Moothakunnam

Moothakunnam Madaplathuruth
—  town  —
Moothakunnam Location of Moothakunnam in Kerala and India
Coordinates	10°11′10″N 76°12′05″E / 10.186159°N 76.201279°E / 10.186159; 76.201279Coordinates: 10°11′10″N 76°12′05″E / 10.186159°N 76.201279°E / 10.186159; 76.201279
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Ernakulam
Nearest city	Eranakullam
Parliamentary constituency	Ernakulam
Sex ratio	50/50 ♂/♀
Literacy	100%%
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 683516 • Vehicle • KL-42

Moothakunnam is a small village in the Paravur Taluk, Ernakulam district of Kerala, south India. Colloquially Moothakunnam centre is known as Ambalalapadam. Here people from all communities live peacefully.

Location

Moothakunnam is 25 kilometers from Kochi City and 25 km from Cochin International Airport. It is eight km from Cherai Beach, a tourist spot. It is the gateway to Thrissur District from Kochi. NH 17 passes through this town. Total width of this place is about 250 metres. Actually Moothakunnam is a small village lying between Kottapuram (Thrissur district) and Madaplathuruth.

Significance

The village Moothakunnam is well known for Shankara Narayana Murthi[Moothakunathappan] temple, which was blessed by Sree Narayana Guru in the early part of the twentieth century. The temple is located near [Periyar] river. Speciality about the temple is, whatever trees are considered to be sacred according to hindutva has sprout out naturally which shows the sacredness of the temple. The temple's governing authority runs many educational institutions. Moothakunnam is known for its educational institutions, which attract students from all of the state of Kerala.Hindu Matha Dharma Paripalana (HMDP) Sabha operates an engineering college (SNM IMT), an arts and sciences college (SNM College, Maliankara), an education college (SNM B. Ed College), a teacher training center (SNM TTC, Moothakunnam), an industrial training center (SNM ITI, Moothakunnam), and a higher secondary school (SNM H.S, Moothakunnam), all within three kilometers of the village. In 20the Century Moothakunnam most of the villages are engaged in toddy tapping, coir manufacturing etc.

Maliankara is three kilometers from the village. There is a Christian chapel said to have been sanctified by a disciple of Jesus (St. Thomas the Apostle). The orthodox Christians name malankara is derived from the name of this place.

The first mosque built in India (Cheraman Juma Masjid, Kodungallur) is also three kilometers from here.

Lifestyle

Moothakunnam is thickly populated areas. It has hundred percent literacy. The people tend to be religious and conservative, and most Hindus [Ezhava] and a few Hindu [Devara], Catholic Christians etc.

Economy

The main business is the trade shoppes, mostly gift items, stationary. At least ninety-five percent of the population is above the poverty line. Few inhabitants are government employees. Most of the village's population is employed in the construction industry. A family's average income is about Two Hundred to Three Hundred Rupees per day.

Other information

Many major political parties are active in Moothakunnam, but the leading party is the Communist Marxists. Congress has also got deep roots.

See also

• North Paravur
• Ernakulam district