Pattambi | |
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Municipality | |
 Pattambi Bridge | |
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| Coordinates:10°48′21″N76°11′45″E / 10.8057°N 76.1957°E /10.8057; 76.1957 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad District |
| Established | 2015 January 14 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Pattambi Municipality |
| • M.L.A | Muhammed Muhsin |
| • M.P. | V. K. Sreekandan |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.84 km2 (6.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 63 m (207 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 28,632 |
| • Density | 1,808/km2 (4,682/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 679 303 |
| Telephone code | 91466 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-52 |
| Sex ratio | 0.96♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 83% |
| Parliament constituency | Palakkad |
| Assembly constituency | Pattambi |
Pattambi is a town,tehsil, andmunicipality in thePalakkad District ofKerala,India.[1] It is also the administrative headquarters of thePattambi Taluk.
Pattambi was originally a part of the Nedunganad Swaroopam dynasty, which was ruled byNedungadis, who held sway over a large part of present-day Pattambi and Ottapalamtehsils. By the end of the 15th century CE, Nedunganad came under the leadership of theZamorin of Calicut, who was also the main ruler of theSouth Malabar region. The Zamorin appointed his local chieftain atKavalappara Kovilakam to rule this area. It was a part of theWalluvanad taluk in theMalappuram Revenue Division of theMalabar District during theBritish Raj,[2] and later became part of theOttapalam taluk. Now Pattambi is the headquarters ofPattambi Taluk, formed on 23 December 2013.[3]
In the2011 census of India, the total population of Pattambi Village Panchayat was recorded to be 28,632.[5]
