Puducode

Puducode
Puthucode, Puthukode
village

Paddy field in the village
Puducode

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 10°39′35″N 76°14′58″E / 10.65972°N 76.24944°E / 10.65972; 76.24944Coordinates: 10°39′35″N 76°14′58″E / 10.65972°N 76.24944°E / 10.65972; 76.24944
Country  India
State Kerala
District Palakkad
Government
  Type Panchayat
  Body Puthucode Grama Panchayath
Population (2001)
  Total 20,673
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English, Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 678-687
Telephone code 04922
Vehicle registration KL-9 or KL-49
Lok Sabha constituency Alathur
Civic agency Puducode gram panchayat
Website www.puthucode.com

Puducode (also spelled Puthucode and Puthukode) is a village and gram panchayat in Palakkad district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] It is situated in Alathur taluk, around 12 km from Alathur and 4 km from Vadakkancherry, on the western bank of Mangalam River, a sub-tributary of Bharathapuzha.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Puducode had a population of 20,673 with 10,047 males and 10,626 females.[2]

Culture

The Sri Annapoorneswari temple is a Bhagavathy place of worship located at the junction of four streets: South, East, North, and West of Puducode agraharam. Each street is referred to as a village. The temple is believed to be one of the 108 Durga temples established by Parasurama.

At the end of North Village, there is a Shiva temple and a water tank. Legend goes that the temple was so rich earlier that all the vessels and articles used in temple were made of gold. There has also been a tradition of the chanting of Shyamala Dandakam every evening at this temple.

Next to the Shiva temple, a mandapam called Shiva Mahal has been built. Shiva Mahal includes an elementary school, a high school, a Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan branch centre, and an Ayurvedic Hospital. Despite a historically large Brahmin population, Puducode is also home to a newly built mosque at Karapethai.

The celebrations during the traditional Nercha season are popular, and Puducode is also known for its Navaratri celebrations.[3]

Education

River in Puducode village

Sarvajan High School is based in the village. It was built around 70 years ago in front of the West Nada of Sri Annapoorneswari temple and is itself fronted by another temple.Initially it was started only for girls education as the years passed by, the school expanded and started preparing pupils from the Nursery class up to X Standard.[4]

Notable people

Among Puducode's well-known residents have been Puthucode Krishnamurthy, the Carnatic musician, and P. R. Sundaram Iyer, whose grandson is P. C. Sreeram, a cinematographer in Indian cinema. Sundaram Iyer founded the Sanskrit College in the village.[5]

References

  1. "Reports of National Panchayat Directory". Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-10. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  3. "First golden flag mast". The Hindu. 16 June 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  4. http://sarvajna.org/history.htm
  5. "Centre of learning". The Hindu. 19 August 2005. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

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