https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=86.98.64.232 Bharatpedia - User contributions [en] 2026-08-02T06:58:35Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parathanam&diff=245884 Parathanam 2021-05-10T08:09:35Z <p>86.98.64.232: /* Location */</p> <hr /> <div>{{more footnotes|date=August 2020}}<br /> <br /> '''Parathanam''' is a [[Town]] at the base of [[Western Ghats]] mountain ranges in the [[Kottayam district]], [[Kerala]]. It is 2,000 feet (610 m) above sea level and is situated on the eastern border of [[Kottayam]] District, 60 km from [[Kottayam]], 12 km away from Poonjar and around 8 km away from [[Mundakayam]] on the NH 220 ([[Kottayam]]–[[Kumily]] Road).<br /> <br /> {{Infobox settlement<br /> | name = Parathanam<br /> | official_name = Parathanam<br /> | native_name = പറത്താനം<br /> | settlement_type = Village<br /> | image_skyline =<br /> | native_name_lang = Malayalam<br /> | blank1_info_sec1 = [[Mundakayam]] / [[Kanjirappally]] / [[Erattupetta]]<br /> | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest City<br /> | registration_plate = KL-34<br /> | utc_offset = +5:30<br /> | unit_pref = Metric<br /> | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br /> | blank2_info_sec1 = [[Pathanamthitta]]<br /> | blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] Constituency<br /> | demographics_type1 = Languages<br /> | blank3_info_sec1 = [[Poonjar]]<br /> | blank3_name_sec1 = [[Kerala Legislature]] Constituency<br /> | demographics1_title1 = Official<br /> | demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]<br /> | subdivision_type = [[Country]]<br /> | postal_code = 686514<br /> | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br /> | subdivision_name2 = [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]]<br /> | subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br /> | subdivision_name = [[India]]<br /> | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br /> | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br /> | coordinates = {{coord|9|34|8|N|76|52|1|E|display=inline,title}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Location ==<br /> This village is situated 8 km away from [[Mundakayam]] and 18 km away from [[Erattupetta]] close by. Sea View Estate UP School is one of the oldest upper primary schools in the [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]] district.<br /> <br /> == Economy ==<br /> [[Rubber]] is a prime crop in Parathanam, one of the first places in India where it was cultivated. The Irish planter, [[J.J. Murphy HSS|John Joseph Murphy]] nurtured his rubber plantations here. The old-world charm of British plantations is still around, with purity of village life.<br /> <br /> Parathanam can be reached from [[Kochi]] International Airports via [[Pala, Kerala|Pala]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram]] International Airports via [[Kottayam]] or [[Pathanamthitta]]. All the buses to [[Erattupetta]] and [[Mundakayam]] pass through Parathanam.<br /> <br /> == Schools ==<br /> 1. Sea View Estate UP School<br /> <br /> 2. St. Alphonsa Nursery School<br /> <br /> == Hospitals ==<br /> 1. Primary Health Center, Parathanam<br /> <br /> 2. Government Veterinary Hospital<br /> <br /> == Banks ==<br /> 1. Mundakayam Co-Operative Bank, Parathanam (Branch)<br /> <br /> == Churches ==<br /> 1. MOTHER OF SEVEN DOLOURS CHURCH, PARATHANAM&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/parish.php?id=2341|title=Mother of Seven Dolours Church Parathanam::Palai Eparchy:: Syro Malabar Church Parish|website=www.syromalabarchurch.in}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Temples ==<br /> 1. Sri Durga Devi Temple, Parathanam<br /> <br /> == How to Reach ==<br /> * '''Kottayam''' - Ponkunnam - [[Kanjirappally]] - '''Parathanam'''<br /> * '''Kochi/Cochin''' -Thalayolapparambu - Ettumanoor-Pala - Erattupetta - Poonjar - Parathanam<br /> * '''Thiruvananthapuram''' - Kottarakkara - Adoor - Pathanamthitta - Ranni - Erumeli - '''Parathanam'''<br /> * '''Thekkady''' - Kumily -Vandiperiyar-Peerumedu-Kuttikkanam- [[Mundakayam]]-'''Parathanam'''<br /> * '''Angamaly''' - Muvattupuzha -Thodupuzha-Erattupetta-Poonjar-'''Parathanam'''<br /> * '''Sabarimala''' - Pampa - [[Erumely]] - '''Parathanam'''<br /> <br /> AC Volvo bus service is available from Technopark to Mundakayam, by KSRTC.<br /> <br /> == Nearest Airport ==<br /> [[Cochin International Airport]]<br /> <br /> == Nearest Railway Station ==<br /> [[Kottayam]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> # [https://www.facebook.com/parathanamupdates/ Parathanam । പറത്താനം]<br /> # [http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/parish.php?id=2341 Mother of Seven Dolours Church Parathanam::Palai Eparchy:: Syro Malabar Church Parish]<br /> # [https://pincode.net.in/KERALA/KOTTAYAM/P/PARATHANAM Pin Code: PARATHANAM, KOTTAYAM, KERALA, India, Pincode.net.in]<br /> # [https://indiamapia.com/Kottayam/Parathanam.html Parathanam Pin Code, Parathanam , Kottayam Map , Latitude and Longitude , Kerala]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Cities and towns in Kottayam district]]</div> 86.98.64.232