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Madathara
Madathara
Town
	Madathara
	Coordinates: 8°49′04″N 77°00′48″E / 8.817755°N 77.013259°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691541

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Madathara is a major town junction located in Kollam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Madathara is the town in Thiruvananthapuram-Thenmala -Shenkottai State Highway 2 (Kerala) and SH-64 Parippally - Madathara road intersection, Madathara is a junction town.It is nestled in Kulathupuzha hills of Western ghats.The Kallada river originates from Madathara hills.

Nearby towns[edit | edit source]

Madathara is well connected by major towns in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Thiruvananthapuram city 48 km (30 mi)
Nedumangad 30 km (19 mi)
Kollam 53 km (33 mi)
Palode 13 km (9 mi)
Kulathupuzha 15 km (10 mi)
Thenmala 25 km (16 mi)
Tenkasi 62 km (39 mi)
Madurai 217 km (136 mi)
Thoothukudi 177 km (110 mi)
Kadakkal 13 km (9 mi)
Punalur 32 km (20 mi)
Pathanamthitta 82 km (51 mi)

Educational institutions[edit | edit source]

Travancore Arts And Science College, Madathara
Government High School Madatharakkani
SNHSS Paruthi, Chithara

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-'''Madathara''' is a village located in the [[Chithara]] Panchayath of [[Kollam district]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Chithara  Grama Panchayat, Kollam District|url=https://lsgkerala.gov.in/pages/electiondetails.php?intID=5&ID=365&ln=en|work=Local Self Government Department - Government of Kerala|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref> It Is a border town of the two Districts, [[Kollam district|Kollam]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Peringamala  Grama Panchayat, Thiruvananthapuram District|url=http://lsgkerala.gov.in/pages/electiondetails.php?intID=5&ID=253&ln=en|work=Local Self Government Department - Government of Kerala|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
+'''Madathara''' is a major town junction located in  [[Kollam district]] in the Indian state of [[Kerala]]. Madathara is the town in [[Thiruvananthapuram]]-[[Thenmala]] -[[Sengottai|Shenkottai]]  [[State Highway 2 (Kerala)]] and SH-64 Parippally - Madathara road intersection, Madathara is a junction town.It is nestled in [[Kulathupuzha]] hills of [[Western Ghats|Western ghats]].The [[Kallada River|Kallada river]] originates from Madathara hills.
-Places of interest near Madathara include the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute]] at [[Palode]], Forest Training School at Arippa, Oil Palm India Ltd's Plantation Estate, the Rocket Propulsion Center at Valiyamala and the [[Kulathupuzha Sastha Temple]].
+==Nearby towns==
+Madathara is well connected by major towns in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
-Madathara is about 56 km away from district headquarters [[Kollam]] and 46 km away from [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. The nearest railway station is [[Thenmala]] railway station (about 25&nbsp;km) and [[Paravur railway station]](45&nbsp;km).<ref>[http://www.cabbooking.in/routemap/quilon/madathara-to-paravur-kollam/ Madathara - Paravur]</ref> [[Thiruvananthapuram International Airport]] is the nearest airport.
+* [[Thiruvananthapuram]] city 48&nbsp;km (30&nbsp;mi)
+* [[Nedumangad]] 30&nbsp;km (19&nbsp;mi)
+* [[Kollam]] 53&nbsp;km (33&nbsp;mi)
+* [[Palode]] 13&nbsp;km (9&nbsp;mi)
+* [[Kulathupuzha]] 15&nbsp;km (10&nbsp;mi)
+* [[Thenmala]] 25&nbsp;km (16&nbsp;mi)
+* [[Tenkasi]] 62&nbsp;km (39&nbsp;mi)
+* [[Madurai]] 217&nbsp;km (136&nbsp;mi)
+* [[Thoothukudi]] 177&nbsp;km (110&nbsp;mi)
+* [[Kadakkal]]  13&nbsp;km (9&nbsp;mi)
+* [[Punalur]] 32&nbsp;km (20&nbsp;mi)
+* [[Pathanamthitta]] 82&nbsp;km (51&nbsp;mi)
-Schools
+==Educational institutions==
-Govt High School Madathara, Sree Narayana Higher Secondary School, Chithara, Madathara
-==References==
+*Travancore Arts And Science College, Madathara
-{{Reflist}}
+*Government High School Madatharakkani
-{{Kollam district}}
+*SNHSS Paruthi, Chithara
-[[Category:Villages in Kollam district]]
+[[Category:Cities and towns in Kollam district]]
-{{Kollam-geo-stub}}