Brief History : Pandalur is five miles to the west of Devala which enjoys a beautiful landscape. It was a substation of Gudalur parish. The place is surrounded by tea plantations. There was a gold mine here and people were mostly employed in this gold mine and tea estates. In 1951 it was made a separate parish with Fr. Kunnath as its first parish priest. During the time of Fr. Thomas Maniangat as parish priest a beautiful church was built and the blessing and consecration of the church took place on 15th January 1998 by His Excellency Most Rev. Dr. Antony
| Address | : | St. Francis Xavier's Church, Pandalur P.O., - 643 233, The Nilgiris. |
| Telephone | : | 04262- 220311 |
| Established | : | 1950 |
| Catholics | : | 1178 |
| Religious | : | Sisters of Charity of SS. Bartholomea Capitanio and Vincent Gerosa |
| Educational | : | 1. St. Francis Xavier's Girl's High School 2. St. Francis Xavier's Primary School |
| Charitable | : | St. Francis Xavier's Orphanage |
Sub Stations
Marappalam, Nadugani, Devala Hutti, Puliampara
