Sasthamkotta
| Sasthamkotta | |
|---|---|
| village | |
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  Sasthamkotta | |
| Coordinates: 9°2′36.17″N 76°37′31.01″E / 9.0433806°N 76.6252806°ECoordinates: 9°2′36.17″N 76°37′31.01″E / 9.0433806°N 76.6252806°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 32,330 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 690521 |
| Telephone code | 0476 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-61 |
| Nearest city | Kollam |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kunnathur |
| Website | www.sasthamcotta.com |
Sasthamkotta is a village in the Kunnathoor Tehsil of Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Kollam, the district headquarters. It is the location of the Sasthamcotta Sree Dharma Sastha Temple.
The place is gifted with natural beauty and is surrounded by hills and vallies. In the midst of the hills is the Fresh Water Lake. The extensive freshwater lake here is the biggest of its kind in Kerala.Water supply to the Kollam town is met by purifying the water from this lake. One of the features of Sasthamcotta temple is the abundance of monkeys that camp around. Because of that Sasthamcotta is famous for Monkeys.Many movies and TV serials shoted at Sasthamcotta, like Inapravukal (1965), Ente Hridayathinte Udama (2002), Ilamurathampuran (1998), Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran (2002), Kuttisrank (2009) etc are some of those. The Second World Religion Conference had been held in Sasthamcotta,in which the Global Religious leaders had particularly participated.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Sasthamkotta had a population of 32330 with 15818 males and 16512 females.[1]
Notable Personalities from Sasthamcotta
P Balachandran (Film / Drama Writer, Actor and Lecturer)
K R Meera (Writer & Journalist)
Gallery
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Sasthamoctta Lake
References
- ↑ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-10.