Pathukudi (also Pathukudy and Paththukudi) is a

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

speaking Hindu community — mostly centered 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 ...

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 ...

state, India. The community is found mainly in

Panangattiri Panangattiri is a village in Kollengode, Palakkad district of 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 Malayala ...

village of Kollengode sub district, of Palakkad district and spread across

Vallanghy Vallangi is a village in the Palakkad district of Kerala, South India. It forms a part of the Nemmara gram panchayat. Demographics , according to the Indian census, Vallangi had a population of 16,608 with 8,109 males and 8,499 females. See ...

Nemmara Nemmara is a town in Palakkad district, Kerala, India. It is administrated by the Nemmara Grama Panchayat. Nemmara is the entry point to the Nelliampathi hills, which are located at the foothills of Western Ghats. Demographics , according t ...

Alathur Alathur is a town, taluk and gram panchayat in Palakkad District, Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Alathur Taluk and is situated about 24 km from the district headquarters Palakkad through National Highway 544.Ga ...

Vadavannur Vadavannur is a village and gram panchayat near to Kollengode Town in the Palakkad District of Kerala, India. Demographics At the 2001 India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating informa ...

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