Tathamangalam

= General =

TATTAMANGALAM തത്തമംഗലം

Tattamangalam is a small village in Palakkad District of Kerala, south India. Tattamangalam has a society which consists of people of all religions and people speaking mainly two languages Tamil and Malayalam. Tattamangalam is a part of Chittur-Tattamangalam Municipality and this place was a part of princely State of Cochin before India got independence from the British. Majority of the inhabitants of this village speaks Tamil. Others use Malayalam as their main language .

The place is located at a distance of about 15 km towards south from PALAKKAD district head quarters.Residential town is blessed with natural beauty of paddy fields and palm/coconut treesTATTAMANGALAM-Chittur municipality is situated in the banks of river SOKANASHINI or commonly called as Chittur Puzha

Altitude Latitude and Longitude

Altitude:120 m
Latitude:10.68 in decimal degrees ( 10 degree 40 min )
Longitude:76.70 in decimal degrees ( 76 degree 42 min )

* [http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=10.676001,76.704869&spn=0.019863,0.051413&t=h&z=15 Satellite Map]

History

In 917 A.D. a large Gang of (Kongu) army consisting chiefly of cavalry invaded the territory of the Palghat Raja, but was driven back with great slaughter by Maharaja of Cochin, assisted by the Zamorin and the Rajas of Palghat and Walluvanad. For this service and to enable better protection, the Palghat Raja ceded to Cochin the territories known as Naludesam and Kodakaranad, which constitute the present Taluk of Chittur. Naludesam comprised the four adjoining “Desams”, Chittur, Nalleppilly, Tattamangalam, and Pattancherri.

Politics

Tattamangalam is a part of Chittur Constituency of [Kerala Legislative Assembly] and a part of Palakkad Constituency of the Loksabha

Present Member of Parliament (MP) is N.N.Krishnadas
Present Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) is K.Achuthan

All major political parties of Kerala including Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Indian national Congress are active here.

Specialties

This area is famous all along Kerala as it is the largest producer of Toddy ( the sweet sap from any of several tropical trees like Palm and coconut trees fermented to make an alcoholic drink ) in the state. Everyday 100s of Trucks transport fresh toddy to all other parts of Kerala state especially to the southern Kerala

Tattamangalam is a major cloth making center (ready made clothes) of Kerala. As it is very close to Coimbatore, major Textile shops depends on the workers of Tattamangalam to get the goods delivered on time. As a results a very large number of the people's livelihood is tailoring

Government Offices

* Village Office, Near Taxi stand

* Electricity Office - tele: 04923 227244

* Krishi Bhavan Agricultural Office, Pallimokku

* Kerala Water Authority, Water Tank, Tattamangalam

* Kerala Water Authority water treatment plant,Near Chittur Puzha Bridge

* Kerala Fire Force Station,Near Chittur Puzha Bridge

* Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) Chittur Depot., Near Chittur Puzha Bridge

Hospitals

Govt.Ayurveda Hospital, Mettuvalavu, TattamangalamShanthi Hospital, Near Chittur Puzha Bridge

Wildlife Protection

WPSI's (Wildlife Protection Society of india) South India's Project office is located here.

OTHER STATISTICS

Block -- Chittur
Tehsil -- Chittur
Post office -- TATTAMANGALAM
Pin code -- 678102
STD code -- 04923
Nearest Police Station --Chittur and Pudunagaram
Court -- Chittur
Banks/Branches --Catholic Syrian Bank,South Indian Bank,Gramin Bank,Co-Operative Banks
Industries -- Pencos Sewing Machine Factory (Closed )
Nearest fire station -- TATTAMANGALAM
Ksrtc station -- TATTAMANGALAM
Govt Hospital -- Chittur
Govt Ayurvedic Hospital -- TATTAMANGALAM
Cinema -- Chenthamara Theatre , Sangam Theatre

Telephone Exchange --- TATTAMANGALAM ( telephone: [phone], 098 )

Doctors

Dr.Madhavan Unni ,MB.,BS
( telephone: [phone] )

Dr.Devadas MB.,BS
( telephone: [phone] --- )

Dr.Vinodhini Devadas MB.,BS
( telephone: [phone] --- )

Dr.Prasad Kanoor MB.,BS
( telephone: [phone] --- )

Dr.Meera Prasad MB.,BS
( telephone: [phone] --- )

LOCALITIES

Ayyampathy
Mettuppalayam
Neelikkadu
Mangode
Arampadam
Kammanthara
Mettuvalavu
Kadavalavu
Arangam Road
Rayappan street
Kokkara Avanasi Valavu
Vaniyar Theruvu
Chenthamara Nagar
Navukode
Pallimukku
Chembakasserry
Aramuri
Padinjarethara - Mannathu kavu
Kizhakkethara - Sree Kurumbakavu
Brahmin villages (East,west and south)

Educational Institutions

Govt.Sealy Memorial High School, Mannathukavu
Govt.Sealy Memorial Lower Primary School, Thumbichira
Govt.Upper Primary School Sri kurumbakavu
Govt U P S Chenthmara Nagar
Chinmaya Vidyalaya

Famous Astrologers

Sri Chonat Kochunair
Sri Chorath Kunjapanicker
Sri Kalarickel Sethumadhavapanicker

Cultural Associations Groups

Tattamangalam Arts and Cultural Centre(TACC)
Sowhrudha
Bhavana
Chembaka
YMA
Paruthikkavu Padasekhara samithi
Nhavara producers group

Mobile Providers

Mobile providers having their Base stations at Tattamangalam ( sorted according to their quality of service provided here )

*vodafone

*Airtel

*Idea

*BSNL

Internet Service Providers

* BSNL DataOne

* BSNL Sancharnet

* BSNL Wireless CDMA
Contact the local BSNL telephone exchange to get more details ( telephone: [phone], 098 )

* Reliance CDMA

Internet Caffe

* Nandu's Intenet caffe, Opposite to Abdul Jaleel Cloth Merchant, Main Road, Tattamangalam

Web Hosting and Domain Registration Services

* [http://www.dotcompals.in dotcompals] Telephone: [phone]

Transportation

* Tattamangalam is well connected to district HQ of Palakkad by Road. The distance to Palakkad is 15 km.

