Pattazhy

Pattazhy

പട്ടാഴി
*Heaven of valley and river*
Pattazhy പട്ടാഴി Heaven of valley and river
Pattazhy (പട്ടാഴി)
	Coordinates: 09°4′37.62″N 76°47′47.38″E / 9.0771167°N 76.7964944°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Tehsil	Pathanapuram
Village	Pattazhy
Parliament constituency	Mavelikkara
Assembly constituency	Pathanapuram
Government
• Body	Pattazhy Grama Panchayath
Population (2011)
• Total	17,342
Languages
• Official	Malayalam · English
• Spoken languages	Malayalam · English · Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691 522
Telephone code	00 91 (0)475
Vehicle registration	KL-02, KL-24,KL-25, KL-15 (for K.S.R.T.C)
Nearest cities	Kottarakara · Pathanapuram · Punalur · Adoor
Sex ratio	1117 ♂/♀
Literacy	93.72%
Precipitation	1,700 millimetres (67 in)
Avg. annual temperature	27.2 °C (81.0 °F)
Avg. summer temperature	35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	24.4 °C (75.9 °F)

Pattazhy, also Pattazhi is a village in Pathanapuram taluk, Kollam district, Kerala, India.

Etymology

The name Pattazhy has an uncertain etymology. Pattazhy may stem from an imperfect Malayalam portmanteau fusing Patt ("Soft") and Aazhy ("Ocean"). Thus the word Pattazhy represents the compassion and affection of Pattazhy Devi to her beloved devotees and depth of her grace. The name Pattazhy may have also derived from the word Bhattarika which means a virtuous and pious woman.

Culture

The annual festival at Pattazhy Devi Temple is one of the famous temple festivals in central Travancore.The Kumbhathiruvathira and Meenathiruvathira were the famous festivals of Pattazhy. The festival is known for Kambam (fire works), Aalpindi Vilakku Ezhunnallathu (Procession of small structure made out of plantain kernel and germinating leaves of coconut tree with numerous lamps on it), Ponnin Thirumudi (Devi's idol carved out of pure gold and rare precious stones) Ezhunnallathu. Pattazhy also got a place in the Guinness Book of world records for the 'Longest bamboo'.

Nearby towns

Transportation

Bus Transportation: Kottarakkara, Pathanapuram, Enathu etc are places near Pattazhi
Railway stations: Kuri is the nearest railway station.
Airports: Nearest airport is at Thiruvananthapuram . Cochin International Airport is 175 kilometres away.

Related pages

References

↑ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (pdf). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.

"Pattazhy devi kshethram". Archived from the original on 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
"History of Pattazhy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
"Pattazhy Temple". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2018-05-13.

Other websites

Media related to Pattazhy at Wikimedia Commons

[UA1Lakhandabove-1] "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (pdf). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.