Koothattukulam

Koothattukulam
Municipality[1]
Koothattukulam Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Koothattukulam Koothattukulam (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 9°51′53″N 76°35′44″E / 9.8648°N 76.5956°E / 9.8648; 76.5956
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Ernakulam
Taluk	Muvattupuzha
Area
• Total	23.18 km^2 (8.95 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	17,253
• Density	744.3/km^2 (1,928/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	686662
Telephone code	0485
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-17
Nearest city	Muvattupuzha, Thodupuzha
Assembly constituency	Piravom
Lok Sabha constituency	Kottayam
Website	https://koothatukulammunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in/en/

Koothattukulam Junction

Koothattukulam is a municipality of Kerala state, India^[3] in the Ernakulam district. It is 32 km (19.9 mi) south of the district headquarters in Thrikkakara and about 156 km (96.9 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Koothattukulam has a population of 17,253 people, and a population density of 755/km² (1,960/sq mi). It is at the junction of Ernakulam, Kottayam, and Idukki districts, in the foothills of the Western Ghats and is part of the Keezhmalanad region.

The town comprises five main localities: Koothattukulam, Vadakara, Paittakulam, Kizhakombu and Edayar.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

• Mary John Koothattukulam, Malayalam language poet
• C. J. Thomas (1918–1960), an Indian playwright and critic of Malayalam literature.

References

1. "Grama Panchayaths" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018.
2. "Koothattukulam Population".
3. "Grama Panchayaths" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018.