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Padinjarangadi pathampad
Padinjarangadi, also known as Padinharangadi, Angadi and Padinjaranadu, is a mini town place in the grama panchayath of Pattithara in Palakkad district of Kerala state, India (pin code: 679552).
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Location
It is surrounded by the localities of Kalladathur, Parakkulam, Kokkadu, Karimbanakkunnu, Vettukadu, and Mavara, among others. It is a junction on the Palakkad-Ponnani route, leading to Edappal, Thrithala, Kootanadu, and Parakkulam. It is a small marketplace for the nearby villages and localities. Even though the town is situated in Pattithara revenue village, its outskirts stretch into Kappur revenue village also.
Economy
The town includes construction workers, workers in granite quarries, farmers, government and private sector employees, traders and non-resident Keralites (working abroad stretching from the nearby Indian states to the U.S.; the Gulf countries being the major place of migration). The population comprises mainly Hindu, Muslim, and Christian communities.
Tourism
The evergreen surrounding localities have mountainous greeneries and wet valleys of paddy fields. Amenities such as educational institutions, banks, and dispensaries are flourishing in addition to the growing goods market there. Traditionally, to an extend, feudal life prevailed in the area, irrespective of the communities. Ulsavams are celebrated annually at the temples of Vengasseri, Kalladathur, and others, in addition to occasional gatherings conducted at family and social levels.There is a college under calicut university the name minority arts and science college
Transportation
Padinjarangadi town connects to other parts of India through Palakkad city. National Highway No.544 connects to Coimbatore and Bangalore. Other parts of Kerala is accessed through National Highway No.66 going through Thrissur. Calicut International Airport, Cochin International Airport and Coimbatore Airport are the nearest airports. Shoranur Junction railway station is the nearest major railway station.