Seethathodu is a village in the

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Pathanamthitta district Pathanamthitta District (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalitie ...

, state of

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, India, near Chittar Town. Predominantly it is a rural region where agriculture being the most important sector. Both state-run and privately operated buses connect Seethathodu to various parts of

Pathanamthitta Pathanamthitta (), is a municipality, city in southern Kerala, India, spread over an area of . It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The town has a population of 37,538 (as of 2011 census). The Hindu pilgrim centre Sab ...

district. Indian Railways plan to construct new Railway line between Chengannur and pamba So this railway line is have one new railway station at seethathode.mla part konni

Geography

Seethathodu is a scenic hilly rural region in the eastern side of

district. Many mountains, valleys and steep slopes beautifies its geographical background. 90% of the area is dense reserve forest, a part of Goodrical Range,

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. The rest is populated, where the main cultivation is

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. The main attraction of Seethathodu is

Sabarimala The Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple () is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Ayyappan, who is also known as Dharma Shasta and is the son of the deities Shiva and Mohini (female avatar of the god Vishnu). The temple is situated atop th ...

, a Hindu hill pilgrim centre. * Kakkad Hydro Electric Project Power Plant, India is located at Seethathode,(capacity of 50 MWe). It has 2 units. The first unit was commissioned in 1998 and the last in 1999. It is operated by Kerala State Electricity Board. *

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- The second largest

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project in Kerala, Sabarigiri, is located in this village. *It is one of the biggest panchayaths in

with an area of about 651.94 km².But almost 602.7 km² area is covered by dense forests. The habitable area is only about 4924 acres.

History

The Koikkal rajas of

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divided their kingdom into two parts as Valiyakoyikkal (including the parts of Pandalam) and Kochukoikkal (including the western parts) for administrative convenience. Kochukoikkal is today a part of Seethathodu panchayath. Advocate Kochukoikkal Thalachira Barayanan founded the first school (S.N.D.P school) in this region. Seethathodu panchayath was formed on 20 November 1968 and T.K Raghavan became the first president. Joby T Easow is the president who played a decisive role in the development of Seethathodu. He was the president for only 555 days. During this time the construction of Seethathodu bus stand was started and completed. This was done during the Covid prevention. The foundation stone of the shopping complex was laid and the old building was demolished before that

Administration

Joby T Easow is the current president of Seethathodu panchayath and Beena Muhammed Rafi is the vice president.

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and BJP parties have strong base here. The panchayath itself is self-sufficient in the case of basic infrastructures and the members of each ward are so concerned about the developmental activities.

Wards in Seethathodu panchayath

*Seethathodu *

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Angamoozhy Angamoozhy is a small village in the Pathanamthitta district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is located near the Kakkad Hydro Electric Project, Kakkad power station and the Sabarimala temple. Geographically, Angamoozhy is located in the West ...

* Kottamonpara *Palathadiyar *Valupara *Kambiline *Kochukoickal *Kottakuzhi *Gurunathanmannu * Seethakuzhi * Moonukallu *Allungal

Demographics

India census, Seethathodu panchayath has a population of about 18222 in which 9268 are males and 8954 are females. The village has literacy of 92.4%. More than 95% of the population speaks

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and 4% speak Tamil. There are also some English and

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speakers. Hindi speakers are relatively new immigrant workers from

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Educational institutions

Schools

*K.R.P.M H.S.S Seethathodu *Govt. H. S. S., Chittar *Govt. Model L. P. S., Chittar *V. K. N. M. V. H. S. S, Vayyattupuzha *Holy Family Public School, Chittar *Komala Vilasm School, Padayanippara *Little Angels English Medium School Chittar *Royal Parallel College, Chittar *Santhi Niketan Parallel College, Chittar *Ideal Parallel College, Chittar *Mountzion U.P.S (formerly Gurkulam U.P.S) Angamoozhy *S.A.V.H.S Angamoozhy *Cherupushpam Eng. Medium School Angamoozhy *Govt.tribal UP School, Mundanpara *M.M.A.M. English Medium School, Kochukoickal

Nearby Colleges

* Musaliar college of arts and science, Pathanamthitta *Mar Ivanios ITC, Seethathodu *SNDP College, Chittar *SAS SNDP Yogam College, Konni *NSS College, Konni *Caarmel Engineering College, Ranni-Perunad *Musalliar Engineering College, Malayalappuzha *Mount Zion Engineering College, Kadammanitta *Pushpagiri Medical College, Tiruvalla *Muthoot Nursing College, Pathanamthitta *St. Thomas College, Ranni *Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta *INE SME nursing college seethathode

health care

* Government PHC SEETHATHODU and ANGAMOOZHY * MEDICURE hospital moonnukallu

Transportation

*Airports :

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and Kochi's

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are at almost the same distance from Seethathodu (about a three-hour drive). The nearest airport, once completed, will be the upcoming Sabarimala Greenfield Airport. *Railways : The nearest railway stations are

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(60 km), and

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(65 km). *Roads : The main roads are Vadasserikara - Chittar - Angamoozhy - Plappally Road, Pathanamthitta - Angamoozhy - Kumily. *Buses : All major long-route buses stop at Seethathodu Junction. *Local Transport : Taxi's (Auto-rickshaws, Cars etc.) are available at every road and at all major junctions they have their slots. Smaller buses ply on regular intervals to the internal locations, as there are narrow roads.

References

* * YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uQF7NWhyAA * Kerala Tourism :http://www.keralatourism.org/routes-locations/seethathodu/id/41340 {{Pathanamthitta district Villages in Pathanamthitta district