Koruthodu

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	Koruthodu Location in Kerala, India Koruthodu Koruthodu (India)
	Coordinates: 9°28′0″N76°57′0″E / 9.46667°N 76.95000°E Coordinates: 9°28′0″N76°57′0″E / 9.46667°N 76.95000°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Government
• Body	Koruthodu Grama Panchayath
Population (2008)
• Total	21,470
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	686513
Telephone code	04828
Vehicle registration	KL-34
Nearest city	Kottayam, Mundakayam.
Lok Sabha constituency	Pathanamthitta
Civic agency	Koruthodu
Climate	cool pleasant (Köppen)

Last updated November 05, 2019

Koruthodu is a village/town in Kanjirappally Taluk, Kottayam District of Kerala state, India. It is situated on the Highway connecting Mundakayam to Sabarimala temple, Kerala, and is at the border of Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Idukki districts. The nearest town Mundakayam is 13 Kilometers from Koruthodu. The river Azhutha (Tributary of Pamba) runs through the borders of this village. Nearby locations include Kanamala, Vandanpathal, Mundakkayam and Panakkachira.

Kanjirappally is a taluk and a town in Kottayam district situated about 38 km (24 mi) away from the district capital, in the state of Kerala, India. National Highway connects Kanjirapally to major nearest cities. Kanjirappally, also known as the Gateway of Highrange since it is the geographic entrance to the 'Malanad' or the Hill country of Kerala, which extends to Idukki district and then to Tamil Nadu. Kanjirapally is one of the most busiest towns in kottayam district. It is a part of the Palai city metro. A new airport has been proposed which is near to kanjirapally in Erumeli.

Kottayam is a prominent city in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south-west Kerala. It had a population of 136,812 in the city's administrative limits, according to the 2011 census. Kottayam is approximately 146 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala.

Kerala is a state on the southwestern Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions. Spread over 38,863 km² (15,005 sq mi), Kerala is the twenty-third largest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west. With 33,387,677 inhabitants as per the 2011 Census, Kerala is the thirteenth-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state.

Access

Bangalore - Salem -Dindigul -Theni -Kumily -Mundakayam- Koruthodu
Chennai -Trichy -Dindigul -Theni -Kumily -Mundakayam- Koruthodu
Angamaly/Airport - Muvattupuzha -Thodupuzha-Erattupetta-Mundakayam- Koruthodu
Thiruvananthapuram - Kottarakkara - Adoor -Pathanamthitta -Erumeli -Mundakayam- Koruthodu
Kottayam - Ponkunnam - Kanjirappally -Mundakayam - Koruthodu
Kochi/Cochin -Thalayolapparambu -Pala - Ponkunnam - Kanjirappally -Mundakayam - Koruthodu
Sabarimala - Pampa - Kanamala - Koruthodu ^[1]

Mundakayam, is a town in Kanjirappally Taluk in the Kottayam District of Kerala. It is the doorway to the high ranges of southern Kerala, and is at the border of Kottayam and Idukki districts. The next nearest town, Kanjirappally, is 14 km (8.7 mi) & Erumely is 12 km from Mundakayam. Mundakayam has rubber plantations, and greenery. The Manimala River runs through Mundakayam. It is located 48 km east of the district headquarters at Kottayam and 148 km from the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. The name Mundakayam is said to be derived from the Mundi cranes that used to be seen along the Manimala River banks.

The Sabarimala temple is a temple complex located at Sabarimala inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. It is the site of the one of the largest annual pilgrimage in the world with an estimate of between 17 million and 50 million devotees visiting every year. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu celibate deity Ayyappan also known as Dharma Sastha, who according to belief is the son of Shiva and Mohini, the feminine incarnation of Vishnu. The traditions of Sabarimala are a confluence of Shaivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, and other Śramaṇa traditions.

Koruthodu is exactly 13 km South-East of Mundakayam Town. The State Highway connecting Mundakayam and Sabarimala passes through Koruthodu. Major cultivations are coffee, Tapioca, Banana, pepper, cocoa and natural rubber. ^[2]

Black pepper is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, known as a peppercorn, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. When fresh and fully mature, it is about 5 mm (0.20 in) in diameter and dark red, and contains a single seed, like all drupes. Peppercorns and the ground pepper derived from them may be described simply as pepper, or more precisely as black pepper, green pepper, or white pepper.

The cocoa bean or simply cocoa, which is also called the cacao bean or cacao, is the dried and fully fermented seed of Theobroma cacao, from which cocoa solids and cocoa butter can be extracted. Cocoa beans are the basis of chocolate, and Mesoamerican foods including tejate, a pre-Hispanic drink that also includes maize.

Sports and Games

Koruthodu can boast supreme legacy in Indian athletic history as Koruthodu C.K.M. School was National champions in athletics for 15 years under the guidance of Dhronacharya 'K.P.Thomas' mash. Famous Olympians like Anju Bobby George , Shiny Wilson , Joseph Abraham were found and nurtured here. ^[3]

Anju Bobby George is an Indian athlete. She is India's first and only World Champion in Athletics IAAF World Athletics Final. Anju Bobby George made history when she won the bronze medal in long jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. With this achievement, she became the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal in a World Championships in Athletics jumping 6.70 m. She went on to win the gold medal at the IAAF World Athletics Final in 2005, a performance she considers her best. Anju was upgraded to the gold status from silver in the 2005 World Athletics Final in Monte Carlo following the disqualification of Tatyana Kotova of Russia by the International Association of Athletics Federations, following the recent re-testing of the latter’s sample collected at the 2005 World Championship in Helsinki. She was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2002. She had got 5th position with personal best score of 6.83 at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Joseph Ganapathiplackal Abraham is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala. He holds the current 400 metre hurdles State record of 49.51 seconds set during the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka on 26 August 2007. At Osaka, Abraham became the first Indian male athlete to clear the opening round of an event in the World Athletics Championships when he reached the 400m hurdles semifinals. He also won the 400m hurdles gold medal at 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games.

Nearest Airport

Cochin International Airport

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References

↑ "PWD Roads Kottayam". keralapwd.gov.in. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
↑ "കോരുത്തോട് ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (Koruthodu Grama Panchayat)". lsgkerala.in. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
↑ "The true DRONACHARYA - The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

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[keralapwd-1] "PWD Roads Kottayam". keralapwd.gov.in. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

[lsgkerala-2] "കോരുത്തോട് ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (Koruthodu Grama Panchayat)". lsgkerala.in. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

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