Kottukkal

Kottukkal
Manjippuzha
Village
Kottukkal
Location in Kerala, India
Kottukkal
Kottukkal (India)
Coordinates: 8°53′0″N 76°54′0″E / 8.88333°N 76.90000°E / 8.88333; 76.90000Coordinates: 8°53′0″N 76°54′0″E / 8.88333°N 76.90000°E / 8.88333; 76.90000
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kollam
Population (2001)
  Total 18,227
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 691519
Telephone code 0475
Vehicle registration KL-24

Kottukkal is a village in Kollam district of Kerala, India. The historical importance of the village is linked to Kottukal cave temple, built before 800 CE. The village comes under Ittiva panchayath and it is the most prominent town in this panchayath. The village has many libraries such as Safder Hashmi library and Kairaly library. Attractions include the district agricultural farm. Ancient temples here include more than 6 temples surrendered in 3 kilometers of Kottukkal, such as the Cave temple.[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Kottukkal had a population of 18227 with 8669 males and 9558 females .[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-10.


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