Pathanapuram is a town in the Kollam region of Kerala, India. It is located in Pathanapuram Taluka, of which it is also the main town. Pathanapuram is a part of the eponymous Grama Panchayat and Block Panchayat and part of Kollam District Panchayat. The historical background of Pathanapuram goes back to Thenmala Desam, a small principality under a neighboring ruler. The capital was Pathanapuram. Later Thenmala Desam became a part of Elayidathu Swaroopam with its capital at Kottarakkara. Pathanapuram was the capital of one of the two territories of Elayidathu Swaroopam.
