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Pathanapuram is a Town in Pathanapuram Taluk
Kollam district Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Laccadive Sea seaport and an in ...
,
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. Pathanapuram is a part of Grama Panchayat and
Block panchayat Panchayat samiti is a rural local government (panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. It has been said to be the "panchayat ...
of same name and part of
Kollam Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city i ...
District Panchayat.


History

The history of Pathanapuram goes back to
Thenmala Thenmala is a tourist destination in the eastern side of Kollam district in Kerala, India that is home to the first eco-tourism centre in India. The word 'Thenmala' means "'Honey hills" in Malayalam language. The town is 66 km away from K ...
Desam, a small Principality under a local ruler. Capital was at Pathanapuram. Later, Thenmala Desom became a part of Elayidathu Swaroopam having its capital at
Kottarakkara Kottarakkara (IAST: Koṭṭārakkara), also transliterated as ''Kottarakara'', is a town and municipality in the Kollam district of the Kerala, India. The town is close to Kollam Port, which has a rich history linked to the early medieval per ...
. Pathanapuram was the capital of one of the two districts of Elayidathu Swaroopam. In 1764, King Marthandavarma conquered Elayidathu Swaroopam and annexed it to
Travancore The Kingdom of Travancore ( /ˈtrævənkɔːr/), also known as the Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor, was an Indian kingdom from c. 1729 until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvananthapuram. At ...
. Most parts of Pathanapuram taluk were inhabited since before the
Indus Valley civilization The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), also known as the Indus Civilisation was a Bronze Age civilisation in the northwestern regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, and in its mature form 2600 BCE to 1900&n ...
, and civilization may have existed in and around Pathanapuram beginning the 1st Century. The name Pathanapuram may have evolved from the fact that the area had a sizeable elephant population and elephants were caught and trained/tamed for work at the elephant cage/camp at the Town. The Old
police station A police station (sometimes called a "station house" or just "house") is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, al ...
area used to be the elephant Camp. The name can be translated as Path =(10)+Ana = (elephant) + Puram = (Town)


Geography

Pathanapuram is spread over an area of .


Highlights

India's first Rural IT park wholly owned by a startup came up at Pathanapuram. It is set up by a local entrepreneur named Varun Chandran through a startup named Corporate 360. The park is specialised in
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solutions.


Demographics

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, Pathanapuram Panchayat had a
population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...
of 32,339. The total population constitute, 15,129
males Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilization. A male organism cannot reproduce sexually without access to ...
and 17,210
females Female (symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females a ...
—a
sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species devia ...
of 1138 females per 1000 males. 3,052 children are in the
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of 0–6 years, of which 1,536 are boys and 1,516 are girls —a ratio of 987 per 1000. The average
literacy Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...
rate stands at 92.94% with 27,218 literates.


Transport

The area is connected to the rest of the state by bus services of
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 ...
and private buses. A KSRTC depot also situated in Pathanapuram. Three state highways namely Hill Highway,
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and KP Road pass through the town. The
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bypass to
Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...
starts at Pathanapuram and ends at Valakom. The nearest railway stations to the town is other nearby stations are , ,
Kayamkulam Kayamkulam is a town and municipality in the ''Onattukara'' region of Alappuzha district in Kerala. It is the second biggest town in Alappuzha district. It is located on the western coast of India, and was an ancient maritime trading center. O ...
, . Nearest airport is
Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...
(80 km).


Politics

Pathanapuram assembly constituency is a part of the Mavelikkara Loksabha Constituency.
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is the present
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who won the
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. Current
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of Pathanapuram is actor turned politician
K. B. Ganesh Kumar Keezhoote Balakrishna Pillai Ganesh Kumar (born 25 May 1966) is an Indian actor, television host, and politician. Ganesh Kumar is a proposed cabinet minister for the last 2.5 years in the ongoing 2nd LDF govt in Kerala and he is also the curre ...
. He has won from this constituency in the 2001, 2006, 2011 as UDF Candidate and in 2016 and 2021 Assembly election as LDFCandidate .


Education

This is a list of educational institutions in Pathanapuram. *Indira Gandhi Memorial Vocational Higher Secondary School *Mohammaden Govt. HSS Edathara Pathanapuram. *Govt.Nadukkunnu UPS *Govt. Nedumparamp LPS pathanapuram *St. Stephen's HSS, Pathanapuram *Mount Tabor Girls HSS Pathanapuram *MTLPS Pathanapuram *Mount Tabor Training College Pathanapuram *Mother Susan EMLPS Pathanapuram *Al-Ameen Public School Pathanapuram *St.Mary's Senior Secondary School Pathanapuram * St.Stephen's College *University Institute Of Technology Pathanapuram *College of engineering Pathanapuram. *NADUKKUNNU High school


Gallery

File:Twilight with moon.jpg, Night sky in Manchalloor, Pathanapuram File:Twilight in night sky V2.jpg, Twilight in Manchalloor, Pathanapuram File:Clouds and trees 2.jpg, Clouds during noon time


See also

* Thinkalkarikkakom


References

{{Central Travancore Geography of Kollam district