Pattancherry is a village 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 ...

, state of Kerala, India. It forms a part of the Pattencherry gram panchayat.

History and related trivia

Earlier known as ''Bhattasreni''. The village has a Shiva temple, Ganesha temple, Vishnu temple, Ayyappan temple and a

Devi Devī (; Sanskrit: देवी) is the Sanskrit word for 'goddess'; the masculine form is ''deva''. ''Devi'' and ''deva'' mean 'heavenly, divine, anything of excellence', and are also gender-specific terms for a deity in Hinduism. The conce ...

temple. Picturesque locations with lush green fields and salt of the earth people, Pattancherry is known for its serene natural beauty

Connectivity

The nearest railway station is the

Palakkad Junction railway station Palakkad Junction (formerly known as Olavakkode Junction, station code: PGT) is one of the largest railway station in Kerala state, India situated in the city of Palakkad and the second largest railway station in the district. Palakkad Junctio ...

, about 25 kms away. Public bus service and auto services are available. Pattancherry is about 22 kms from Palakkad.

Chittur Chittur-Thathamangalam is a town and municipality in Palakkad district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Chittur taluk, south-east of Palakkad, on the banks of the Kannadipuzha, a major headstream of the Bharathapuzha, the sec ...

is the nearest town which is approximately 6km away. There is a South Indian Bank and an ATM present here

Demographics

India census, Pattancherry had a population of 17,915 with 8,726 males and 9,189 females. Agriculture, Toddy tapping, fish farms are the main income source of the people of the Panchayat.

Village center

Vandithavalam Junction

Schools

* GHSS Pattencherry * KKMHSS

Vandithavalam Vandithavalam is a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is among the villages administered by the Perumatty Gram Panchayat. Vandithavalam was a village in the erstwhile Cochin state, but was included in the Palakkad d ...

* Govt High school Nanniyode * Karuna School Chempottanpalam

References

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