Seethathodu is a village in Pathanamthitta district

Pathanamthitta district

Pathanamthitta district is the youngest district located in the southern part of the state of Kerala, India. The district headquarters is in Pathanamthitta town. The district is surrounded by Kottayam, Idukki, Alappuzha and Kollam districts. It has a border with the state of Tamil Nadu in the east...

, located in Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 state, India

India

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, near Chittar Town

Chittar, Kerala

-Overview:Chittar is a geographically high-range area situated in the south eastern part of Kerala. It is a Panchayat and is included in the Ranni taluk in Pathanamthitta District. It is located 29 km away from Pathanamthitta town at its east. Nearby Panchayats are Seethathodu, Perunad,...

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Geographically Seethathodu is High-range area. 90 percent of the area is dense reserve forest, a part of Goodrical Range, Periyar Tiger Reserve. Rest of the place is populated and main cultivation is rubber

Rubber

Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, is an elastomer that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloid produced by some plants. The plants would be ‘tapped’, that is, an incision made into the bark of the tree and the sticky, milk colored latex sap collected and refined...

. The main attraction of Seethathodu is the world renowned Hindu hill pilgrim centre is located in this panchayath. Also this place shares boundary with neighbouring state Tamil Nadu. In this village there are lot of tourist attractions are there. Two Major Hydro Electric Projects namely Sabarigiri and Kakkad are in this village. There are almost 7 to 9 dams both small and large provides scenic beauty to this place.
Both state run KSRTC and private operated buses connect Seethathodu to Pathanamthitta City.

See also

Area Wise Seethathode was the Biggest Panchayath in Asia.

• Angamoozhy
  Angamoozhy
  Angamoozhy is a village in Pathanamthitta district located in Kerala, India.Angamoozhy is located near kakkad power station and Sabarimala temple.Geographically Angamoozhy is High-range area....
  
  
• Vayyattupuzha
  Vayyattupuzha
  Vayyattupuzha is a village situated near to Chittar in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. Its predominantly a rural hilly area but is very famous for spice trade. It is next to the village of Ctthrappathala.-See also:* Chittar* Seethathodu* Angamoozhy...
  
  
• Pathanamthitta
  Pathanamthitta
  Pathanamthitta is a large town and a municipality situated in the central Travancore region in the state of Kerala, south India, spread over an area of 23.50 km2. It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The city has a population of 38,000...
  
  
• Aluvam kudi Shiva temple-13 km from Seethathode
• Gurunathan mannu-5 km from seethathode-way to Aluvam kudi temple
• Vadasserikara-Chittar- Seethathode-Angamoozhy-Nilackal-Sabarimala road.
• Vadasserikara-Chittar-Seethathode-Gurunathanmannu-AluvamkudiTemple-Thekkuthode-Thannithode-Konni Road-Should be developed as a hill highway.It will help pilgrims to reach Sabarimala easily and also this road will develop the nearby villages and Aluvamkudi Temple also.
• Pathanamthitta Dist Collector should take initiative steps to develop these areas and Road.Please concentrate to roads and bridges in these areas and make our dream hill highway true.It will help normal public and Ayyappa pilgrims to reach Sabarimala easily.