Pathanapuram

Pathanapuram is a town in Kollam region, Kerala, India. It is arranged in Pathanapuram taluka, of which it is likewise the home office. Pathanapuram is a piece of Grama Panchayat and Block panchayat of same name and part of Kollam District Panchayat. The historical backdrop of Pathanapuram returns to Thenmala Desam, a little Principality under a neighborhood ruler. Capital was at Pathanapuram. Afterward, Thenmala Desom turned into a piece of Elayidathu Swaroopam having its capital at Kottarakkara. Pathanapuram was the capital of one of the two areas of Elayidathu Swaroopam.

In 1764, King Marthandama vanquished Elayidathu Swaroopam and attached it to Travancore. Most parts of Pathanapuram taluk were possessed since before the Indus Valley Civilization, and human progress may have existed in and around Pathanapuram starting the first Century. The name Pathanapuram may have advanced from the way that the region had a sizeable elephant populace and elephants were gotten and prepared/subdued for work at the elephant confine/camp at the Town.

The Old police headquarters region used to be the elephant Camp. Starting at 2011 enumeration of India, Pathanapuram Panchayat had a populace of 32,339. The aggregate populace establish, 15,129 guys and 17,210 females — a sex proportion of 1138 females for every 1000 guys. 3,052 kids are in the age gathering of 0– 6 years, of which 1,536 are young men and 1,516 are young ladies — a proportion of 987 for every 1000. The normal education rate remains at 92.94% with 27,218 literates.