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Pathanapuram
Pathanapuram Engineering College
Pathanapuram Engineering College
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Taluk Headquarters
Pathanapuram is located in Kerala
Pathanapuram
Pathanapuram
Location in Kerala
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kollam
Taluk Pathanapuram
Named for elephant town
Government
 • Type Taluk
 • Body Gram panchayath
Area
 • Total 24.20 km2 (9.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total 432,904
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
689695
Telephone code 0475
Vehicle registration KL-02, KL-25, KL-77
Nearest city Pathanamthitta Adoor Kottarakara Punalur
Lok Sabha constituency Mavelikara
Assembly constituency Pathanapuram
Literacy 93.63%

Pathanapuram is a town in Kollam district, Kerala, India. It is in Pathanapuram taluka, of which it is also the headquarters.

Geography

Pathanapuram is spread over an area of 24.20 km2 (9.34 sq mi).

Demographics

As of 2011 census of India, Pathanapuram Panchayat had a population of 32,339.

Transport

The area is connected to the rest of the state by bus services of KSRTC. The nearest railway stations to the town are Chengannur, Kollam, Kayamkulam, Punalur and Avaneeswaram. KSRTC sub depot also in Pathanapuram near Forest Range Office. Nearest airport is Trivandrum (80 km).

Politics

Pathanapuram assembly constituency is a part of the Mavelikkara Loksabha Constituency. Kodikunnil Suresh is the present member of parliament who won the 2014 Indian general election. Pathanapuram is also the home constituency of actor turned politician K. B. Ganesh Kumar. He is the current M. L. A. from Pathanapuram.

Tourism

Pathanapuram lies on the border of the Periyar National Park.

Education

Educational institutions in Pathanapuram include:

  • 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 Maloor
  • University Institute Of Technology Pathanapuram
  • College of engineering Pathanapuram


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