Kaipattoor

Kaipattoor is a small town in Vallicode panchayat of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala, India. Kaipattoor (also spelled Kaippattoor, Kaippattor and Kaippattur) is located in the western part of Pathanamthitta district. It is 6 kilometers from the district headquarters Pathanamthitta at south east direction. It is watered by the Achenkovil river.[1] The village is under Vallicode Panchayat.

Kaipattoor
village
Old style house in Kaippattoor
Coordinates: 9°13′0″N 76°45′0″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictPathanamthitta
Government
 • BodyVallicode Panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
689648
Vehicle registrationKL-03
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest cityPathanamthitta
Lok Sabha constituencyPathanamthitta
Civic agencyVallicode Panchayat
ClimateTropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)

Location

Kaipattoor is 102 km north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The nearest towns are Pathanamthitta (6km) in the north-east, Adoor (10km) in the south, Pandalam (9km) on the west, and Konni (15km) on the east.

Kaippattoor is 6 km from Pathanamthitta, 9 km from Pandalam and 10 km from Adoor. The nearest railway stations are at Chengannur (25km).

Politics

Kaippattoor is part of Konni Assembly constituency and Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.

Schools and Colleges
  • Govt. LP School Kaipattoor (Kochupallikoodam)
  • Kaipattoor Vocational Higher Secondary School
  • St Gregorios Senior Secondary School - Affiliated to CBSE
  • St George's Mount High School
  • Indra Gandhi Open University

References
  1. "District Collector inspects Kaippattoor bridge". The Hindu. 19 July 2006. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.