Seethathodu Explained

Seethathodu
Settlement Type:Village/town
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:9.325°N 76.9667°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pathanamthitta
Government Type:Panchayat Raj
Governing Body:Seethathodu grama panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:651.94
Population Total:18,222
Population Density Km2:28
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:689667
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:04735
Registration Plate:KL-83
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest towns
Blank1 Info Sec1:Chittar, Angamoozhy
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:98%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Pathanamthitta
Blank4 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Gram panchayat
Blank5 Name Sec1:Panchayat President
Blank5 Info Sec1:P R PRAMOD

Seethathodu is a village in the Pathanamthitta district, state of Kerala, 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 district.

Geography

Seethathodu is a scenic hilly rural region in the eastern side of Pathanamthitta district. Many mountains, valleys and steep slopes beautifies its geographical background.90% of the area is dense reserve forest, a part of Goodrical Range, Periyar Tiger Reserve. The rest is populated, where the main cultivation is rubber. The main attraction of Seethathodu is Sabarimala, a Hindu hill pilgrim centre.

History

The Koikkal rajas of Pandalam 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.

Administration

Joby T Easow is the current president of Seethathodu panchayath and Beena Muhammed Rafi is the vice president. Communist, Congress & BJP parties have strong base here. The panchayath itself is self-sufficient in the case of basic infrastructures and the members of each wards are so concerned about the developmental activities.

Wards in Seethathodu panchayath

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 Malayalam and 4% speak Tamil. There are also some English and Hindi speakers. Hindi speakers are relatively new immigrant workers from North India.

Educational institutions

Schools

Nearby Colleges

health care

Transportation

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