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Municipality in Kerala, India

Pandalam Municipality

The Municipality of Pandalam also known as Pandalam Municipality (PM) is the civic body that governs Pandalam, the world famous pilgrim town known as the live place of Lord Ayyappa & and it's connection with famous Sabarimala Temple.

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The Municipality of Pandalam also known as Pandalam Municipality (PM) is the civic body that governs Pandalam, the world famous pilgrim town known as the live place of Lord Ayyappa & and it's connection with famous Sabarimala Temple. Pandalam is known as the pilgrim capital of Ayyappa devotees.In every year lakhs of Ayyappa devotees come here to visit Pandalam Ayyappa Temple & Pandalam Palace where Ayyappa lived.Famous Sabarimala Ayyappa Thiruvabharana Procession starts from here. Pandalam Town is situated in Pathanamthitta, Kerala.It is surrounded by other local bodies including Kulanada panchayath, Thumpamon panchayath, Pandalam Thekkekara panchayath (Thattayil) and Alappuzha district on one side. This is the first ever municipality in Southern Kerala where BJP got power from 2020 to 2025.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Pandalam Municipality

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Pandalam Mahadeva Temple

    Pandalam Mahadeva Temple is situated in between Thottakkonam and Mulampuzha villages of Pandalam in Kerala, India, on the bank of Achankovil river. The main deity of the temple is Lord Shiva, who is considered to be in a pleasant mood with his consort Parvati on his lap.

    2.1 km · temple situated in Pandalam · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Thumpamon Vadakkumnatha Temple

    Thumpamon Vadakkumnatha Temple is an ancient Lord Subhramanya temple near Pandalam in Pathanamthitta in Kerala, India. This temple has two Sreekovils.

    3.7 km · Hindu temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Pandalam Bridge

    Pandalam Bridge, popularly known as Kurunthottayam Bridge, is a concrete bridge constructed at Pandalam junction in Kerala, India. Kerala Public Works Department commissioned the bridge and opened for public at December 2016.

    1 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Pattupurakkavu Bhagavathi Temple

    Thonnallur Pattupurakkavu Bhagavathi temple is a famous Hindu temple at Pandalam, India. It is located one kilometre to the north of Pandalam junction, by the Thiruvananthapuram - Angamaly MC Road.

    500 m · Hindu temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    N. S. S. College, Pandalam

    N. S. S. College, Pandalam is a higher education institution in Kerala, affiliated to the University of Kerala. It is one of the three oldest colleges established and managed by the Nair Service Society.

    600 m · college in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Kadakkad Sree Bhadrakali Temple

    Kadakkad Sree Bhadrakali Temple is a Hindu temple at Pandalam, India.It is located to the north of Kadakkad, by the Pathanamthitta MC Road. The temple complex also includes an anakkottil and an office room.

    2.5 km · Hindu temple in Kerala · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Pandalam Suspension Bridge

    Pandalam Suspension Bridge is a pedestrian suspension bridge which crosses the Achankovil River in the state of Kerala, India. It connects Ayyappa Temple with Kaippuzha Sreekrishna Temple.

    1.3 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia

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Getting to Pandalam Municipality

Airports
Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 87 km · Cochin (COK), 107 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 205 km
  • Thiruvananthapuram → Pandalam Municipality
    87 km · quickest by road, 2h 27m · ₹660–820
  • Kochi → Pandalam Municipality
    92 km · quickest by road, 2h 37m · ₹730–910
  • Coimbatore → Pandalam Municipality
    201 km · quickest by road, 5h 33m · ₹1,860–2,320
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No local-transport research exists yet for Pandalam Municipality

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Pandalam Municipality. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get aroundTaxis and auto rickshaws can be used to get around the town.

From Wikivoyage: Pandalam, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2018-05.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    GaviIN

    6 ways of moving, 16 sources

    58 km
  2. 02
    ThekkadyIN

    8 ways of moving, 14 sources

    67 km
  3. 03
    SuryanelliIN

    6 ways of moving, 18 sources

    108 km
  4. 04
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    123 km
  5. 05
    VattavadaIN

    6 ways of moving, 19 sources

    124 km

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Around it

Next door to Pandalam Municipality

Pandalam Municipality is 40 km from Kollam, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Kulanadavillage in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India1.5 km
  • Thumpamon Grama PanchayatGram Panchayat in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India2.9 km
  • Kadakkadvillage in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India2.5 km