Pattuvam

Pattuvam പട്ടുവം
village
Sunset viewed from a hill near Pattuvam U.P school.
Pattuvam Show map of Kerala Pattuvam Show map of India Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 12°02′21″N 75°19′16″E / 12.039290°N 75.321110°E / 12.039290; 75.321110Coordinates: 12°02′21″N 75°19′16″E / 12.039290°N 75.321110°E / 12.039290; 75.321110
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	670143
Telephone code	91460222
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-59
Lok Sabha constituency	Kasargod
Legislative Assembly constituency	Kallyasseri

Pattuvam is a village in Kannur district, Kerala, India. It is bounded by Kuppam river on the north-west-south directions (locally known as Pattuvam river). It shares border with Taliparamba municipality on the east. A joint-less bridge over Kuppam river which connects Pattuvam to Kottakkeel of Ezhome village in northwest direction was inaugurate by Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan in January 2017.

Pattuvam has an area of 32 square kilometers and a population of about 20000.

Surrounded with rivers on all sides except the east where it shares a boundary with the Thaliparamba municipality, Pattuvam has rich biodiversity thanks to its hills, rivers, etc. Pattuvam created history a decade ago when it used its autonomy to assert its sole right to the local biodiversity.

The Panchayat consists of mini-villages like Mangalasseri, Muthukuda, kavungal, Pattuvam, Muriyathode, Mullool, Ariyil, Parappool, and Vellikkeel. The Panchayat is ruled by the left front led by President Mr.A nakkeel Chandran. With a predominantly agriculture oriented population, Pattuvam is home to many eminent personalities.

Vadakke Kavu (Panchuruli Temple), Kunhimathilam Temple, Valiyamathilakam Temple, Cheriyamrambu Sree Narasimha Murthy Temple & Muthukuda siva temple are the famous temples in Pattuvam.

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The national highway NH 66 passes through Taliparamba junction. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Payangadi on Mangalore-Palakkad line, which can be accessed through Pazhayangadi-Taliparamba road. Trains are available to almost all parts of India. Express and Passenger trains have scheduled stop at this station. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports with many direct flights to Middle Eastern countries.