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'''Pattambi''' is a town, [[taluk]], and [[municipality]] at the western end of the [[Palakkad district]] of the state of [[Kerala]], India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory |publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=224749&rlbtype=V |access-date=1 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102193544/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=224749&rlbtype=V |archive-date=2 January 2014 }}</ref> It is also the headquarters of the [[Pattambi Taluk]].
'''Pattambi''' is a town, [[taluk|tehsil]], and [[municipality]] in the [[Palakkad district|Palakkad District]] of [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory |publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=224749&rlbtype=V |access-date=1 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102193544/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=224749&rlbtype=V |archive-date=2 January 2014 }}</ref> It is also the administrative headquarters of the [[Pattambi Taluk]].[[File:Pattambi Town near bus stand.jpg|thumb|Pallipuram - Pattambi Rd]]
 
[[File:Pattambi Town View.jpg|thumb|Mele Pattambi]]
Pattambi was a part of Walluvanad Taluk of British [[Malabar District]], which was one of the two Taluks included in Malappuram Revenue Division of British Malabar, and had its Taluk headquarters at [[Perinthalmanna]] in present-day [[Malappuram district]].<ref name="Malabar">{{Cite book|title=1951 census handbook - Malabar district|publisher=Government of Madras|year=1953|location=Chennai|pages=1–2|url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/6425/1/20493_1951_MAL.pdf}}</ref>
[[File:Pattambi Town near bus stand.jpg|thumb|Pallipuram - Pattambi Rd]]
[[File:Pattambi Bustand.jpg|thumb|220px|Pattambi Bus Stand]]


==History==
==History==
This place was originally a part of the ''Nedunganad'' Swaroopam dynasty, which was ruled by [[Nedungadi]]s, who sway over a large part of present-day Pattambi and [[Ottapalam]] [[Tehsil|Taluk]]s.<ref name="Logan">{{Cite book|title=Malabar Manual (Volume-I)|last=Logan|first=William|publisher=Asian Educational Services|year=2010|isbn=9788120604476|location=New Delhi|pages=631–666}}</ref> By the end of the 15th century CE, Nedunganad came under the leadership of the [[Zamorin of Calicut]], who was also the main ruler of [[South Malabar]] region.<ref name="Logan"/> The Zamorin appointed his local chieftain at [[Kavalappara]] Kovilakam to rule this area.<ref name="Logan"/> It was a part of [[Perinthalmanna taluk|Walluvanad Taluk]] in [[Malappuram]] Revenue Division of [[Malabar District]] during [[British Raj]], with the Taluk headquarters at [[Perinthalmanna]].<ref name="Logan"/>
Pattambi was originally a part of the Nedunganad Swaroopam dynasty, which was ruled by [[Nedungadi]]s, who held sway over a large part of present-day Pattambi and Ottapalam [[tehsil]]s. By the end of the 15th century CE, Nedunganad came under the leadership of the [[Zamorin of Calicut]], who was also the main ruler of the [[South Malabar]] region. The Zamorin appointed his local chieftain at [[Kavalappara]] Kovilakam to rule this area. It was a part of the [[Perinthalmanna taluk|Walluvanad taluk]] in the [[Malappuram]] Revenue Division of the [[Malabar District]] during the [[British Raj]],<ref name="Logan">{{Cite book |last=Logan |first=William |title=Malabar Manual (Volume-I) |publisher=Asian Educational Services |year=2010 |isbn=9788120604476 |location=New Delhi |pages=631–666}}</ref> and later became part of the [[Ottapalam]] taluk. The Pattambi Bridge, that connects the town to [[Thrithala|Nhangattiri]], was built in 1966<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerala VHS |url=http://keralavhs.org/pdf/Pattambi%20English%20report%20-%20final.pdf}}</ref> and was sanctioned to be replaced in 2011 due to ageing<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-07-12 |title=Pattambi to get new Bharathapuzha bridge |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/pattambi-to-get-new-bharathapuzha-bridge/article2221620.ece |access-date=2026-03-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>. Now, Pattambi is the headquarters of [[Pattambi Taluk]], formed on 23 December 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mathew |first=Roy |date=2013-05-15 |title=Cabinet nod for 12 new taluks |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cabinet-nod-for-12-new-taluks/article4718125.ece |access-date=2022-08-30 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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As of [[2011 census of India]] total population of Pattambi Village Panchayat is 28,632.<ref>{{cite web|last=India|first=Census|title=Details of Pattambi|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=673267|publisher=GOI|access-date=31 August 2014}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=May 2021}}
In the [[2011 census of India]], the total population of Pattambi Village Panchayat was recorded to be 28,632.<ref>{{cite web|last=India|first=Census|title=Details of Pattambi|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=673267|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905074745/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=673267|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 September 2014|publisher=GOI|access-date=31 August 2014}}</ref>
* 14,049 males (49%); 14,583 females (51%).
* 14,049 males (49%); 14,583 females (51%).
* No of Households: 5,897
* Number of households: 5,897
* Scheduled Caste population:  3,471 (12%)
* [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Caste]] population:  3,471 (12%)
* Scheduled Tribe population: 37 (0% ).
* Scheduled Tribe population: 37 (less than 1% ).
* In the age group 0–6 years: 3,534 (Males: 1,837, Females: 1,697)
* In the age group 0–6 years: 3,534 (males: 1,837, females: 1,697)
* Literacy: 83% (23,888 literates and 4,744 illiterates)
* Literacy: 83% (23,888 literates and 4,744 illiterates)
* Of the total population 8,561 (30%) are employed. It includes 1,657 people with irregular employment.
* 8,561 individuals were employed. It includes 1,657 people with irregular employment.
[[File:Pattambi Town1.jpg|thumb|Pattambi town]]
[[File:Pattambi Town1.jpg|thumb|Pattambi town]]
[[File:Pattambi Town View.jpg|thumb|Mele Pattambi]]


