Mundakayam

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Mundakayam is a small town in Kottayam District of Kerala state( God' own country), South India. It is the gateway to the High Ranges of Kerala, and is in at the border of Kottayam and Idukki districts. It is from here that the highranges of south Kerala starts. It's one of the most developed towns in Kerala, with beautiful rubber plantations, and amazing greenery.The beautiful river Manimala runs through Mundakayam. Nearby locations include Panchalimedu, [[Kuttikkanam, 15km drive from mundakayam town and is around 3500 feet above sea level ], Peermade and Thekkady.

Mundakayam is exactly 55 km away from Kottayam towards the East and 56 km away from Kumily ( Border of Kerala State & Tamil Nadu State ) towards the West. The NH-220 (Kollam - Theni National Highway) passes through Mundakayam.

Mundakayam is a land of coffee,pepper,cocoa and natural rubber. The rubber plantations in India had originated from Mundakayam, which was introduced by Mr. J.J.Murphy around 1910. an All India Agricultural & Industrial Exhibition was conducted in 1967 which was inaugurated by Hindi film maestro Sunil Dutt. Malayala Manorama Daily had once listed Mundakayam as the place with the highest Cost Of Living in India , one of the leading Indian newspapers in “Malayalam” (Regional Language of Kerala).Still it is involved in the list of places whose consumer price indices are published by union labour ministry of govt. of India in a regular interval.