Pattambi is a town

taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

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 ...

of the state 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 Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

, India. It is also the administrative headquarters of the

Pattambi Taluk Pattambi is a taluk at the western end of the Palakkad district of the state of Kerala, India. Town of Pattambi is the administrative headquarters of the taluk. Pattambi taluk is bounded by Ottapalam Taluk of Palakkad district to the east, ...

. Pattambi is located along the banks of

Bharathappuzha Bharathappuzha ("River of Bhārata"), also known as the Nila or Ponnani River, is a river in India in the state of Kerala. With a length of 209 km, it is the second longest river that flows through Kerala after the Periyar. It flows throu ...

river. A Mini Civil Station also functions here to provide government related services. The town holds great importance for its cultural contributions to the state. Pattambi was once the principal seat of Sanskrit learning, which produced many eminent scholars and literary figures.

Regional Agricultural Research Station, Pattambi Regional Agricultural Research Station, Pattambi (RARS Pattambi) is a research Station under the Central Zone of Kerala Agricultural University at Pattambi in Palakkad district of Kerala, India. This research station was established in 1927. La ...

is one of the Agricultural research institute in Kerala. Sree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College Pattambi was established in the year 1899. Agricultural research station in Kerala Pattambi Town near bus stand

History

This place was originally a part of the ''Nedunganad'' Swaroopam dynasty, which was ruled by

Nedungadi Nedungadi is a Samanthan last name, originating in the Indian state of Kerala. Nedungadi belong to Samanthan section of the Malabar ruling class of Nairs. Samanthans were the erstwhile rulers of small Nadus (Places) under the Chera Dynasty. The ...

s, who sway over a large part of present-day Pattambi and

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

Taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

s. By the end of the 15th century CE, Nedunganad came under the leadership of the

Zamorin of Calicut The Samoothiri (Anglicised as Zamorin; Malayalam: , Arabic: ''Sāmuri'', Portuguese: ''Samorim'', Dutch: ''Samorijn'', Chinese: ''Shamitihsi''Ma Huan's Ying-yai Sheng-lan: 'The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores' 433 Translated and Edited by ...

, who was also the main ruler of

South Malabar South Malabar refers to a geographical area of the southwestern coast of India covering some parts of the present-day Kerala. South Malabar covers the regions included in present-day Kozhikode Tehsil, taluk of Kozhikode district, the whole area o ...

region. The Zamorin appointed his local chieftain at

Kavalappara The Kavalappara is an aristocratic Indian Nair family. In medieval Kerala, they served as part of the landed nobility and were sworn to the service of the rajas of the area, first that of Palghat and then later that of Cochin. Based at Kavalappara ...

Kovilakam to rule this area. It was a part of Walluvanad Taluk in

Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ...

Revenue Division of

Malabar District Malabar District, also known as Malayalam District, was an administrative district on the southwestern Malabar Coast of Bombay Presidency (1792-1800) and Madras Presidency (1800-1947) in British India, and independent India's Madras State (19 ...

during

British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himsel ...

, and later became part of

taluk and now Pattambi is the headquarters of

formed on 23 December 2013.

Demographics

Density of Population in Palakkad District

As of

2011 census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

total population of Pattambi Village Panchayat is 28,632. * 14,049 males (49%); 14,583 females (51%). * No of Households: 5,897 * Scheduled Caste population: 3,471 (12%) * Scheduled Tribe population: 37 (0% ). * In the age group 0–6 years: 3,534 (males: 1,837, females: 1,697) * Literacy: 83% (23,888 literates and 4,744 illiterates) * Of the total population 8,561 (30%) are employed. It includes 1,657 people with irregular employment. Pattambi Town1

Education

Sree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College Pattambi Sree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College, Pattambi, abbreviated as SNGS, is a National Assessment and Accreditation Council, NAAC A+ graded government college located in Pattambi of Palakkad district in Kerala, India. It is recognized as the ...

*Le-Ment College Of Advanced Studies *MES Arts & Science College *MES Women's College *Karuna Arts And Science College *MES International School *St. Paul's English Medium High School *GHSS Pattambi *CGM School *GUPS Pattambi *GMLP School Pattambi

Transportation

Road

Pattambi is served by Municipal Private bus stand.

KSRTC KSRTC may refer to: * Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation * Kerala State Road Transport Corporation Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is a state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one o ...

Station Master office is also functioning here.Pattambi is well connected with all major cities in Kerala.

State Highway 23 Route 23, or Highway 23, can refer to: International * European route E23 Australia * Federal Highway (Australia) * Monaro Highway * (South Australia) * Dorat Road (not signed everywhere) Austria * Autobahn Südosttangente Wien Canada * Albe ...

joins State Highway 39 at Pattambi. Palakkad Ponnani road which connects with

NH 66 National Highway 66, commonly referred to as NH 66 (erstwhile NH-17 and a part of NH-47), is a mostly 4 lane long busy National Highway (India), National Highway that runs roughly north–south along the western coast of India, parallel to t ...

also passes through the town. Pattambi

Cherpulassery Cherpulassery (also known by its former name Cherpulacherry) is a town and municipality in the Palakkad district, of Kerala, India. Cherpulassery is often called the Sabarimala of Malabar as the famous Ayyappankavu temple is located here . The ...

road connects to

State Highway 53 The following highways are numbered 53: Cambodia * National Road 53 (Cambodia) Canada * Alberta Highway 53 India * National Highway 53 (India) Ireland * N53 road (Ireland) Italy * Autostrada A53 (Italy), Autostrada A53 Japan * Japan Natio ...

and further to

National Highway 966 National Highway 966 (NH 966) is a highway which connects Palakkad, Malappuram and Kozhikode district headquarters in Kerala. It was previously known as NH 213. It covers a distance of 125 km. At Ramanattukara, near Kozhikode, it joins N ...

