Thottakad is a village in
Kottayam district
Kottayam (), is one of 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettumanoor, and Vaikom. It is the only district in Kerala that neither borders ...
in the state of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...
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India
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The nearest towns are
Changanacherry
Changanassery or Changanacherry is a municipal town in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.
History
The first recorded history on the origin of Changanacherry is obtained from Sangam period literature. According to Sangam era d ...
and
Kottayam
Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south ...
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Demographics
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
, Thottakad had a population of 15,391 with 7,531 males and 7,860 females.
Transportation
Thottakad is a village in Kottayam district, in Kerla state. There are many buses passing via Thottakad. Main bus routes are - Kottayam–Mallappally, Kottayam–Karukachal, Kottayam–Manimala. Thottakad is 14 kilometres from Kottayam town towards karukachal route.
Temples and churches
St.George Catholic Church, Mar Aprem Church, Pentecostal Church of God
PC Assemblies of God church
entecostal church The Pentecostal Mission
PM Eravuchira St. Mary's Church, P.R.D.S.Church, Koduvelil, St Mary's Bethelahem Orthodox Church Thottakad, Thottakad Sankaranarayana Swami Temple, Sreenarayanaguru Temple Thottakkadu, Kuruthikaaman Kaavu Temple, and Rajamattom Church.Thottakkad Sree Sankaranarayana Swamy Temple is one of the important temples of the glory days of King Thekkumkoor. When Thekkumkoor became part of Venad during the reign of King Marthanda Varma, most of Thottakkad belonged to Devaswom. The temple, which is over a thousand years old, was under the control of the government.
Administration
Thottakadu is under the Puthupally Grama Panchayath. It is located 14 kilometres west of District headquarters Kottayam. Thottakadu's residents are mostly members of Syrian Christian, Nair and Ezhava communities.
Post Office
There is a post office in this village and the pin code is 686539.
Essential Data
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* Village Thottakadu
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* Block
Pallom
Pallom is a block situated 6.5 km south of Kottayam town and 12.4 km north of Changanassery, in the Kerala State. The nearest airport is the Cochin Nedumbassery International Airport (Airport code: COK) which can be reached within 2 ho ...
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* District Kottayam
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* State
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...
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* Country India
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* Continent Asia
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* Time Zone IST (UTC + 05:30)
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* Currency Indian Rupee (INR )
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* Dialing Code +91
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* Date format dd/mm/yyyy
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* Driving side left
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* Language Malayalam
Educational institutions
* Eravuchira St. George UPS
* Thottakad Government School
* St. Thomas School Thottakad
* Government B.Ed Center Thottakad
* H.W.L.P. School.
* CMS LP School, Ezhuvanthanam
References
Villages in Kottayam district
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