Pathanamthitta district
district of Kerala, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pathanamthitta District is a district in the southern part of Kerala, India. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalities in Pathanamthitta: Tiruvalla, Adoor, Pathanamthitta and Pandalam.
According to the 2001 Census of India, the population was 1,231,577,[1] making it the third least populous district in Kerala (out of 14), after Wayanad and Idukki.[2] Pathanamthitta has been declared the first polio-free district in India.[3] The district is 10.03% urbanised.[4] Pathanamthitta is one of the Richestt districts in India with just 1.17% poverty as of 2013, which places the district among top 5 districts in India with least poverty.[5]