Muthukulam

Muthukulam
—  village  —
Muthukulam Location of Muthukulam in Kerala and India
Coordinates	9°13′0″N 76°27′30″E / 9.216667°N 76.45833°E / 9.216667; 76.45833Coordinates: 9°13′0″N 76°27′30″E / 9.216667°N 76.45833°E / 9.216667; 76.45833
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Alappuzha
Nearest city	Kayankulam
Parliamentary constituency	Alappuzha
Population	21,181 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 690506 • Telephone • +0479

Muthukulam is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.^[1]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Muthukulam had a population of 21,181 with 9,762 males and 11,419 females.^[1]

Muthukulam is a small backwater village in Central Kerala. It is bordered by the Kanyakumari-Salem National Highway No.47 on the east and the backwaters to the west. A narrow strip of land comprising Aratupuzha village beyond the backwaters separates Muthukulam from the Arabian sea in the West. The nearest major towns are Kayamkulam and Haripad.

Some landmarks in Muthukulam are the Kayamkulam Thermal power station, Vocational higher secondary school at High School Junction, Muthukulam which is the main focal point of the village, K.V. Sanskrit High School, Pandavarkavu Temple which is believed to have been installed by kunnti devi the mother of the pandavas has goddess Durga as the presiding deity. There are many other temples in the vicinity along with churches and small mosques

The Malayalam film artist of yesteryear Shri Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai and late film director Padma Rajan were born in Muthukulam. The noted mural artist Suresh muthukulam is born in muthukulam. Important Congress Leader and Freedom fighter late .Mr. Ambazhavelil Velayudhan Pillai, Drama Artist. Akabar Shankarapillai of Srivilasm were also born in Muthuklulam. So many political leaders like. Mr. Murali(CPM), Mr.B.Babu Prasad Ex.MLA and the Poetress, Muthukulam PARVATHI AMMA, Born in Muthuklulam

POLITICS

Muthukulam is a Part of Alappuzha Lok sabha constituency and central minister K.C.Venugopal was the Member of parliament.It is a Part of haripad assembly Constituency and Ramesh Chennithala was the Member of legislative Assembly Muthukulam was a place where that two alliances UDF and LDF Has same power.It is proved in the local body elections 2010 that two alliances get same seats in panchayat.In Assembly and Parliament Elections UDF has majority in Muthukulam.

Places to Visit

• PaandavarKaavu Devi Temple
• Karunamuttom Shiva Temple
• Kollakayil Devi Temple
• Erayill Devi Temple
• Illangom Devi Temple
• Kayamkulam Kayal (Back water)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Census of India:Villages with population 5000 & above". http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/P. Retrieved 2008-12-10. ^{[dead link]}