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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pathanapuram
| other_name =
| nickname = Taluk Headquarters
| settlement_type = [[Town]] and [[Taluk]]
| image_skyline = Peccolg.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Pathanapuram Engineering College
| pushpin_map = India Kerala
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| coordinates = {{coord|9.0927|N|76.8612|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kollam district|Kollam]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluk]]
| subdivision_name3 = Pathanapuram
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for = elephant town
| government_type = Taluk
| governing_body = Gram panchayath
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name=census>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook - Kollam |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3213_PART_B_KOLLAM.pdf|website=Census of India|accessdate=5 March 2016|page=138|format=PDF}}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 24.20
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 432904
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 =
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="census" />
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 689695
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 0475
| registration_plate = KL-02, KL-25, KL-77
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Pathanamthitta]] [[Adoor]] [[Kottarakara]] [[Punalur]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Mavelikara
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Literacy]]
| blank4_info_sec1 = 93.63%
| blank3_name_sec1=Assembly constituency
| blank3_info_sec1=Pathanapuram
| website = {{URL|http://kollam.nic.in/patha.html/}}
| footnotes =
}}
{{for|the Block Panchayat|Pathanapuram Block Panchayat}}
'''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 {{Convert|24.20|km2|abbr=on}}.

== 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 [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]]. The nearest railway stations to the town are {{rws|Chengannur}}, {{rws|Kollam}}, [[Kayamkulam]], {{rws|Punalur}} and {{rws|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 [[Mavelikara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mavelikkara Loksabha Constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|title=Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies
|accessdate=2008-10-20
|work=Kerala
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|archivedate=March 4, 2009
}}</ref> [[Kodikunnil Suresh]] is the present [[member of parliament]] who won the [[Indian general election, 2014|2014 Indian general election]]. Pathanapuram is also the home constituency of actor turned politician [[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Election 2011: Pathanapuram Constituency Result|publisher=India Ballot|url=http://indianballot.com/Kerala-Assembly-Election-2011-location-5-762.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224191306/http://indianballot.com/Kerala-Assembly-Election-2011-location-5-762.html|archivedate=24 February 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newsreporter.in/pathanapuram-constituency-election-results-2011-k-b-ganesh-kumar-of-kcb-wins-kerala | publisher=Newsreporter.in | date=2011-05-13 | title=Pathanapuram election results | access-date=2018-05-14 | archive-date=2013-04-23 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423034548/http://www.newsreporter.in/pathanapuram-constituency-election-results-2011-k-b-ganesh-kumar-of-kcb-wins-kerala | url-status=dead }}</ref> 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

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Kollam district}}

[[Category:Towns in India]]
[[Category:Settlements in Kerala]]

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