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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 628423
- Pincode
- 691306
- Post office
- Anchal
- Population
- 18,400
- Households
- 4,829
- Literacy rate
- 84.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1143 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 6,030
- Distance to district centre
- 33 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 42 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 459 km
- Nearest railway station
- Punalur · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Primary Health Centre, Alayamon · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kottukkal compares
By population, Kottukkal ranks #18 of 26 villages in Kottarakkara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
84.8%
−0.7% vs mandal average
- Kottukkal
- 84.8%
- Kottarakkara mandal
- 85.5%
- Kollam district
- 85.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,143
+2 vs mandal average
- Kottukkal
- 1,143
- Kottarakkara mandal
- 1,141
Household size
people per home
3.8
Same as the mandal average
- Kottukkal
- 3.8
- Kottarakkara mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kottukkal at a glance
Kottukkal is a village of 18,400 people in 4,829 households (Census 2011) in Kottarakkara taluk, Kollam district, Kerala, the 18th-largest of 26 villages in Kottarakkara taluk. Literacy is 85%, about the same as the taluk average of 86% and the sex ratio is 1,143 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Kollam district centre, 4 km from Anchal, the nearest town, 14 km from Punalur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 691306, served by Anchal post office; the LGD village code is 628423. Mapped within or next to the village: bank, post office. The village votes in Pathanapuram assembly constituency, represented by MLA K.B. Ganesh Kumar. The population is estimated at 21,694 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kottukkal · this village | 18,400 | 85% | — |
| Anchal · Punalur | 33,088 | 86% | 3.5 km N |
| Edamulackal · Punalur | 22,004 | 86% | 3.9 km W |
| Panavoor · Nedumangad | 20,348 | 84% | 4.2 km SE |
| Ittiva · Kottarakkara | 17,270 | 84% | 4.4 km SE |
| Chadayamangalam · Kottarakkara | 22,473 | 84% | 4.8 km SW |
| Channappetta · Punalur | 8,518 | 83% | 5.2 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kottukkal
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Punalur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Ittiva
- Total area (ha)
- 2,235
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 36.21
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kottukkal
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Key facts — Kottukkal
- LGD code
- 628423
- Pincode
- 691306
- Post office
- Anchal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 18,400
- Population (projected 2026)
- 21,694
- Households
- 4,829
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1143
- Literacy rate
- 84.8%
- Coordinates
- 8.89762°N, 76.90460°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mavelikkara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pathanapuram
- Member of Parliament
- Kodikkunnil Suresh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- K.B. Ganesh Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Kottarakkara
- Nearest post office
- Kottukkal Post Office (0.1 km)
- Nearest bank
- Kollam District Co Operative Bank (0.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kottukkal
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram42 kmcapital
- Bengaluru459 km
- Chennai593 km
- Hyderabad959 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPunalur14 km
- Bus stopKottukkal Bus Stop<1 km
- Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Centre, Alayamon3 km
- ATM / bankKollam District Co Operative Bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan petroleum Jameela Beevi Agencies5 km
- CollegeSt. John's College4 km
- Police stationPolice Station,Chadayamangalam5 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Kottukkal Bus Stopunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- Kollam District Co Operative Bankunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kottukkal
5 Temples, 1 Church, 2 Mosques mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kottukkal
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚Achutamenon Memorial LibraryLibrary<1 km ↗
- 📚Aksharam LibraryLibrary1.9 km ↗
- 📚PuthayamLibrary2.7 km ↗
- 🏫ManjapparaSchool2.8 km ↗
- 🏫St John's School Entry & GroundSchool3.5 km ↗
- 🏫B v u p s school groundSchool3.5 km ↗
- 🎓St. John's CollegeCollege3.7 km ↗
- 🎓St.Joseph's College of NursingCollege3.8 km ↗
- 📚Bodhi Samskarika Nilayam LibraryLibrary3.9 km ↗
- 🎓Marthoma College of Science and TechnologyCollege4.2 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 691306
Villages near Kottukkal
Other villages in Kottarakkara mandal
View all 26 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)