About Village
Pandalam Thekkekara is a panchayath area which is a part of Kulanada Block in Pathanamthitta District. Pandalam thekkekkara village is in Adoor Assembly constituency and Pathanamthitta Parliamentary constituency.The nearest town to this village is Adoor which is about 6 km away.The neighbouring villages are Adoor, Kodumon , Angadickal , Thumpamon and Kurampala .
Demography
As per 2011 Census report,total population is 24069,among them 11098 are males and 12971 are females.Total number of houses in this village is 6581and total literacy rate is 96.38%
Geography
Pandalam Thekkekara village is located in Adoor Tehsil which is bordered by Thumpamon,Kurampala,Peringanadu,Adoor,Kodumon and Angadickal villages and by Kozhanchery taluk.The total geographical area of this village is expanded to 2536 hectares and consists of both dry and wet lands.
Socio-Economic
Pandalam Thekkekara is a cultural-spiritual village near to Pandalam in Pathanamthitta district.The major portion of the population depends on agriculture for their livelihood. Village literacy rate is 96.38% and the Female Literacy rate is 95.39%.
Ecology
The village consists of both dry land and wet lands.The climate is moderate the entire year.This village is beautified with its greenery and frequent rain fall.
Tourism
Mullottu Dam is situated in Pandalam Thekkekkara village. Orippuram Bhagawathy Temple which is ancient about 1600 years is also located in this village . The offering of "Thookkom" in this temple has allusions to the human sacrifice (narabali) of yore. It is held as part of the annual Bharani-Karthika festival in the Malayalam month of Meenom.