Kaipattoor

Kaipattoor is a small town in Vallicode panchayat of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala, India. Kaipattoor (also spelled Kaippattoor, Kaippattor and Kaippattur) is located in the western part of Pathanamthitta district. It is 6 kilometers from the district headquarters Pathanamthitta at south — east direction. It is watered by the Achenkovil river. The village is under Vallicode Panchayat.LocationKaipattoor is 102 km north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The nearest towns are Pandalam on the west, Pathanamthitta on the north-east, Adoor on the south and Konni on the east.One can reach Kaippattoor from Pathanamthitta by road. It is 6 km from Pathanamthitta, 9 km from Pandalam and 10 km from Adoor. The nearest railway stations are at Chengannur.The Kaipattoor Theruvu (Kadav)(East) near the old ferry service was the downtown in Kaipattoor for a very long time till Kaipattoor bridge was constructed. Its significance is now reduced due to the construction of Concrete bridge which came 40 years ago. Earlier, it was a busy market place selling all kinds of house hold items but the centre of trade and business has now shifted to the junction at West. This junction in Malayalam is called "Padinjare Mukh".PoliticsKaippattoor is part of Konni Assembly constituency and Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.