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Pathanamthitta district | |
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      Clockwise from top: Thiruvalla town, Aranmula Kottaram, Aranmula kannadi, 33 Kilovolt Substation at Ranni-Perunad, Gavi, and Elephant Training Center, Konni. | |
 Location in Kerala | |
 Pathanamthitta district | |
| Coordinates: 9°16′50″N 76°52′11″E / 9.28068°N 76.86967°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| Founded by | K. K. Nair[1] |
| Headquarters | Pathanamthitta |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,642 km2 (1,020 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,197,412 |
| • Density | 452/km2 (1,170/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-03 Pathanamthitta, KL-26 Adoor, KL-27 Thiruvalla, KL-28 Mallapally, KL-62 Ranni, KL-83 Konni |
| HDI (2005) |  0.795[2] ( High) |
| Website | pathanamthitta |
Pathanamthitta District (IPA: [pɐt̪ːɐnɐn̪d̪iʈːɐ]), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalities in Pathanamthitta: Adoor, Pandalam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvalla.
According to the 2011 Census of India, the population was 1,197,412, making it the third least populous district in Kerala (out of 14), after Wayanad and Idukki.[3] Pathanamthitta has been declared the first polio-free district in India.[4] The district is 10.03% urbanised.[5] Pathanamthitta is one of the richest districts in India with just 1.17% poverty as of 2013, which places the district among the top 5 districts in India with least poverty.[6]
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- ^ "Pathanamthitta". Census of India. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ "Spatial poverty in Kerala". 24 November 2014.