Pattikkad, Thrissur
Pattikkad is a small village in Thrissur district of Kerala.
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  Pattikkad Location in Kerala, India  Pattikkad Pattikkad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°33′0″N 76°20′0″E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gram Panchayath |
| • Body | Two Village officers i.e. Pananchery & Peechi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 680652 |
| Telephone code | 0487 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-08 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Literacy | 100% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thrissur |
| Civic agency | Two Village officers i.e. Pananchery & Peechi |
| Climate | Tropical monsoon (Köppen) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
Location
Pattikkad is situated about 13 km north-east of Thrissur and 7 km from Peechi Dam and the Power Grid Corporation of India HDVC Station.
Education
The Kerala Forest Research Institute and Banana Research Station, Kannara is situated between Pattikkad and Peechi. The Kerala Agricultural University is situated at Vellanikkara near Pattikkad. Around 1500 students are studying in the GLPS and GHSS Pattikkad
- Govt. and aided schools
- Government LP School, Pattikkad
- Government Higher Secondary School, Pattikkad
- AUPS Kannara
- EKM UP School, Vaaniyampara
- ALP School, Chuvannamannu
- Government Tribal LP School, Poovanchira
- Private schools
- Jeevan Jyothi Public School, Pananchery
- Sree Badhra Vidhya Mandhir, Chembuthara
- St. Alphonsa Public School, Pattikkad
- Colleges
- Sree Narayana Guru College of Advanced Studies, Vazhukkumpara
- Teams College of IT and Management, Pananchery
Transportation
National Highway 544 (India) [NH-47], a Six Line Highway passes through Pattikkad. KSRTC and Private Buses are available to Thrissur, Palakkad, and Peechi sides in a frequency of 3 minutes.
Notable residents
- E. Santhosh Kumar, winner of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 2005 And Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel in 2012
- Rajaji Mathew Thomas, former MLA
- Vishnu Raj Menon, winner, Mr. India World 2016
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References
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