Koothali

Koothali
village
Koothali Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 11°35′0″N 75°46′0″E / 11.58333°N 75.76667°E / 11.58333; 75.76667Coordinates: 11°35′0″N 75°46′0″E / 11.58333°N 75.76667°E / 11.58333; 75.76667
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Population (2001)
• Total	10,212
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	673532
Vehicle registration	KL-
Nearest city	Perambra
Lok Sabha constituency	Vatakara
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Perambra
the name Koothali has been evolved from two terms Kooth+Ali in which "Kooth" means performing arts like "Kathakali", "Koodiyattam" etc and "Ali" means the venue where such art forms are performed. In ancient times Koothali was a place where this sort of performing arts were taught and practiced by artists of "Koothali-Thambayi"- the then ruler of Koothali. Koothali has hundreds of years of history and it goes back to time of Tippu Sultan and beyond.

Koothali is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.^[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Koothali had a population of 10212 with 4982 males and 5230 females.^[1]

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