Koothattukulam

Koothattukulam
—  town  —
Koothattukulam
Location of Koothattukulam
in Kerala and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Kerala
District(s) Ernakulam
Nearest city Kottayam
Parliamentary constituency Kottayam
Population 17,700
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Koothattukulam is situated in the Muvattupuzha Taluk, towards the South East corner of Ernakulam district in Kerala, South India. The town lies 50km south east of Kochi City, 17 km to the south of Muvattupuzha, and 35 kilometres east of Kottayam town and lies on the M.C. Road. It lies at the junction of three districts: Ernakulam, Kottayam and Idukki. Koothattukulam has a large population of Syrian Christian Achayans. It covers an area of 2318.71 hectares.

Most inhabitants are engaged in agriculture, farming and trading, with the main cash crops being rubber, paddy, coconut, areca nut, ginger, turmeric, 'kacholam' and pepper.

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