Thottackad

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Thottakad
village
Thottackad
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Coordinates: 9°31′0″N76°36′0″E / 9.51667°N 76.60000°E / 9.51667; 76.60000
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Population
 (2011)
  Total
13,990
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
686539
Telephone code0481
Vehicle registration KL-05, KL-33
Lok Sabha constituencyKottayam
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPuthuppally

Thottakad is a village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. [1] The nearest towns are Changanacherry and Kottayam.

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Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Thottakad had a population of 13,990 with 6,841 males and 7,149 females. [2] [1]

Transportation

Thottakad is a village in Kottayam district, in Kerala state. There are many buses passing via Thottakad. Main bus routes are - Kottayam–Karukachal-Mallappally-Kozhenchery, Kottayam–Karukachal-Mallappally-Ranni, Kottayam–Karukachal-Manimala-Ranny and Kottayam-Perumbanachy-Changanacherry. Thottakad is 14 kilometres from Kottayam town towards karukachal route.

Temples and churches

Thottakkad Sree Sankaranarayana Swamy Temple is one of the important temples of the glory days of King Thekkumkoor. When Thekkumkoor became part of Venad during the reign of King Marthanda Varma, most of Thottakkad belonged to Devaswom. The temple, which is over a thousand years old, was under the control of the government. St.George Catholic Church, Mar Aprem Church, Pentecostal Church of God [IPC] (thottkakad bethel ipc), Assemblies of God church [Pentecostal church], The Pentecostal Mission [TPM], Eravuchira St. Mary's Church, P.R.D.S Church Koduvelil, St Mary's Bethelahem Orthodox Church Thottakad, Thottakad Sankaranarayana Swami Temple, Sreenarayanaguru Temple Thottakkadu, Kuruthikaaman Kaavu Temple, and Rajamattom Church.

Administration

Thottakadu is under Vakathanam and Puthupally Grama Panchayath. It is located 14 kilometres west of District headquarters Kottayam.

Post Office

There is a post office in this village and the pin code is 686539.

Essential Data

Educational institutions

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. "Thottackad Village Population - Changanassery - Kottayam, Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 15 December 2025.