Thattayil 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...

, 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....

 in India

India

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. The Panchayath for this village is called as 'Pandalam Thekkekara' and the Gram Panchayath office is located at Parappetty.

Thattayil is centrally located from Adoor

Adoor

Adoor is a town and a municipality near Pandalam in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala state, India, spread over an area of 20.42 km2. The town is located midway between Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam. It is among one of the three municipalities in Pathanamthitta district.-Etymology:It is...

, Pandalam

Pandalam

Pandalam is one among the fastest growing towns in Kerala, India. Known far and wide for its legendary connection with Lord Ayyappa and Sabarimala, Pandalam is considered to be a holy town...

 and 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...

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The main subdivisions are Nariyapuram, Keerukuzhi, Parappetty, Mamoodu, Pongalady, Cherilayam, Perumpulickal, Moscow, Orippuram, Tholuzham, Mankuzy and Potradu.

Thattayil consists of 7 Karas (Wards) namely, Edamaly, Parakkara, Mallika, Bhagavathickum Padinjare, Vayalinum Padinjare, Padukottukal and Pongalady.

Borders of Thattayil Village are Edathitta in East (adjoining to Parakkara), Thumpamon in West (adjoining to Vayalinum Padinjare), Nariyapuram in North (adjoining to Bhagavathickum Padinjare and Edamaly), Mamoodu - Adoor in South (adjoining to Pongaladi) Perumpulickal in South West (adjoining to Padukottukal) and Aykadu in South East (adjoining to Mallika).

Origin of Name Thattayil - A guess

Per elders in this village, the only time this village was affected by Flood was in Malayalam Year 1099 (Flood in 99). Otherwise, this village has never been affected by flood even though all its borders are affected by monsoon flooding. So this area may be an uphill and its borders are the low laying areas. Thus this place remain as a 'Thattu' or an upper portion (uphill) than the surrounding areas. Probably, the name 'In Thattu' became 'Thattayil'. This is purely a guess from this author and there are no evidence to prove this theory. Only fact is the flooding of 1099.

Religion

The main religious communities are Hindus and Christians.

Thattayil Orippurathu Bhagavathy Kshetram

Thattayil Orippurathu Bhagavathy Kshetram

Orippurathu Bhagavathy Kshetram is an ancient Hindu temple in Thattayil, Pathanamthitta District of Kerala. The Devi is the main deity....

 plays a key role in unifying the people of Thattayil irrespective of Religion, Caste and Creed.
Other places of worship are 'Thirumangalathu Mahadeva Temple' near Tholuzham, Sreekrishna Swami Temple at Parappetty, Guranathan Kavu Temple at Keerukuzhi, Durga Temple at Vallonnil Junction near Nariyapuram, Cheriyilethu Temple in Pongaladi.


St.Mary's Orthodox Syrian Cathedral, commonly known as "Thumpamon Valiyapally" is an ancient church located in Thumpamon

Thumpamon

Thumpamon is a village in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India. One of the greatest attractions of this village is the Achenkovil River, which is renowned for its natural sceneries along the riverbank. The income in this locality mainly depends on Non-Resident Indians and crops like rubber,...

 near Thattayil. It is the headquarters of the Thumpamon Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The church first was built in AD 717 and it is among the one of oldest churches in Kerala. Other churches are in Keerukuzhi and in Mankuzhi.

Bharatha Kesari Mannathu Padmanabhan

Mannathu Padmanabhan

Mannathu Padmanabhan was a social reformer and a freedom fighter from the State of Kerala, India. He is recognised as the founder of the organisation called the Nair Service Society. This organisation represents the Nair community which constitutes almost 14.5% of the population of the state...

 started the Nair Service Society

Nair Service Society

The Nair Service Society is an organization created for the uplift and welfare of the Nair community. It was established under the leadership of Mannathu Padmanabhan...

 (NSS) Karayogam movements in this village. Thus Thattayil has NSS Karayogam Numbers 1 and 2. NSS Karayogam number 1 is in Edamaly/Mallika and NSS Karayogam number 2 is in Bhagavathickum Padinjare. Each Ward has NSS Karayogams in Thattayil.

Ezhava Community has SNDP Sakhas and Ezhava community also worships in 'Sri Narayana Guru Mandirams'.

Community Services

1. Library at Parappetty
2. Desiya Vayanasala in Keerukuzhi
3. Panchayath Office in Parappetty
4. Post Offices at various locations
5. Banks and Cooperative Societies at various locations
6. Arts and Sports clubs at various locations
7. Milma Dairy

VISWABHARATHI SAMSKARIKA VEDI & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTRE- the best youth club award winner (from Nehru Yuva Kendra GOVT. OF INDIA; Kerala State Y W Board and YOUTH CLUB ASSOCIATION ) is located in Edamali.
7. Village Office in Keerukuzhi
8. Agricultural and Farm Development Office in Parappetty
9. Educational Institutions in Thattayil
N.S.S. Polytechnic - Perumpulickal,
N.S.S. High School - Perumpulickal
S.V.L.P.S - Perumpulickal'
S.R.V.U.P school- perumpulickal,
GOVT L.P. School - Cherilayam,
GOVT L.P. School - Keerukuzhi,
GOVT L.P. School - Orippuram,
N.S.S. Higher Secondary School - Mankuzhi,
S.V. High School - Pongaladi,
S.K.V.U.P. School - Parappetty,
St:Paul's HSS-Nariyapuram.

People of Thattayil

Most of the people are mainly middle class farmers. Main agricultural products in the village are Rubber, Paddy, Plantain, Cocunut, Cashew, Black pepper, and Ginger. There are a lot of youngsters from Thattayil working at foreign countries (NRI's) mainly in Middle East. Thattayil has other professionals like Teachers, Bank Employees, Military Personnels, Medical Professionals,Engineers,IT professionals and State Government Employees.

People of Thattayil are peace loving and related to each other. All communities Hindus, Christians, Nairs, Ezhavas and other backward class communities live in full harmony with each other. People from other parts of India migrated to this Village will never leave this community as people of Thattayil adopt them with open arms.

Most of the citizens of this Village are affiliated to National Political parties like Indian National Congress(INC),Communist Part of India (Marxist) - CPI(M), and Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP). Prominent communist party leader and Freedom Fighter and M.L.A Pandalam P.R Madhavan pillai's was brought up at Thattayail.His father is Sri. Charuveettil Thekkethil Narayana Pillai (Mallika kara , Thattayil)and Mother Smt. Gouri Amma , Puthumodiyil , kadakkad, Pandalam