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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Pandanad
|other_name = Pandavar Nadu
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'''Pandanadu''' (also known as '''Pandavar Nadu''') is a village in [[Chengannur]] [[tehsil|taluk]] in [[Alappuzha district]], in [[Kerala]], India.<ref name="alapuzhataluk">[http://alappuzha.gov.in/talukcensus.htm Alapuzha Taluk Census] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625050824/http://alappuzha.gov.in/talukcensus.htm |date=2011-06-25 }}, alappuzha.gov.in Census 2001.</ref> According to the 2001 [[Demographics of India#Census|Indian census]], Pandanad has a population of 12,466 people.<ref name="poppanda" />

==Geography==
A major portion of the village is located on the banks of the [[Pampa River]]. The river divides the village into two; Pandanad North and Pandanad West. Pandanad West is {{convert|4|km|0|abbr=on}} from [[Chengannur]], the nearest town, and {{convert|4|km|0|abbr=on}} from Mannar. Pandanad North is {{convert|6|km|0|abbr=on}} from [[Thiruvalla]].

==Constituent villages==
*Muthavazhy
*Vanmazhy
*Keezhuvanmazhy
*Pandanad West
*Pandanad North
*Prayar
*Premattakara

==Flora==
Sugarcane is cultivated in most of the area. However, there are many farms that cultivate pepper, banana, tapioca and coconut palm. Much of the land is rural, and has a rich undergrowth. The more common trees are coconut palms, mahogany and teak.

==Boat racing==
Pandanadu has 5 Palliyodams (Snake Boats) owned by different "Karas" (locality) viz Pandanad, Keezhuvanmazhy, Vanmazhy, Muthavazhy and Prayar. Among which Keezhuvanmazhy has the biggest one . Keezhuvanmazhy palliyodam was awarded the mannam trophy in 1996, 2015 and second prize in 2008 aranmula utharattati boat race.

==Schools==
A number of schools are located at both parts of the Pandanad Panchayat. They are Swami Vivekanda Higher Secondary School, R.K.V. L.P. School, M.A.M. School, Govt. JBS Pandanad, Keezhuvanmazhy.

==Demographics==
In 2001, the Pandanad [[Panchayat]] had a total population of 12,466,<ref name="poppanda">[http://alappuzha.gov.in/dist_block_wise_popu.htm Population of Pandanad Village], http://alappuzha.gov.in/ 2001 Survey.</ref> of which males constituted 47.03% of the population and females 52.97%. Pandanad has an average literacy rate of 85.27%, which is higher than the national average <ref name="incen11">[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/indiaatglance.html India 2011], censusindia.gov.in Census 2011</ref> of 74.02%; with a male literacy of 85% and female literacy of 77%. There are no scheduled tribes in the Pandanad Village, but there are 1921 people belonging to scheduled caste in the village.
Pandanad's two most common religions are Hinduism and Christianity. Pandanad, being a part of Middle [[Travancore]], has been influenced by the Travancore family and the [[Pandalam Palace|Pandalam royal family]], which led to the development of a number of temples in the area, which attracts many devotees from within and outside the state.

== Temples==
Legends tell of how Pandanad was formed by the [[Pandava]]s, hence the name Pandava Nadu. Pandanad had many [[Temple (Hindu)|temples]] that claim origins from the [[Pandava]]. Many of these temples attract residents from surrounding states and are believed to be powerful temples.

