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District Head Quarters – Pathanamthitta Area – 2637 Sq.kms, Literacy Rate - 95% Pathanamthitta Pincode - 689662 Pathanamthitta Std Code – 0468, Dial : 00 – (Country/ISD Code 91)-(City/STD Code 468)-(Followed by Telephone Number) Important Places – Sabarimala, Perunthenaruvi water fall, Maramon – Venue for Asia's biggest Christian gathering, Pathanamthitta district is the youngest district located in the southern part of the state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in Pathanamthitta town. Pathanamthitta is known as the headquarters of pilgrimage tourism, for the large number of pilgrims it receives. The world famous pilgrimage centre of Sabarimala, is situated here. Having three rivers and a forest cover which includes a tiger reserve, the district also attracts many wildlife and nature enthusiasts. The According to the Census of India 2001, the population was 1,231,577. Pathanamthitta is declared the first polio-free district in India. The district is 10.03% urbanised. Schedule tribes and castes comprise 13% of the total population. The female to male ratio is 1094:1000, which is the highest among the districts in the State. Pathanamthitta's literacy rate is 95%.
Three important rivers flow through the district. These rivers originate from various mountains of the Western Ghats mountain range. The Pamba which is the third longest river in kerala, has its origin in Pulachimala. The Achankovil river originates from Pasukida Mettu, and Manimala river originates from the Thattamalai hills. A small portion of Kallada river also falls in the southern border of the district. One thir d of the electricity produced in the State comes from this district. Sabarimala is a Hindu pilgrimage centre located in the Western Ghat mountain ranges of Pathanamthitta District in Kerala. Sabarimala is
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believed to be the place where Ayyappan meditated after killing the powerful demoness, Mahishi. Lord Ayyappan's temple is situated here amidst of 18 hills. Sabarimala is the largest annual pilgrimage in the world with an estimated 45 - 50 million devotees coming every year. However no female between the age group of 10 - 50 are allowed to enter the temple. Among many other reasons the fact that core story attributed to Lord Ayyappa prohibits the entry of the women in the menstrual age group. This is because Ayyappan is a Bramachari.
The Maramon Convention is a Christian convention held at Maramon, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India annually during the month of February on the vast sand-bed of the Pampa River next to the Kozhencherry Bridge. It is organized by the Mar Thoma Evangelistic Association, the missionary wing of the Mar Thoma Church. The origin and growth of this annual get together for one week at a stretch can be traced to the great revival movement which gathered momentum along with the reformation in the ancient Syrian Church of Malabar under the pioneering leadership of Abraham Malpan. This brought about the resurgence of the ancient apostolic Church in Kerala founded by St. Thomas the Apostle of Jesus Christ, believed to be in AD 52.