Mulanthuruthy, also spelt Mulamthuruthy, is a south-eastern suburb of the city of
Kochi
Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...
in
Kerala
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,
India
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. The historic
Marthoman church is located here.
Chottanikkara Temple
The Chottanikkara (correction of ''Jyotiannakkara'') Devi Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu mother goddess Bhagavati Lakshmi. She is believed to be residing in Chottanikkara ( Mahalakshmi) along with her Husband Maha Vishnu. The ...
is situated nearby Mulanthuruthy.
Location
It is about 15 km southeast of Kochi city centre and around 8 km east of
Tripunithura
Thrippunithura or Tripunithura (Malayalam:തൃപ്പൂണിത്തുറ) is a prominent historical and residential region in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. Located about 7 km (4 mi) from the city centre, Tripunithura wa ...
. Mulanthuruthy is accessible by road from
Kanjiramattom (5 km),
Piravom
Piravom () is a town and Municipalities of Kerala, municipality in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is located 30 km from Ernakulam, the nearest city and south of the district collectorate in Thrikkakara.The Piravom Road Railway Sta ...
(13 km), Tripunithura, and Ernakulam. It is situated on the banks of the
Cochin Backwaters, part of the
Vembanad Lake. A minor distributary of the
Muvattupuzha River
Muvattupuzha () is a Municipalities of Kerala, municipalityhttps://lsgkerala.gov.in/system/files/2017-10/localbodies.pdf in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is located east of the district headquarters in Thrikkakara and a ...
passes through Mulanthuruthy.
Mulanthuruthy Railway Station is the local railhead.
Cochin International Airport
Cochin International Airport , popularly known as Kochi International Airport or Nedumbassery Airport, is an international airport serving the city of Kochi, Kerala, in southwestern India. It is located at Nedumbassery, about northeast of th ...
is the nearest airport.
Demographics
India
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, Mulamthuruthy had a population of 23615 with 11667 males and 11948 females.
References
External links
Satellite map of Mulanthuruthy
{{Ernakulam district
Villages in Ernakulam district