Pallithode is a village in the Alappuzha district, in the state of Kerala, India, on the shores of the Arabian Sea at the west and Backwaters in the east. Pallithode comes under the Gram Panchayats of Kuthiathode and Thuravoor, Pattanakad Block, of Cherthala Taluk. During the 20th century, more than half of its width was eroded away by the action of river backwaters and the sea. The village is very densely populated and has a wet, maritime tropical climate. Majority of the population depends on fishing industry for their livelihood.