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{{Infobox settlement | {{Infobox settlement | ||
| name = Pathiramanal | | name = Pathiramanal | ||
| other_name = | | other_name = | ||
| nickname = | | nickname = | ||
| settlement_type = island | | settlement_type = island | ||
| image_skyline = Pathiramanal | | image_skyline = Pathiramanal Island, Muhamma.jpg | ||
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| image_caption = Pathiramanal | | image_caption =Pathiramanal Island | ||
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| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India | | pushpin_map = India Kerala#India | ||
| pushpin_label_position = right | | pushpin_label_position = right | ||
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India | | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India | ||
| coordinates = {{coord|9| | | coordinates = {{coord|9|37|7|N|76|23|6|E|display=inline,title}} | ||
| subdivision_type = Country | | subdivision_type = Country | ||
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | ||
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| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | ||
| subdivision_name2 = [[Alappuzha]] | | subdivision_name2 = [[Alappuzha]] | ||
| established_title = | | established_title = <!-- Established --> | ||
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | ||
| postal_code = 688525 | | postal_code = 688525<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pin/pinsearch.aspx |title=Welcome to the Indiapost Website |access-date=4 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520133707/http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Pin/pinsearch.aspx |archive-date=20 May 2012 }}</ref> | ||
| registration_plate = KL-32, | | registration_plate = KL-32,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralamvd.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=121&Itemid=5 |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 July 2011 |archive-date=8 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008204319/http://www.keralamvd.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=121&Itemid=5 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city | | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city | ||
| blank1_info_sec1 = Alappuzha, Kumarakom (Kottayam dist) | | blank1_info_sec1 = Alappuzha, Kumarakom (Kottayam dist) | ||
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'''Pathiramanal''' | '''Pathiramanal''' is a small island in [[Muhamma]] [[Panchayati raj in India|panchayat]] of [[Alappuzha district]] located in [[Vembanad Lake]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=മുഹമ്മ ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (Muhamma Grama Panchayat) » പഞ്ചായത്തിലൂടെ |url=http://lsgkerala.in/muhammapanchayat/general-information/description/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123101745/http://lsgkerala.in/muhammapanchayat/general-information/description/ |archive-date=23 January 2021 |access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref> The name ''Pathiramanal'' means 'midnight sand'. It is home to many rare varieties of [[migratory birds]] from different parts of the world. | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
The Pathiramanal Island is 28.505 ha. It is about 1.5 km from Muhamma boat jetty and about 13 km from Alapuzha. From the jetty close by Baker Bungalow the distance to the island is about 5 km and from Kumarakom 4 km towards northwest. | [[File:Walkway of Pathiramanal Island, Kerala.jpg|thumb|Visitors walking through Pathiramanal Island|200 px]] | ||
The Pathiramanal Island is 28.505 ha. It is about 1.5&nbsp;km from Muhamma boat jetty and about 13&nbsp;km from Alapuzha. From the jetty close by Baker Bungalow the distance to the island is about 5&nbsp;km and from Kumarakom 4&nbsp;km towards northwest. | |||
*Maximum length: 550m (SW to NE) | *Maximum length: 550m (SW to NE) | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Pathiramanal Info Board, Vembanadu kayal 01.jpg|thumb|An | [[File:Pathiramanal Info Board, Vembanadu kayal 01.jpg|thumb|left|An information board at Pathiramanal island]] | ||
The island (also known as ''Anantha Padmanabhan Thoppu'') was purchased by Chevalier ACM Anthraper, from M/s Bheemji Devji Trust of Cochin and was under the private ownership of Thaimattathil Family until the late seventies. | The island (also known as ''Anantha Padmanabhan Thoppu'') was purchased by Chevalier ACM Anthraper, from M/s Bheemji Devji Trust of Cochin and was under the private ownership of Thaimattathil Family until the late seventies.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Babu|first=K. A.