PATHANAMTHITTA

About District

The district headquarters is at Pathanamthitta town. The district administration is headed by the District Collector. He/She is assisted by five Deputy Collectors holding charges of general matters, revenue recovery, land acquisition, land reforms, election and Disaster Management. Under the three tier system of panchayat in rural areas, Pathanamthitta has one district panchayat, 8 block panchayat and 53 grama panchayats. Under the single tier system in urban areas, there are 4 municipalities in the district. In addition, there is a census town (Kozhencherry).

As per the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, Pathanamthitta has five Assembly constituencies, down from eight. However, the district was unified into a single Parliamentary constituency, thus contributing a seat to the Lok Sabha. The Pathanamthitta parliamentary constituency is formed by including all the five Assembly constituencies of the district along with two other Assembly constituencies in the neighboring Kottayam district. Congress, Kerala Congress, CPM, and CPI are the main political parties.

Tourism Hotspots Of Pathanamthitta

Manjinikkara Church

Manjinikkara Church is a pilgrim centre. It is built in Manjinikkara, about 4 km away from Pathanamthitta town. The Holy Patriarch of Anthiod, Mar Ignatius Elias III, visited India in 1931. When the famous Patriarch reached Manjinikkara, he was amazed by the beauty of the place and commented, “This place offers us much comfort; we desire to remain here permanently.”

Muloor Smarakam

Muloor Smarakam is dedicated to Muloor S. Padmanabha Panicker (1869-1931). He is a renowned poet and a social reformer of Kerala during the pre-independent era. The Muloor Smarakam, the memorial of Muloor S. Padmanabha Panicker is located at Elavumthitta, which is a tiny village situated at a distance of 12 km from the town of Pathanamthitta.

Perunthenaruvi Waterfall

Perunthenaruvi Waterfall is a picturesque waterfall that cascades in Perunthenaruvi. The place of this waterfall is 36 km away from the town of Pathanamthitta. This sparkling waterfall is on the banks of the Pamba river. The view of water gurgling down from a height of 100 ft to a rocky path and then flowing into a ravine is indeed breathtaking

Triveni Sangamam

Triveni Sangamam lies on the way to Sabrimala. The devotees on their way to the famous Ayappa Temple at Sabrimala halt here to take a dip in it for redemption. Hence, it can be termed as the main halting place while visiting Sabrimala. Triveni Sangamam means the meeting point of three rivers.