Koothattukulam

Koothattukulam
—  town  —
Koothattukulam Location of Koothattukulam in Kerala and India
Coordinates	9°51′0″N 76°35′0″E / 9.85°N 76.583333°E / 9.85; 76.583333Coordinates: 9°51′0″N 76°35′0″E / 9.85°N 76.583333°E / 9.85; 76.583333
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Ernakulam
Nearest city	Kottayam
Parliamentary constituency	Kottayam
Population	17,700
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 686662 • Telephone • +0485 • Vehicle • KL-17

Koothattukulam is situated in the Muvattupuzha Taluk, towards the South East corner of Ernakulam district in Kerala, South India. The town lies 50km south east of Kochi City, 17 km to the south of Muvattupuzha, and 35 kilometres east of Kottayam town and lies on the M.C. Road. It lies at the junction of three districts: Ernakulam, Kottayam and Idukki. Koothattukulam has a large population of Syrian Christian Achayans. It covers an area of 2318.71 hectares.

Most inhabitants are engaged in agriculture, farming and trading, with the main cash crops being rubber, paddy, coconut, areca nut, ginger, turmeric, 'kacholam' and pepper.

References

External links

• Ernakulam District website
• Koothattukulam Association, UAE