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{{Short description|Municipality in Kerala, India}}
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[[File:Koothattukulam junction, Kerala, India.jpg|thumb|Koothattukulam Junction]]


'''Koothattukulam''' is a town and [[municipality]] situated in [[Muvattupuzha]] Taluk, towards the south east corner of [[Ernakulam district]] in [[Kerala State]], [[South India]]. It lies at the junction of three districts: [[Ernakulam]], [[Kottayam]] and [[Idukki]], and covers an area of 2318.71&nbsp;hectares. It is located in the [[foothills]] of the [[Western Ghats]] and is included in the areas forming "''Keezhmalanad''".
'''Koothattukulam''' is a [[Municipalities of Kerala|municipality of Kerala]] state, India<ref>{{Cite web| title=Grama Panchayaths | url=https://lsgkerala.gov.in/system/files/2017-10/localbodies.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417130137/http://lsgkerala.gov.in:80/system/files/2017-10/localbodies.pdf | archive-date=2018-04-17}}</ref> in the [[Ernakulam district]]. It is  {{convert|32|km|1|abbr=on}} south of the district headquarters in [[Thrikkakara]] and about {{convert|156|km|1|abbr=on}} 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 {{convert|755|/sqkm|abbr=on}}. 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]].{{cn|date=June 2025}}


https://instagram.com/koothattukulam_junction
== Notable people ==
*[[Mary John Koothattukulam]], Malayalam language poet
*[[C. J. Thomas]] (1918–1960), an Indian playwright and critic of [[Malayalam literature]].


==See also==
==References==
* [[History of Koothattukulam]]
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{{Geographic Location
{{Ernakulam district}}
|state=collapsed
|title = Areas of Kochi
|Northwest =
|North    = [[Palakkuzha]], [[Muvattupuzha]]
|Northeast =
|West      = [[Piravom]]
|Centre    = Koothattukulam
|East      = [[Palai|Pala]]
|Southwest =
|South    = [[Puthuvely]], [[Kottayam]]
|Southeast =
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{{Northern Travancore}}


[[Category:Cities and towns in Ernakulam district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Ernakulam district]]
{{Ernakulam-geo-stub}}

Latest revision as of 18:23, 24 November 2025


Koothattukulam
Municipality[1]
Koothattukulam is located in Kerala
Koothattukulam
Koothattukulam
Location in Kerala, India
Koothattukulam is located in India
Koothattukulam
Koothattukulam
Koothattukulam (India)
Coordinates: 9°51′53″N 76°35′44″E / 9.8648°N 76.5956°E / 9.8648; 76.5956
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictErnakulam
TalukMuvattupuzha
Area
 • Total23.18 km2 (8.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total17,253
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
686662
Telephone code0485
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL-17
Nearest cityMuvattupuzha, Thodupuzha
Assembly constituencyPiravom
Lok Sabha constituencyKottayam
Websitehttps://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[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  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.
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