Ezhumattoor is a village

Village

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 in Pathanamthitta district

Pathanamthitta district

Pathanamthitta district is the youngest district located in the southern part of the state of Kerala, India. The district headquarters is in Pathanamthitta town. The district is surrounded by Kottayam, Idukki, Alappuzha and Kollam districts. It has a border with the state of Tamil Nadu in the east...

 in the state of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India

India

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. Until the formation of Pathanamthitta district in 1982, Ezhumattoor was a part of Alappuzha Dist

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Ezhumattoor had a population of 11,423 with 5,540 males and 5,883 females.

Panchayat.Ezhumattoor-
Taluk. Mallappally-
District.Pathanamthitta

Pathanamthitta

Pathanamthitta is a large town and a municipality situated in the central Travancore region in the state of Kerala, south India, spread over an area of 23.50 km2. It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The city has a population of 38,000...

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Assembly Constituency.Kalloopara-
Loksabha Constituency.Mavelikkara

Mavelikkara

Mavelikara is a town in Alappuzha district of Kerala, India, spread over an area of 12.65 km2. It is in the southern part of Alappuzha district on the banks of the Achankovil River. Mavelikara is located 8km east of National Highway. Mavelikara is known as the capital of...

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Religion

Ezhumattoor's major religions are Hinduism

Hinduism

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, Christianity

Christianity

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, and Islam

Islam

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. Hindu

Hindu

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s (Brahmins, Nairs, Ezhavas, Viswakarma, & other SC-ST), Muslim

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s and Christian

Christian

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s (Roman Catholics, Knanaya

Knanaya

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, Malankara Catholic

Syro-Malankara Catholic Church

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, St. Thomas Evangelical Church

St. Thomas Evangelical Church

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, Orthodox, Jacobite

Syriac Orthodox Church

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, Marthoma, Indian Brethren

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 and other Pentecostals such as The Pentecostal Mission

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 known as CPM

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 before Indian Pentecost etc

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, live in peace here.

Climate

Like the rest of the state, Ezhumattoor has a wet and maritime tropical climate. The region receives most of the rain from the South-West monsoon from June to August and the North-East monsoon during October and November. Although the summer is from March to May, it receives locally developed thundershowers in May. Due to the higher elevation, the climate is cooler towards the eastern area.

Economy

The economy of Ezhumattoor is primarily from agriculture. Ezhumattoor is one of the rubber

Rubber

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 producing villages in Kerala. The hilly terrain, high humidity and good rain make it suitable for rubber cultivation. Other major crops are coconut

Coconut

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, tapioca

Tapioca

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 and pepper

Black pepper

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. NRIs

Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin

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 are also another major source of income.

Facilities

Ezhumattoor has the following facilities:

1. Primary Health Centre, Ezhumattoor
2. Post Office
3. Govt Higher Secondary School
4. Library
5. Cinema Theatre
6. Telephone Exchange
7. Village Office
8. PSU Bank (Central Bank of India)
9. Co-operative Banks.

Transport

Ezhumattoor is largely dependent on private buses. There are few KSRTC buses passing via Ezhumattoor. The nearest KSRTC bus terminus is in Mallappally. Auto rickshaws

Auto rickshaw

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 are available and generally hired for short distances (1–3 km) where bus service is non-existent or rare. Taxis and jeeps are other preferred modes of transport where the terrain is hilly or rugged.

The nearest railway stations are at Thiruvalla and Changanacherry and Chengannur

Chengannur

Chengannur , is a municipal town in Alappuzha district of the state of Kerala in South India. Chengannur is located in the extreme eastern part of Alappuzha district. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram on the MC Road. Chengannur is connected to Kollam and Kottayam by NH 220...

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Trivandrum International Airport and Cochin International Airport

Cochin International Airport

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, at Nedumbassery

Nedumbassery

Nedumbassery is a suburb of the city of Kochi situated north of the city and from Thrissur in Kerala, India. The town lies between the two municipalities of Aluva and Angamaly in the Greater Cochin region. It has a population of 28,607 as on 2001, with a sex-ratio of 1012 females to 1000 males...

, Kochi are the airports most conveniently used to fly there.

Civic administration

Ezhumattoor Village is a part of Pathanamthitta district administration. The Ezhumattoor village office is in Hospital Junction and Panchayath office is in Tellioor.

other informations

Ezhumattoor is well known for quaries. The blue stone from Ezhumattoor is mostly used for Construction of Temples, Homes etc. This place is also well known for the Traditional Ritual art Padayani.Which is performing here yearly on Vishu season at the famous Devi Temple at Panamattathukav.

State code 32 District code 12 Sub District Code 02 Village Code (2001) 00113200