Erathu is a
gram panchayat
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in
Pathanamthitta district
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Adoor
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Etymology
Adoor (Ad-oor) in Malayalam translates as "Ad" means "separ ...
Tehsil
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in the state of
Kerala
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This panchayat covers the revenue entity of Erathu village and has an area of 21.74 km
2.
Demographics
India
census
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, Erathu had a population of 23296 with 11246 males and 12050 females.
Boundaries
East-
Ezhamkulam
Ezhamkulam is a village in Adoor Thaluk of Pathanamthitta district in the state of Kerala, India. It is located about 5 km from central Adoor.
Culture
Ezhamkulam is known for the ancient Ezhamkulam Devi Temple. It is famous for Garudan ...
Panchayat and Adoor Municipality
West-
Kadampanad
Kadampanad grama panchayath is the southernmost part of Pathanamthitta district. It comes under Parakkode block of Adoor taluk. The panchayath shared boundaries with Erathu panchayath in the north, Ezhamkulam panchayath in the east, Kunnathur ...
Panchayat and
Pallickal Panchayat
North-
Pallickal Panchayat and Adoor Municipality
South-
Ezhamkulam
Ezhamkulam is a village in Adoor Thaluk of Pathanamthitta district in the state of Kerala, India. It is located about 5 km from central Adoor.
Culture
Ezhamkulam is known for the ancient Ezhamkulam Devi Temple. It is famous for Garudan ...
Panchayat and
Kadampanad
Kadampanad grama panchayath is the southernmost part of Pathanamthitta district. It comes under Parakkode block of Adoor taluk. The panchayath shared boundaries with Erathu panchayath in the north, Ezhamkulam panchayath in the east, Kunnathur ...
Panchayat
Wards
As of now Erathu consists of 17 wards. The number of wards have been increased over the years according to the increase in population though there was no increase in the land area.
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Manakala
# Vellaramkunnu
# Ayyankoickal
# Paruthippara
# Murukankunnu
# Kilivayal
# Vayala
# Pulimala
# Puthusseribhagom
# Maharshikkavu
# Chathannooppuzha
# Choorakkodu
# Sreenarayanapuram
# Anthichira
# Thuvayoor vadakku
# Janashakthi
References
Villages in Pathanamthitta district
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