===List of Temples in and around Pandanad===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Deity !! Name of the Temple !!Location
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|[[Durga]]||[[Adichikkavu Sree Durga Devi Kshetram]]||Pandanad West
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|[[Durga]]||Karingattukavu Devi Temple|| |Prayar, Pandanad North
|-
||[[Shiva]]||[[Anandeshwaram Mahadeva Temple]]|| Pandanad West
|-
| ||Aalummottil Nada Devi Temple||Keezhuvanmazhy, Pandanad West
|-
| [[Vishnu]]||Trikkanvapuram Maha Vishnu Temple||Keezhuvanmazhy, Pandanad West
|-
| ||Sree Kartyayni Temple||Keezhuvanmazhy, Pandanad West
|-
| [[Vishnu]]||SreeKrishna Swami Temple||Keezhuvanmazhy, Pandanad West
|-
| ||Sreeman Kulangara Temple||Vanmazhy, Pandanad West
|-
|[[Murugan]]||Kumaramanglam Subramanyaswami Temple||Muthavazhy, East of Pandanad
|-
| colspan="3"|Devi kodungallur kavil sree bhadrakali devi temple temple pandanad
|-
| colspan="3" |
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|[[Vishnu]] ||Pancha Pandava Temple||
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| [[Vishnu]]||Trichittattu (Believed to be Erected by [[Yudhishthira]]) ||
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| [[Vishnu]]||Tripuliyoor (Believed to be Erected by [[Bhima]])||
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| ||Tiruaranmula (Believed to be Erected by [[Arjuna]])||
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|[[Krishna]]||[[Thiruvanvandoor#Sree Gosalakrishna Temple|Sree Gosalakrishna Temple]](Believed to be Erected by [[Nakula]])||[[Thiruvanvandoor]] (Adjoining Village)
|-
| [[Durga]]||Cheruvally Bhagavathy Temple Muthavazhy[pulipra] ||Pandanad East
|-
|}
# Thrikkaippurathu Mahavishnu Temple, Prayar, Pandanad North
===Kumaramanglam Subramanyaswami Temple===

Kumaramanglam Subramanyaswami Temple in Muthavazhy, Pandanad, [[Kerala]], India is dedicated to [[Murugan]] and has great historic and architectural importance. The temple dome is believed to be over 2000 years old and is made from [[iridium]].<ref name="iridum">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121022082647/http://www.sify.com/news/temple-in-limelight-for-reactive-power-news-national-jegvq9eifjb.html Kumaramanglam Subramanyaswami Temple], Sifi News Thivananthapuram 2008</ref> This temple had been added to the list of protected memorials in India. This temple also claims an ancient [[snake boat]] that could hold over 80 people.
Cheruvally Bhgavathy Temple also called Pulipra temple located at the easternmost part of pandanad in Muthavazhy,

== Churches ==
The Churches in the region hold [[Christianity in India#Early Christianity in India|parentage]] in the arrival of St.[[Thomas the Apostle]] in AD 52. There are a various [[Christian denomination]]s in the area that maintain more than one church in the region. [[Maramon Convention]] (a Christian Convention) was started in [[Kallissery]], a town near the [[Kadavil Malika]]. With the rise of the [[History of Pentecostalism in India|Pentecostal Movement in India]], many Marthoma, Orthodox, Pentecostal denominations and churches were also started in the region.
{| class="wikitable"
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! Denomination !! Name of the Church !!Location
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|[[Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church]]||Immanuel Marthoma Church Pandanad Marthoma Valiya Palli Jerusalem Marthoma Church St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church Umayattukara Mar Thoma Church
|Pandanad, Pandanad West Pandanad North Prayar, Pandanad North Pandanad, Pandanad West [[Kallissery]], Pandanad North
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|[[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]]||Yordhanpuram St. Gregorious Orthodox Church''(Kalikunnu Palli)'' St. Mary's Orthodox Church [http://www.stmaryspandanad.com/ ] Umayattukara St Thomas orthodox Valiyapally||Vanmazhy Pandanad West Kallissery
|-
|[[Knanaya-Syrian Orthodox church]]||Kallissery Knanaya Valiyapally||Kallissery

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|[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]]||St. Theresas Catholic Church||Pandanad West
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|[[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]]||St. Thomas Church||Prayar, Pandanad North
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|[[Pentecost Church, Pandanad|Pentecost Church]]||The Pentecost Mission (TPM)
Assemblies of God

Church of God

Brothern Church

IPC Church
|Pandanad Parampathur Padi
Pandanad Palli Padi

Pandanad Mithramadam Junction

Pandanad Parampathur Padi

Illimala Palam
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* http://alappuzha.gov.in/

{{Alappuzha district}}

[[Category:Villages in Alappuzha district]]

Pandanad - Revision history

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