Railways

Pattambi is served by Pattambi railway station with 33 halting trains.

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.

Air

Calicut International Airport Calicut International Airport , also known as Kozhikode Airport or Karipur Airport, is an international airport located in Karipur, Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It serves the Malabar region of Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad and Palak ...

is the nearest airport (62 km).

Cochin International Airport Cochin International Airport is an International airport serving the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. Located at Nedumbassery, about northeast of the city centre, Cochin International Airport is first of its kind which is develo ...

is located about 93 km from Pattambi.

Notable personalities

The following list contains the names of famous people who came from various parts of Pattambi Taluk created in 2013: *

E. Sreedharan Elattuvalapil Sreedharan (born 12 June 1930) is an Indian engineer and politician from the Indian state of Kerala. He is credited with changing the face of public transport in India with his leadership in building the Konkan Railway and the De ...

Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri (18 March 1926 – 15 October 2020), popularly known as Akkitham, was an Indian poet and essayist who wrote in Malayalam. He was known for a simple and lucid style of writing, exploring themes of profound love and ...

M. T. Vasudevan Nair Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair (born 1933 July 15 ), popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He is a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature, and is one of the masters of post-I ...

V. T. Bhattathiripad Vellithuruthi Thazhathu Karutha Patteri Raman Bhattathiripad (1896–1982), also known as V. T. Bhattathiripad, was an Indian social reformer, dramatist and an Indian independence activist. He was best known for his contributions in the reforma ...

* C. P. Mohammed *

Major Ravi Major A. K. Raveendran SM (born 13 June 1958) is a retired officer of the Indian Army and former National Security Guard commando. He was awarded the President's gallantry medal in 1991 and 1992 for his contributions in fighting terrorism in P ...

* Savitha Nambrath *

Govind Padmasoorya Govind Padmasoorya (born 16 June 1987), popularly known as GP is an Indian television presenter actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema and a few Telugu films. He made his debut in the movie Atayalangal directed by M. G. Sasi. He is popu ...

Anoop Krishnan Anoop Krishnan (born 7 May 1990) is an Indian television actor, director and anchor, who works predominantly in Malayalam film industry. He is mainly noted for the role Kalyan in the television series '' Seetha Kalyanam'' telecasted in Asian ...

Anumol Anumol is an Indian actress, predominantly acting in Malayalam and Tamil films. She appeared in Malayalam movies such as ''Chayilyam'' (2014), ''Ivan Megharoopan'' (2012), '' Akam'' (2011), ''Vedivazhipadu'' (2013) and ''Jamna Pyari'' (2015). ...

Manikandan Pattambi Manikandan Pattambi ( ml, മണികണ്ഠൻ പട്ടാമ്പി) is an Indian television, stage, and film actor. He's best known for his roles in Malayalam television. He became famous for his character ''Sathyasheelan'' in the si ...

Kalamandalam Gopi Vadakke Manalath Govindan Nair popularly known as Kalamandalam Gopi, is an Indian dancer who is an exponent of the classical dance-drama style known as Kathakali. Life Born as Vadakke Manalath Govindan Nair in the Southern Indian village of ...

M.G. Sasi M. G. Sasi (born 17 January 1964) is a film and drama director from Kerala. His short film ''Kanavumalayilekku'' received National Film Award for Best Educational Film in 2002. His first feature film '' Atayalangal'' (2008) received the Kerala ...

Shivaji (Malayalam actor) Shivaji (12 May 1957 - 30 September 2004) was an Indian actor, most popular for his Malayalam films during the 1980s and 1990s. He mainly did villain roles. Background Shivaji was born at Sankaramangalam Pattambi, Palakkad as the fourth child ...

V. T. Balram V. T. Balram (born 21 May 1978) is an Indian politician from Kerala and a member of the Indian National Congress and vice-president of Kerala PCC. He was Member of Legislative assembly of Thrithala for two consecutive terms. Later he was defeat ...

Shafi Parambil Shafi Parambil (born 12 February 1983) is an Indian politician and a member of the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Indian National Congress and represents Palakkad constituency. Political career Parambil started his pol ...

Muhammed Muhsin Muhammed Muhsin (born 17 February, 1986) also known as Muhammed Muhassin is an Indian politician and a Member of 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Pattambi Constituency in Palakkad district. He is the youngest MLA in 14th Kerala Legisla ...

Pattambi Taluk

Pattambi is the westernmost Taluk of

, Pattambi taluk is bounded by

Taluk of

to the east, Ponnani taluk of

Malappuram district Malappuram (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . It is the most populous district of Kerala, which is home to around 13% of the to ...

to the west,

Tirur Tirur is a Municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala spread over an area of . It is one of the business centers of Malappuram district and is situated west of Malappuram and south of Kozhikode, on the Shoranur–Mangalor ...

and

Perinthalmanna Perinthalmanna is a major town and municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It serves as the headquarters of the Perinthalmanna taluk, and a block and a Revenue Division by the same name. It was formerly the headquarters of Valluvana ...

Taluks of Malappuram district to the north, and

Kunnamkulam Kunnamkulam is a municipal town situated in the Thrissur District of Kerala in India, spread over an area of 34.18 km2. It is an old commercial town, with an ancient history, famous for its printing and book binding industry. In the past, t ...

Taluk of Thrissur district to the south.

References

{{Malabar Cities and towns in Palakkad district