==Notable personalities==
==Notable people==
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The following list contains the names of famous people who came from various parts of Pattambi Taluk created in 2013:
*[[Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri]]
*[[Anoop Krishnan]]
*[[Anumol]]
*[[C. P. Mohammed]]
*[[E. P. Gopalan]]
*[[E. Sreedharan]]
*[[E. Sreedharan]]
*[[Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri]]
*[[Govind Padmasoorya]]
*[[Kalamandalam Gopi]]
*[[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]
*[[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]
*[[V. T. Bhattathiripad]]
*[[M. G. Sasi]]
*[[C. P. Mohammed]]
*[[Major Ravi]]
*[[Major Ravi]]
*[[Govind Padmasoorya]]
*[[Anumol]]
*[[Manikandan Pattambi]]
*[[Manikandan Pattambi]]
*[[Kalamandalam Gopi]]
*[[Muhammed Muhsin]]
*[[M.G. Sasi]]
*[[P. Raman]]
*[[Shivaji (Malayalam actor)]]
*[[Shafi Parambil]]
*[[Shivaji (Malayalam actor)|Shivaji]]
*[[V. T. Balram]]
*[[V. T. Balram]]
*[[Shafi Parambil]]
*[[V. T. Bhattathiripad]]
 
==Pattambi Taluk==
Pattambi is the westernmost Taluk of [[Palakkad district]], Pattambi taluk is bounded by [[Ponnani taluk]] of [[Malappuram district]] to the west, [[Tirur Taluk|Tirur]] and [[Perinthalmanna taluk|Perinthalmanna]] Taluks of Malappuram district to the north, [[Ottapalam]] Taluk of [[Palakkad district]] to the east, and [[Kunnamkulam]] Taluk of [[Thrissur district]] to the south.
{{Palakkad Labelled Map}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Perinthalmanna taluk|Walluvanad Taluk]]
*[[Pattambi Taluk]]
*[[Sree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College Pattambi]]
*[[Regional Agricultural Research Station, Pattambi]]
*[[Pattambi Assembly constituency]]
*[[Shoranur–Mangalore section]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
{{commons category|Pattambi}}
{{commons category|Pattambi}}
{{Wikivoyage}}
{{Wikivoyage}}
{{South Malabar}}
{{South Malabar}}
{{Malabar}}
{{Malabar}}
 
