Pattazhy

Pattazhy

*Heaven of valley and river*
Pattazhy Heaven of valley and river
village settlement Pattazhy
	Coordinates:- 21262)09°4′37.62″N76°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	PattazhyGramaPanchayath
Population (2019/2020)
• Total	17,186 - 21,262
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,KL80 KL-15 (forK.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,alsoPattazhiis a village located inPathanapuram talukin the eastern part of theKollam District,Keralastate, India. It is best known as the site of an ancientBhagavathy temple,PattazhyDeviTemple.

Pattazy is a part ofPathanapuram Block Panchayatandruled by pattazhy panjayath Kollam district Panchayat.

Etymology

The name Pattazhy has an uncertainetymology.Pattazhy may stem from an imperfectMalayalam portmanteaufusing Patt ( "Soft" ) and Aazhy ( "Ocean"). Thus the word Pattazhy represents the compassion and affection of PattazhyDevito her beloved devotees and depth of her grace. The name Pattazhy may have also derived from the wordBhattarikawhich means avirtuousandpiouswoman.

Culture

Pattazhy is a village situated inPathanapuram TalukofKollam DistrictinKerala.The land of Pattazhy comprising twopanchayatareas (Pattazhy and Pattazhy vadakekara) was given as a gift to Pattazhy Devi by the King ofTravancorefor the help and shelter given in the fierce fight against the king ofKayamkulam.When the king was extending his kingdom by winning war with the neighboring kingdoms with the help ofRamayyan Dalawa,Kambithan, a hardcore worshipper of Pattazhy Devi helped the king to take overKayamkulamKingdom. As a symbol of his gratitude the king ordered to let Pattazhy be named and dedicated to Devi by issuing a royal order. The annualfestivalat Pattazhy Devi Temple is one of the famous temple festivals in centralTravancore.The Kumbhathiruvathira and Meenathiruvathira were the famous festivals of Pattazhy. Thefestivalis known for Kambam (fire works), Aalpindi Vilakku Ezhunnallathu (Procession of small structure made out ofplantainkernel and germinating leaves ofcoconuttree with numerous lamps on it), Ponnin Thirumudi (Devi's idol carved out of puregoldand rare precious stones) Ezhunnallathu.

Pattazhy also got a place in theGuinness Bookof world records for the 'Longest bamboo'.

Nearby towns

1.Kottarakkara- 10 kilometres (viaThamarakudy,Mylom)
2.Pathanapuram- 9 kilometres (Via Panthaplavu)
3.Adoor- 15 kilometres (Via Chelikkuzhy, Kaithaparambu, Ezhamkulam)
4.Enathu- 7 kilometres (Via Arattupuzha bridge)
5.Kunnicode- 10 kilometres (Via Pandithitta, Thalavoor)

Transportation

Bus Transportation:Nearest townKottarakkarais well connected to all parts of kerala. There are regularKSRTCbus services fromKottarakkarato Pattazhi every 15 minutes. The town is also well connected by KSRTC services toPathanapuram.Private buses connect Pattazhi toPuthoor,Chavaraetc.
Railway stations:Nearest main broadgauge stations are available atKollam(38 kilometres) andChengannur(41 kilometres). However the nearest railway station is at Kuri H.S/Thalavoor (7 kilometres) connecting toKollam
Airports:Nearestairportis atThiruvananthapuram(90 kilometres).CochinInternational Airport is 175 kilometres away.

References

^"Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2019/2020; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above"(PDF).Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved26 March2012.

"Pattazhy devi kshethram".Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2010.Retrieved8 January2010.
"History of Pattazhy".Archived fromthe originalon 5 March 2010.Retrieved8 January2010.
"Pattazhy Temple".

External links

[UA1Lakhandabove-1] "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2019/2020; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above"(PDF).Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved26 March2012.