ottappalam Ottapalam, (also spelled Ottappalam) is a town, taluk and municipality in the Palakkad District, Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ottapalam taluk. Ottapalam is located about 36 km from district headquarters Palakkad. ...

and

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on the Palakkad–

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state highway

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Regions

Perur

Perur is a small village contributing the west side of Pathiripala. Perur is best known for its agricultural pattern and contribution.

Pookattukunnu

Pookattukunnu is a village in Pathiripala. The river

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flows near Pookattukunnu. A large quantity of vegetables, coconut and other products are exported from here. Pookattukunnu is connected to Paarapallam, Kottakad and Athirkkadu by road. There are many cattle farmers and a cattle farm in Pookattukunnu. A large quantity of milk is also produced here.

Administration

Lekkidi-Perur, Mankara and Mannur Gram Panchayats constitute the town. It is famous for its recently revived weekly vegetable market. Pathiripala is a place which connects to Kongad. Pathiripala Higher Secondary School is situated near the junction itself. Pookkattukunnu, Nagripuram, Perur and Athirkkadu are nearby villages.

Access

The nearest major railway stations are Ottappalam ( away) and Palakkad Junction ( away). A number of government and private buses offer connectivity from Pathiripala to different cities and towns in Kerala. The nearest airports are

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and in neighbouring

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, the Coimbatore Airport.

Transportation

This village connects to other parts of India through

. National Highway No. 544 connects to

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and

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. Other parts of Kerala are accessed through National Highway No. 66 going through

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and Coimbatore Airport are the nearest airports.

Shoranur Junction railway station Shoranur Junction is the railway station located at Shoranur, Palakkad District, Kerala. It comes under the Palakkad Railway Division of the Southern Railway. It is the largest railway station in the state of Kerala in terms of area. It is an ...

is the nearest major railway station.

References

{{Coord missing, Kerala Cities and towns in Palakkad district Sri, Kumaran Nair Sewa Sadanam located in athirkkad road. The first football club 1996, Name: Brothers club Pathiripala and The second is Raibow spaorts Club. Edited by Abu Murath - Arathodi House - 23-05-2021