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In 1982 the district of Pathanamthitta was formed and the town of Pathanamthitta was named its headquarters. It is surrounded by the districts of Kottayam, Idukki, Kollam and Alappuzha on all directions. It is an inland district. It is predominantly an agricultural district growing rubber and tea the most. The shrine at Sabaimala is a star attraction and about 10 million pilgrims visit it every year.The state of Kerala has been divided into 14 districts for the sake of effective administration.

Pathanamthitta is a landlocked district situated in the southern part of the state, and is bordered by Kottayam and Idukki districts in the north, Alappuzha in the west,Kollam in the south and has a border with Tamil Nadu in the east. The district was made up from combining areas from the Alappuzha, Idukki and Kollam districts.The district is part of the historical Central Travancore region of Kerala. The Central Travancore consists of the South-Central districts of Pathanamthitta and (parts of) Kottayam, Alappuzha, Idukky and Kollam.

Major towns in the district are Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta, Aranmula, Kozhencherry, Kumbanad, Konni, Pandalam,Adoor, Ranni, Vadaserikara, Sabarimala, Mallappally and Parumala. More than 50% of the district is covered by forests.Pathanamthitta is a pre-dominantly agricultural district with major crops being coconut, rubber,paddy, pepper and tea. The hilly terrain coupled with high humidity make it suitable for rubber and tea plantations.Hydroelectric power plants situated in the district provide one-third of the electricity demands of the state. Three important rivers, the Achankovil, Manimala and Pamba flow through the district. Pamba originates from Sabarimala and is considered a holy river.Pathanamthitta holds the distinction of being declared the first polio-free district in India. It is 10.03% urbanised.

Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings

Traco Cables, Kizhakken Muthoor, Thiruvalla.

Major Exportable Item

Oleoresine, Spice Oil, Other Food Products,Fried Food Products, Etc.

Growth Trend

Construction Field, Food Processing, Light Engineering Field, Bakery Products, Rubber Based Products.

Medium Scale Enterprises

Akay flaours & Aromatics Ltd., Nallanikkunnu P.o.Pathanamthitta.

Tierra Foods, Kinfra industrial park, Elamannoor.

Service Enterprises

Automobile, IT Enabled Services

Potential for new MSMEs

Food Processing, Construction Field, Rubber Based

Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise

1. Pathanamthitta Wood consortium 2. Pathanamthitta Plastic consortium

Major cluster

PAFCO – Agro Food Processing

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DISTRICT PROFILE

The District name is a combination of two Malayalam words Pathanam and thitta, which together mean ‘array of houses on the river side’. The capital cityPathanamthitta Town is located on the banks of river Achenkovil. Pathanamthitta District came in to existence on 1st November, 1982. The formation was done by incorporating various portions of the erstwhile Kollam, Alappuzha and Idukki Districts, while the taluks Adoor, Ranni, Konni and Kozhenchery were taken from Kollam district, Thiruvalla and Mallappally were taken from Alappuzha district. The District is divided into two Revenue Divisions, Six Taluks and 70 Villages. Revenue Division Adoor comprising of Kozhenchery and Adoor and Konni taluks and Thiruvalla Revenue Division consisting of Thiruvalla, Mallappally and Ranni Taluks. Pathanamthitta District is bounded on the north by Kottayam and Idukki, on the west by Alappuzha and Kollam Districts and on the south by Kollam District. To the eastern side of the District is the State of Tamil Nadu.

Location and extent

Pathanamthitta is a landlocked District lying between the north latitudes 9⁰ 02’30” and 9⁰ 28’30” and 76⁰ 37’30” and 77⁰ 17’30” East longitudes. The district has an area of 2637 square kilometers with a total population of 1195537. The population in the District is around 3.58 percent of the State population and ranked 12th position in the State. As per 2011 census, sex ratio in the District is 1132 per1000 males 2nd in the State followed by Kannur District. The density of population is 452 per sq.kms. The decadal census shows an increasing tendency in the density of population. SC and ST population comes 13.7 % and 0.7% respectively to the total District population.

Pathanamthitta district ranked 1st in literacy rate in 2011 census with 96.93%.Male literacy rate in the District is 97.70%, ranked 2nd in the State followed by Alappuzha District and Female literacy is 96.26% which positioned the District 1st among other districts. Child population in the age group 0-6 is coming down to 7.65 percent from 10.29 percent in 2001 census.

District Industries Center Pathanamthitta is Located at Kozhenchery, under this office Three Taluk Industries offices are there at Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta and adoor.

Thiruvalla Taluk Industries Office.

1. Thiruvalla Municipality.

2. Koipurum Block.

3. Mallapally Block.etc

4. Pulikeezhu Block.

Pathanamthitta Taluk Industries Office

1. Pathanamthitta Municipality.

2. Elanthoor Block.

3. Ranni Block.

4. Konni Block.

Adoor Taluk Industries Office.

1. Adoor Municipality.