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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mukkoottuthara
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town/village
| pushpin_map = Kerala
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|9|26|49.43|N|76|52|40.41|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]]
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| government_type = [[Panchayath]]
| governing_body = Erumely grama panchayath
| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 117
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 686510
| area_code = 04828
| registration_plate = KL-34 , KL-62
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| blank2_name_sec1 = Nearest city
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| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = Pathanamthitta
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Legislative Assembly]] constituency
| blank4_info_sec1 = [[Ranni]], [[Poonjar]]
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| blank2_info_sec2 = {{convert|30.63|°C|°F}}
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'''Mukkoottuthara''' is a developing Town located in the south eastern part of [[Kottayam district]] of [[Kerala]] State, India. [[Sabarimala]] is only {{cvt|48|km|mi}} from [[Erumely]], while travelling through Mukkoottuthara. The roads passing through here are upgraded and maintained as State Highways. The main cultivation is rubber. Mukkoottuthara is famous for its decades old "Sunday Open Markets" and for its famous bamboo products (Muram, Kutta, Parampu, etc.). One of the famous tourist spots in Pathanamthitta, [[Perunthenaruvi Falls]] (the waterfall in Pampa river, where the entire river falls to about 20 feet) is just 5 kilometers from Mukkoottuthara. There are many rubber estates. The border of Kottayam and Pathanamthitta divides Mukkoottuthara into two. However the place is recorded as part of Kottayam district only.

== Location ==
Mukkoottuthara is located in the south eastern part of Kottayam district near the border of Pathanamthitta district and basically a hilly area. It is 7 km away from Erumely and 8 km from [[Kanamala]]. During [[Sabarimala]] pilgrimage, the town is often crowded by pilgrims. Mukkoottuthara is a main junction on Erumely - Chalakkayam state highway.

== Climate ==
{{See also|Climate of Kerala}}
As in many parts of Kerala, Mukkoottuthara also experiences a tropical climate. Rainfalls with thunderstorms are common in the months of June, July and August. The annual rainfall averages about 2550 mm. March, April and May are the hottest months with a less amount of rainfall. The average annual temperature here is 26.8°C. Winter normally starts from December.
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| location=Mukkoottuthara, Kerala
| source=Climate-Data.org<ref name="Climate-Data.org">
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| 30.5|31.3|32.6|32.7|32.2|30.1|29.4|29.6|30.1|29.8|29.5|29.8
| 21.5|22.2|23.7|24.6|24.7|23.6|23.1|23.2|23.2|23.1|22.7|21.7
| 23|39|69|156|243|435|455|312|230|314|211|63
}}

== Nearby schools and Colleges ==
*Little Flower Public School & Junior College, Kollamula
*S.N.D.P H.S.S Venkurinji
*Govt. L.P School, Kollamula
*St.Mary's Convent School, Elivalykara
*M.E.S College, Mukkoottuthara
*Nalanda College, Mukkoottuthara
*St.Antony's College, Mukkoottuthara

==Hospitals==
* Assisi Hospital
* Cherupushpam Hospital
* Marymatha Dental Clinic
* Puttumannil Dental Clinic

==Banks and Financial Institutions==
* Catholic Syrian Bank
* State Bank of Travancore
* Central Bank of India
* Sahyadri Co-Operative Credit Society
* Meenachil Co-Operative Bank
* Venkurinji Co-Operative Bank
* Kanamala Service Co-Operative Bank
* Mothoot Finance
* Muthoot Pappachan Finance
* Mulamoottil Finance
* Kosamattam Finance

==Churches==
* Immanuel MarThoma Church, Thalayinathadom, Edakadathy
* St. Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church
* St.Mary's Malankara Catholic Church (Town Church)
* St.Maria Gorethi Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Kollamula
* St. Ignathios Jacobite Church, Propose
* Ascension Mar Thoma Church Mukkoottuthara
*Mukkoottuthara Sharon Fellowship Church
*christian brethren church
*St.Antony's Church Elivalikara
*st. Ignatious jacobite syrian church mukkoottuthara (town kurishupalli )

==Nearby Temples==
* Thiruvambadi Sree Krishnaswami Temple
* [[Edakadathy]] Sree Dharma Sastha temple
* Edathikkavu Bhadrakali temple, [[Chathanthara]]
* Sree Bhadhrakali Temple [[Muttappally]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Kottayam district}}
[[Category:Villages in Kottayam district]]
[[Category:Populated places in India]]

{{Kottayam-geo-stub}}

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->Tsanoop at 14:28, 22 July 2021