|title=The arrival of Portuguese and origin of Anthrappers|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/social-issues/the-arrival-of-portuguese-and-origin-of-anthrappers-1.29766|access-date=2020-09-08|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108001508/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/social-issues/the-arrival-of-portuguese-and-origin-of-anthrappers-1.29766|url-status=dead}}</ref> When Land Reforms Acts were enforced in the State in 1979, the island came under government ownership. The island was returned to the government as a surplus land that crossed the land ceiling. It was later transferred to the Tourism Department and the idea of leasing it out to private enterprises was under consideration. The island at present is uninhabited. Till the late 1970s, 14 worker families resided in the island, who were later rehabilitated on the mainland in the [[Muhamma]] panchayath.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Pathiramanal, Island, Alappuzha, Kumarakom, Kerala, India|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/kumarakom/mythology-history-pathiramanal.php|access-date=2020-09-08|website=Kerala Tourism - Kumarakom|language=en}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Pathiramanal walkway2.jpg|thumb|left|A walkway at Pathiramanal]] | |||
== | ==Birdwatching== | ||
[[File:Pathiramanal | [[File:Little Cormorant at Pathiramanal.jpg|thumb|Little [[cormorant]] perched at Pathiramanal]] | ||
The island is | The island is home to around 91 local species of birds and 50 migratory birds. One can see [[northern pintail|pintail ducks]], [[common teal]], [[night heron]], [[cormorant]], [[darter]], [[Indian shag]], [[purple heron]], [[gulls]], [[terns]], large egrets, [[intermediate egret]], [[cattle egret]], [[Indian pond heron]], [[little egret]], [[Pheasant-tailed jacana|pheasant-tailed]] and [[Bronze-winged jacana|bronze-winged]] [[Jacanidae|jacanas]], [[stork-billed kingfisher]], [[watercock]], [[whistling duck]], [[cotton pygmy-goose]], [[little cormorant]] and [[whiskered tern]]. Some people have even reported seeing the [[monarch flycatcher]]. | ||
==See also== | |||
{{portal|Islands}} | |||
== | *[[Kakkathuruth]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Bird sanctuaries of Kerala]] | [[Category:Bird sanctuaries of Kerala]] | ||
[[Category:Geography of Alappuzha district]] | [[Category:Geography of Alappuzha district]] | ||
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Pathiramanal | |
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island | |
 Pathiramanal Island | |
  Pathiramanal Location in Kerala, India  Pathiramanal Pathiramanal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°37′7″N 76°23′6″E / 9.61861°N 76.38500°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 688525<ref>"Welcome to the Indiapost Website". Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.</ref> |
| Vehicle registration | KL-32,<ref>"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)</ref> |
| Nearest city | Alappuzha, Kumarakom (Kottayam dist) |
Pathiramanal is a small island in Muhamma panchayat of Alappuzha district located in Vembanad Lake.<ref>"മുഹമ്മ ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (Muhamma Grama Panchayat) » പഞ്ചായത്തിലൂടെ". Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2011.</ref> The name Pathiramanal means 'midnight sand'. It is home to many rare varieties of migratory birds from different parts of the world.
Geography
The Pathiramanal Island is 28.505 ha. It is about 1.5 km from Muhamma boat jetty and about 13 km from Alapuzha. From the jetty close by Baker Bungalow the distance to the island is about 5 km and from Kumarakom 4 km towards northwest.
- Maximum length: 550m (SW to NE)
- Maximum width: 450m (SE to NW)
- Perimeter: 1800 m
- Estimated Area: 19.6 ha
- Distance to the nearest main land: 810m
History
The island (also known as Anantha Padmanabhan Thoppu) was purchased by Chevalier ACM Anthraper, from M/s Bheemji Devji Trust of Cochin and was under the private ownership of Thaimattathil Family until the late seventies.<ref>Babu, K. A. "The arrival of Portuguese and origin of Anthrappers". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.</ref> When Land Reforms Acts were enforced in the State in 1979, the island came under government ownership. The island was returned to the government as a surplus land that crossed the land ceiling. It was later transferred to the Tourism Department and the idea of leasing it out to private enterprises was under consideration. The island at present is uninhabited. Till the late 1970s, 14 worker families resided in the island, who were later rehabilitated on the mainland in the Muhamma panchayath.<ref>"About Pathiramanal, Island, Alappuzha, Kumarakom, Kerala, India". Kerala Tourism - Kumarakom. Retrieved 8 September 2020.</ref>
Birdwatching
The island is home to around 91 local species of birds and 50 migratory birds. One can see pintail ducks, common teal, night heron, cormorant, darter, Indian shag, purple heron, gulls, terns, large egrets, intermediate egret, cattle egret, Indian pond heron, little egret, pheasant-tailed and bronze-winged jacanas, stork-billed kingfisher, watercock, whistling duck, cotton pygmy-goose, little cormorant and whiskered tern. Some people have even reported seeing the monarch flycatcher.
See also
References
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