Pattambi is a town, tehsil, and municipality in the Palakkad District of Kerala, India. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Pattambi Taluk.
History Pattambi was originally a part of the Nedunganad Swaroopam dynasty, which was ruled by Nedungadis, who held sway over a large part of present-day Pattambi and Ottapalam tehsils. By the end of the 15th century CE, Nedunganad came under the leadership of the Zamorin of Calicut, who was also the main ruler of the South Malabar region. The Zamorin appointed his local chieftain at Kavalappara Kovilakam to rule this area. It was a part of the Walluvanad taluk in the Malappuram Revenue Division of the Malabar District during the British Raj, and later became part of the Ottapalam taluk. The Pattambi Bridge, that connects the town to Nhangattiri, was built in 1966 and was sanctioned to be replaced in 2011 due to ageing. Now, Pattambi is the headquarters of Pattambi Taluk, formed on 23 December 2013.
Culture
The Pattambi region has historical associations with Kerala’s traditional Ayurveda heritage, including nearby Ashtavaidya families such as the Pulamanthole Mooss lineage associated with Pulamanthole.
Demographics
In the 2011 census of India, the total population of Pattambi Village Panchayat was recorded to be 28,632. 14,049 males (49%); 14,583 females (51%). Number of households: 5,897 Scheduled Caste population: 3,471 (12%) Scheduled Tribe population: 37 (less than 1% ). In the age group 0–6 years: 3,534 (males: 1,837, females: 1,697) Literacy: 83% (23,888 literates and 4,744 illiterates) 8,561 individuals were employed. It includes 1,657 people with irregular employment.
Notable people
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri Anoop Krishnan Anumol C. P. Mohammed E. P. Gopalan E. Sreedharan Govind Padmasoorya Kalamandalam Gopi M. T. Vasudevan Nair M. G. Sasi Major Ravi Manikandan Pattambi Muhammed Muhsin P. Raman Shafi Parambil Shivaji V. T. Balram V. T. Bhattathiripad
See also Pattambi Taluk Sree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College Pattambi Regional Agricultural Research Station, Pattambi Pattambi Assembly constituency Shoranur–Mangalore section Pulamantol Ashtavaidya tradition
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