Kottukkal

Kottukkal
Kottukkal ; Manjippuzha
	Village
	Kottukkal Location in Kerala, India Kottukkal Kottukkal (India)
	Coordinates: 8°53′0″N 76°54′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Population (2001)
• Total	18,227
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691519
Telephone code	0475
Vehicle registration	KL-24

Kottukkal is a village in Kollam district of Kerala, India. The historical importance of the village is linked to Kottukal cave temple, built before 800 CE. The village comes under Ittiva panchayath and it is the most prominent town in this panchayath. The village has many libraries such as Safder Hashmi library and Kairaly library. Attractions include the district agricultural farm. Ancient temples here include more than 6 temples surrendered in 3 kilometers of Kottukkal, such as the Cave temple.[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Kottukkal had a population of 18227 with 8669 males and 9558 females .[1]

References

"Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

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[censusindia-1] "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.