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Area : 2731 sq kms
Population(2001) : 12,31,577
Altitude : 500-1000 mts above sea level
Clothing : Tropical Cottons
Tourist Season : August to March

More than half of the total area of Pathanamthitta
district is covered by forests. Kishkindha, the forest headquarters of the puranic hero of Ramayana, Sugriva, is
believed to be located here. This hilly terra firma with
unsurpassed beauty is acknowledged as the
headquarters of pilgrim worship in Kerala. Sabarimala,
a hill 6