<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.keralatourism.org/event/palakkad-pattambi-nercha/28 | title=Pattambi Nercha, Festivals, Palakkad, Hindu festivals, Temple, Kerala Tourism }}</ref>
[[Category:Agricultural research stations in Kerala|Agricultural research station in Kerala]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Palakkad district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Palakkad district]]

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Pattambi
Municipality
Pattambi Bridge (built 1966)
Pattambi Bridge (built 1966)
Pattambi is located in Kerala
Pattambi
Pattambi
Location in Kerala, India
Pattambi is located in India
Pattambi
Pattambi
Pattambi (India)
Coordinates: 10°48′21″N 76°11′45″E / 10.8057°N 76.1957°E / 10.8057; 76.1957
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictPalakkad District
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyPattambi Municipality
 • Municipal ChairpersonT P Shaji (INC)
 • Vice ChairpersonAsna Haneefa (IUML)
Area
 • Total15.84 km2 (6.12 sq mi)
Elevation
63 m (207 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total28,632
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
679 303
Telephone code91466
Vehicle registrationKL-52
Sex ratio0.96 ♂/♀
Literacy83%
Parliament constituencyPalakkad
Assembly constituencyPattambi
Websitepattambimunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in/en

Pattambi is a town, tehsil, and municipality in the Palakkad District of Kerala, India.[1] It is also the administrative headquarters of the Pattambi Taluk.

Pallipuram - Pattambi Rd
Mele Pattambi

History[edit | edit source]

Pattambi was originally a part of the Nedunganad Swaroopam dynasty, which was ruled by Nedungadis, who held sway over a large part of present-day Pattambi and Ottapalam tehsils. By the end of the 15th century CE, Nedunganad came under the leadership of the Zamorin of Calicut, who was also the main ruler of the South Malabar region. The Zamorin appointed his local chieftain at Kavalappara Kovilakam to rule this area. It was a part of the Walluvanad taluk in the Malappuram Revenue Division of the Malabar District during the British Raj,[2] and later became part of the Ottapalam taluk. The Pattambi Bridge, that connects the town to Nhangattiri, was built in 1966[3] and was sanctioned to be replaced in 2011 due to ageing[4]. Now, Pattambi is the headquarters of Pattambi Taluk, formed on 23 December 2013.[5]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Religion in Pattambi (2011)[6]

  Islam (55.34%)
  Hinduism (43.73%)
  Christianity (0.86%)
  Other (0.07%)

In the 2011 census of India, the total population of Pattambi Village Panchayat was recorded to be 28,632.[7]

  • 14,049 males (49%); 14,583 females (51%).
  • Number of households: 5,897
  • Scheduled Caste population: 3,471 (12%)
  • Scheduled Tribe population: 37 (less than 1% ).
  • In the age group 0–6 years: 3,534 (males: 1,837, females: 1,697)
  • Literacy: 83% (23,888 literates and 4,744 illiterates)
  • 8,561 individuals were employed. It includes 1,657 people with irregular employment.
Pattambi town

Notable people[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory". Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Logan, William (2010). Malabar Manual (Volume-I). New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. pp. 631–666. ISBN 9788120604476.
  3. ↑ "Kerala VHS" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Pattambi to get new Bharathapuzha bridge". The Hindu. 12 July 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Mathew, Roy (15 May 2013). "Cabinet nod for 12 new taluks". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.
  7. ↑ India, Census. "Details of Pattambi". GOI. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.


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  1. ↑ "Pattambi Nercha, Festivals, Palakkad, Hindu festivals, Temple, Kerala Tourism".
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