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Pathiramanal | |
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island | |
 Pathiramanal Island | |
  Pathiramanal Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Pathiramanal Pathiramanal (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:9°37′7″N76°23′6″E / 9.61861°N 76.38500°E /9.61861; 76.38500 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 688525[1] |
| Vehicle registration | KL-32,[2] |
| Nearest city | Alappuzha, Kumarakom (Kottayam dist) |
Pathiramanal is a small island inMuhammapanchayat ofAlappuzha district located inVembanad Lake.[3] The namePathiramanal means 'midnight sand'. It is home to many rare varieties ofmigratory birds from different parts of the world.
The Pathiramanal Island is 28.505 ha. It is about 1.5 km from Muhamma boat jetty and about 13 km from Alapuzha. From the jetty close by Baker Bungalow the distance to the island is about 5 km and from Kumarakom 4 km towards northwest.
The island (also known asAnantha Padmanabhan Thoppu) was purchased by Chevalier ACM Anthraper, from M/s Bheemji Devji Trust of Cochin and was under the private ownership of Thaimattathil Family until the late seventies.[4] When Land Reforms Acts were enforced in the State in 1979, the island came under government ownership. The island was returned to the government as a surplus land that crossed the land ceiling. It was later transferred to the Tourism Department and the idea of leasing it out to private enterprises was under consideration. The island at present is uninhabited. Till the late 1970s, 14 worker families resided in the island, who were later rehabilitated on the mainland in theMuhamma panchayath.[5]
The island is home to around 91 local species of birds and 50 migratory birds. One can seepintail ducks,common teal,night heron,cormorant,darter,Indian shag,purple heron,gulls,terns, large egrets,intermediate egret,cattle egret,Indian pond heron,little egret,pheasant-tailed andbronze-wingedjacanas,stork-billed kingfisher,watercock,whistling duck,cotton pygmy-goose,little cormorant andwhiskered tern. Some people have even reported seeing themonarch flycatcher.
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