Thottackad

Thottakad
village
Coordinates: 9°31′0″N 76°36′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Population  (2001)
• Total	15,391
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	686539
Telephone code	0481
Vehicle registration	KL-05, KL-33
Lok Sabha constituency	Kottayam
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Puthuppally

Thottakad is a village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] The nearest towns are Changanacherry and Kottayam.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Thottakad had a population of 15,391 with 7,531 males and 7,860 females.[1]

Transportation

Thottakad is a village in Kottayam district, in Kerla state. There are many buses passing via Thottakad. Main bus routes are - Kottayam–Karukachal-Mallappally-Kozhenchery, Kottayam–Karukachal-Mallappally-Ranni, Kottayam–Karukachal-Manimala-Ranny and Kottayam-Perumbanachy-Changanacherry. Thottakad is 14 kilometres from Kottayam town towards karukachal route.

Temples and churches

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. St.George Catholic Church, Mar Aprem Church, Pentecostal Church of God [IPC], Assemblies of God church [Pentecostal church], The Pentecostal Mission [TPM], 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.

Administration

Thottakadu is under vakathanam and Puthupally Grama Panchayath. It is located 14 kilometres west of District headquarters Kottayam.

Post Office

There is a post office in this village and the pin code is 686539.

Essential Data

• Village Thottakadu
• Block Pallom
• District Kottayam
• State Kerala
• Country India
• Continent Asia
• Time Zone IST (UTC + 05:30)
• Currency Indian Rupee (INR )
• Dialing Code +91
• Date format dd/mm/yyyy
• Driving side left
• Language Malayalam

Educational institutions

• Eravuchira St. George UPS
• Thottakad Government Higher Secondary School
• St. Thomas High School Thottakad
• Government Teacher Training college Center Thottakad
• H.W.L.P. School.
• CMS LP School, Ezhuvanthanam

References

1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.