Pattazhy

**Pattazhy**, also **Pattazhi** is a village in Pathanapuram taluk, Kollam district, Kerala, India.

## Etymology

The name Pattazhy has an uncertain etymology. Pattazhy may stem from an imperfect Malayalam portmanteau fusing Patt ("Soft") and Aazhy ("Ocean"). Thus the word Pattazhy represents the compassion and affection of Pattazhy Devi to her beloved devotees and depth of her grace. The name Pattazhy may have also derived from the word _Bhattarika_ which means a virtuous and pious woman.

## Culture

The annual festival at Pattazhy Devi Temple is one of the famous temple festivals in central Travancore.The Kumbhathiruvathira and Meenathiruvathira were the famous festivals of Pattazhy. The festival is known for Kambam (fire works), Aalpindi Vilakku Ezhunnallathu (Procession of small structure made out of plantain kernel and germinating leaves of coconut tree with numerous lamps on it), Ponnin Thirumudi (Devi's idol carved out of pure gold and rare precious stones) Ezhunnallathu. Pattazhy also got a place in the Guinness Book of world records for the 'Longest bamboo'.

## Nearby towns

- Kottarakkara
- Pathanapuram
- Adoor
- Enathu
- Kunnicode
- Panthaplavu

## Transportation

- **Bus Transportation**: Kottarakkara, Pathanapuram, Enathu etc are places near Pattazhi
- **Railway stations**: Kuri is the nearest railway station.
- **Airports**: Nearest airport is at Thiruvananthapuram . Cochin International Airport is 175 kilometres away.

## Related pages

- Pathanapuram
- Kollam

## Other websites

- Pattazhy Devi Temple
- Official website from the Govt. of Kerala
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory Small-Body Database Browser

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Pattazhy
- **native name**: പട്ടാഴി
- **native name lang**: ml
- **other name**: _Heaven of valley and river_
- **settlement type**: Pattazhy (പട്ടാഴി)
- **image skyline**: Pattazhy.jpg
- **pushpin label position**: left
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: India
- **subdivision type1**: States and territories of India, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kerala
- **subdivision type2**: District
- **subdivision name2**: Kollam district, Kollam
- **subdivision type3**: Tehsil
- **subdivision name3**: Pathanapuram
- **subdivision type4**: Village
- **subdivision name4**: Pattazhy
- **subdivision type5**: Parliament constituency
- **subdivision name5**: Mavelikkara
- **subdivision type6**: Assembly constituency
- **subdivision name6**: Pathanapuram
- **blank1 name sec1**: Nearest cities
- **blank1 info sec1**: Kottarakara  Pathanapuram   Punalur  Adoor
- **governing body**: Pattazhy Grama (government), Grama Panchayath
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **population total**: 17342
- **population as of**: 2011
- **demographics type1**: Languages
- **demographics1 title1**: Official
- **demographics1 info1**: Malayalam language, Malayalam English language, English
- **demographics1 title2**: Languages of India, Spoken languages
- **demographics1 info2**: Malayalam language, Malayalam English language, English Tamil language, Tamil
- **timezone1**: Indian Standard Time, IST
- **utc offset1**: +5:30
- **postal code type**: Postal Index Number, PIN
- **postal code**: 691 522
- **area code type**: Telephone code
- **area code**: 00 91 (0)475
- **registration plate**: KL-02, KL-24,KL-25, KL-15 (for Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, K.S.R.T.C)
- **blank2 name sec1**: Human sex ratio, Sex ratio
- **blank2 info sec1**: 1117 male, ♂/female, ♀
- **blank3 name sec1**: Literacy
- **blank3 info sec1**: 93.72%
- **blank1 name sec2**: Climate of India, Climate
- **blank2 name sec2**: Precipitation (meteorology), Precipitation
- **blank3 name sec2**: Avg. annual temperature
- **blank4 name sec2**: Avg. summer temperature
- **blank5 name sec2**: Avg. winter temperature