Pathanapuram
Pathanapuram
Elephant Town | |
|---|---|
Pathanapuram Engineering College | |
Pathanapuram | |
| Coordinates: 9°05′34″N 76°51′40″E / 9.0927°N 76.8612°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Taluk | Pathanapuram |
| Named after | elephant town |
| Government | |
| • Type | Taluk |
| • Body | Gram panchayath |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.2 km2 (9.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 32,339 |
| • Density | 1,340/km2 (3,460/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 689695 |
| Telephone code | 0475 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-80 |
| Nearest city | Pathanamthitta Punalur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mavelikara |
| Assembly constituency | Pathanapuram |
| Literacy | 93.63% |
| Website | kollam |
Pathanapuram is a Town in Pathanapuram Taluk Kollam district, Kerala, India. Pathanapuram is a part of Grama Panchayat and Block panchayat of same name and part of Kollam District Panchayat.
History
The history of Pathanapuram goes back to Thenmala Desam, a small Principality under a local ruler. Its capital was at Pathanapuram. Later, Thenmala Desom became a part of Elayidathu Swaroopam having its capital at Kottarakkara. Pathanapuram was the capital of one of the two districts of Elayidathu Swaroopam. In 1764, King Marthanda Varma conquered Elayidathu Swaroopam and annexed it to Travancore. Most parts of Pathanapuram taluk were inhabited since before the Indus Valley civilization, and civilization may have existed in and around Pathanapuram beginning the 1st Century.
The city's name can be translated as Ten Elephant Town. The name Pathanapuram may have evolved from the fact that the area had a sizeable elephant population and elephants were caught and trained to work at the local elephant camp. The old police station area used to be the elephant camp.
Geography
Pathanapuram is spread over an area of 24.20 km2 (9.34 sq mi).
Highlights
India's first rural information technology park to be wholly owned by a startup was established came up at Pathanapuram.[3] The facility was founded under the banner of Corporate 360 [4] a Singapore-registered company.
Background of Corporate 360
The company was originally incorporated in Singapore on 9 October 2008 under the name ERP Leads Pte. Ltd. by its founder. It was subsequently renamed Corporate 360 Pte. Ltd. on 22 June 2010. Barun Chandran Balachandren (also known as Varun Chandran) joined the company as a director in January 2013. By March 2017, according to records filed with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) of Singapore, he had become the sole shareholder of the company. The founder obtained a Protection from Harassment Order against Barun Chandran Balachandren in the State Courts of Singapore in February 2021 (Case No. DC/PHA 164/2019), with costs awarded against him.
The park is specialised in Big data solutions, [5] positioning Pathanapuram as a notable destination for technology-driven development in rural India.
Current Status
As of 27 November 2025, Barun Chandran Balachandren was declared bankrupt by the Supreme Court of Singapore, as published in the Republic of Singapore Government Gazette (No. 5889, 5 December 2025)[6]. Corporate 360 Pte. Ltd., the Singapore-registered parent company, has since been closed.
Demographics
As of 2011 census of India, Pathanapuram Panchayat had a population of 32,339. The total population constitute, 15,129 males and 17,210 females —a sex ratio of 1138 females per 1000 males. 3,052 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,536 are boys and 1,516 are girls —a ratio of 987 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 92.94% with 27,218 literates.[1]
Transport
The area is connected to the rest of the state by bus services of KSRTC and private buses. A KSRTC depot is also situated in Pathanapuram. Three state highways, namely Hill Highway, Main Eastern Highway and KP Road pass through the town. The Sabarimala bypass to Thiruvananthapuram starts at Pathanapuram and ends at Valakom.
The nearest railway stations to the town is Avaneeswaram other nearby stations are Chengannur, Kollam, Kayamkulam, Punalur.
Nearest airport is Trivandrum (80 km).
Politics
Pathanapuram assembly constituency is a part of the Mavelikkara Loksabha Constituency.[7] Kodikunnil Suresh is the present member of parliament who won the 2024 Indian general election. Current M.L.A of Pathanapuram is actor turned politician K. B. Ganesh Kumar. He has won from this constituency in the 2001, 2006, 2011 as UDF Candidate and in 2016 and 2021 Assembly election as LDFCandidate.[8][9]
Education
This is a list of educational institutions in Pathanapuram.
- Indira Gandhi Memorial Vocational Higher Secondary School
- Mohammaden Govt. HSS Edathara Pathanapuram.
- Govt.Nadukkunnu UPS
- Govt. Nedumparamp LPS pathanapuram
- St. Stephen's HSS, Pathanapuram
- Mount Tabor Girls HSS Pathanapuram
- MTLPS Pathanapuram
- Mount Tabor Training College Pathanapuram
- Mother Susan EMLPS Pathanapuram
- Al-Ameen Public School Pathanapuram
- St.Mary's Residential School Pathanapuram
- St.Mary's Senior Secondary School Pathanapuram
- St.Stephen's College[10]
- University Institute Of Technology Pathanapuram
- College of engineering Pathanapuram.
- NADUKKUNNU High school
- GOVERNMENT MUSLIM LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL KUNDAYAM
See also
References
- ^ a b c "District Census Handbook - Kollam" (PDF). Census of India. p. 138. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF). Archived from the original on 11 September 2014.
- ^ KURIAN, VINSON (10 February 2017). "C360 sets up rural data research hub for global clients". @businessline. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Varun Chandran: A college dropout, now making heads turn with Corporate 360". The New Indian Express. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Kerala-based big data startup opens new office to hire 100 data analysts". Dataforce. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ https://assets.egazette.gov.sg/2025/Government%20Gazette/Bankruptcy%20Act%20Notice/5889.pdf
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ "Election 2011: Pathanapuram Constituency Result". India Ballot. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012.
- ^ "Pathanapuram election results". Newsreporter.in. 13 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "At a Glance". St. Stephen's College. Archived from the original on 18 November 2025.