Distance Table from Tattamangalam by Road

Palakkad: 15 km
Coimbatore: 55 km
Trichur: 67 km
Pollachi:40 km
Chittur: 5 km
Koduvayur: 6 km
Cochin: 150 km
Nedumbassery Airport: 105 km
Calicut Airport: 105 km

Nearest Railway station: Pudunagaram - 3 KM - Meter guage trains to Pollachi -- Madurai -- Rameswaram
Nearest Railway Junction: Palakkad Junction Railway station,(20 KM ) Olavakode, Trains to all over India.
Nearest Airport is Coimbatore Airport - 65 km , which is well connected to Mumbai and other major cities of India

Temples

Shivan kovil
Srikurumbakavu
Mannathukavu
Maduppikavu
Srikrishnan kovil
Srisastha temple
Vinayaka temples
Vettakorumakan kovil
Kanjikamakshi kovil
Swarganathan kovil
Mariamman kovil
Kittuammavan kovil
Gurumadam
CHURCH
MOSQUE

Important festivals

*Kanniyarkali

*Angadivela

*Rethotsavam

*Ayyappan vilakku

*Mariamman pooja

*Kathir utsav

*Soorasamhara mahotsavam

*Mandala pooja

*Mulakkottu

*Prathishta utsavams

*Chandanakudam

*Palliperunnal

Folk Art Forms

*Porattukali/natakam

*Aryamala

*Poykuthirayattam

*Karakattam

*Kavadiyattam

*Pavakoothu

*Paravadyam

*Thappitta

*Nagaswaram

*Pulluvanpattu

*Ayyappanpattu

*Pongalpattu/Mulakottupattu

*Chenda

Important Personalities

*P.A.Menon (Ambassodor)

*Puthillath Prabhakaramenon IAS

*Cherusseri Chathumenon (Poet)

*Puthillath Govinda Menon (State Commissioner- Scouts)

*T.R.Subbayyan (Collegiate Director)

*Ponnan Serva (Thavil Vidwan)

*Narayanaswami (Cine Artist)

*Thathamangalam P Chandrika

*Kalamaster (Choregrapher)

*Cherusseri Madhavamenon (Poet)

*Koranchath Kesavan Nair (Writer)

*T.P.Ramanathamenon (Writer)

*Nanu Nair ( Artists)
*Shadananan Anicketh( Artists)

*Chembakasseri Viswam (FolkWriter)

*Barqutali(Judge)

*Srivalsan J Menon Jayan(singer)

*Visalakshi(Sanskrit Scholar)

*Pathmanabhan(Writer)

Kanniyar Kali Ashaans of Tattamangalam

*Parakkat Sekharamenon

*Puthillath Rakkumenon

*Parakkat Unnikrishnamenon

*Puthillath Govindamenon

*Parakkat Vasumenon

*Cherukkottil Sivsankaran Nair

*Gangadhara menon

*Koranath Achuthan Nair

*Koranath Sivasankaran Nair

The four corners of this land have their own distinct set of peoples and they live friendly without caste or creed feelings and all the religious institutions here misuse the loudspeakers and defy the supreme court of India order and contribute well to disturb peaceful environment of this small village by sound pollution.

Videos

* [http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=tattamangalam&emb=0# Tattamangalam at Google Videos]
* [http://in.youtube.com/results?search_query=tattamangalam&search_type=&aq=f Tattamangalam at YouTube]
* [http://www.metacafe.com/tags/tattamangalam/ Videos tagged as Tattamangalam]

Photographs

* [http://www.tattamangalam.com/gallery/ Photo gallery of Tattamangalam]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/7642034@N06/ Sandeep's Photographs]
* [http://www.dotcompalsphotoblog.com Daily Photos from in and around Tattamangalam]
* [http://www.tattamangalam.com/gallery/Kuthira-Vela-2007/ Kuthira Vela 2007 Photographs - 28th April 2007]

Blogs

* [http://knol.google.com/k/girijavallabhan-pg/-/3gg1w6gihq9m3/2#edit Kanniyaar Kali - A knol]
* [http://kanniyaarkali.blogspot.com/ Kanniyaar Kali-A Blog]
* [http://www.indogram.com/index.php?centerpiece=__mag/oped/arunima_mar1005.html Tattamangalam Talkies]
* [http://www.parakkat.in Tattamangalam Parrakkat]
* [http://knol.google.com/k/prashanth-dotcompals/tattamangalam/39at36orr51pe/2# Thathamangalam-A Knol]

External links

* [http://www.TattaMangalam.com Tattamangalam.com]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TattaMangalam/ TattaMangalam Community on the WWW - Yahoo!]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/TattaMangalam TattaMangalam Community on the WWW - Google!]
* [http://sealy.world-click.com/ Sealy Memorial High school]
* [http://www.allbookstores.com/author/Tattamangalam_R_Padmanabhan.html Books by Tattamangalam Padmanabhan]
* [http://www.google.com/search?q=tattamangalam Google Search]
* [http://www.jmenon.com/ JMenon's web]