Sasthamkotta

Sasthamkotta or Sasthamcotta is a village in the Kunnathoor Tehsil of Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. Kunnathoor taluk headquarters is located at Sasthamkotta. Sasthamkotta fresh water lake is the largest fresh water lake in Kerala.

Sasthamkotta

Sasthamcotta
village
Evening at Sasthamcotta Lake
Coordinates: 9°2′36.17″N 76°37′31.01″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKollam
Population
 (2001)
 • Total32,330
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
690521
Telephone code0476
Vehicle registrationKL-61
Nearest cityAdoor, Kollam, karunagappally town
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKunnathur
Websitewww.sasthamcotta.com
Shasthamkotta boat jetty
Shasthamkotta Railway Station
Shasthamkotta Lake

Location

Shasthamcotta is 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Kollam, the district headquarters,a few kilometres from Adoor municipality , 18 kilometres (11 mi) and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Karunagappalli town and 42 kilometres (26 mi) away from Paravur. It is the location of the Sasthamcotta Sree Dharma Sastha Temple.

Tourism

The place is naturally beautiful and is surrounded by hills and valleys. 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.

Monkey Temples

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 shot 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 32,330 with 15,818 males and 16,512 females.[1]

Transport

Sasthamkotta is connected to Adoor municipality via SH-37 (State Highway 37- Adoor-Kollam Road). Adoor-Kollam KSRTC Venad chain bus service passes through Sasthamkotta.

Railways

Sasthamkotta railway station (Code:STKT) falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways.[2][3][4] It is coming in between Munrothuruthu railway station and Karunagappalli railway station. The nearest important major rail head to Sasthamkotta is Kollam Junction railway station and Karunagappalli railway station

Notable Personalities from Sasthamcotta

K. R. Meera

M. D. Retnamma (Novelist & Short Story Writer)

Abdul Nasser Mahdani - founder of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

P. Balachandran (Film Writer & Actor)

C.P. Rajasekharan Journalist& Writer

Ravi Saraswathi (Author & IT Executive)

Prof.C.Chandramathi (Short story Writer)

Dr.G.Sumithran ( Chief Cardio thoracic and Vascular Surgeon, Padmavathy Medical Foundation)

V.B unnithan (Journalist mathrubhumi)

MURARI M PILLAI (short film actor )

References
  1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

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