Kunnathur, Kerala

Coordinates: 9°4′0″N 76°38′0″E / 9.06667°N 76.63333°E / 9.06667; 76.63333
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Kunnathoor
Kunnathoor
village
Kunnathoor is located in Kerala
Kunnathoor
Kunnathoor
Location in Kerala, India
Kunnathoor is located in India
Kunnathoor
Kunnathoor
Kunnathoor (India)
Coordinates: 9°4′0″N 76°38′0″E / 9.06667°N 76.63333°E / 9.06667; 76.63333
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKollam
Population
 (2001)
 • Total27,689
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
690520
Telephone code0476
Vehicle registrationKL-02, KL-23, KL-61
Nearest cityChakkuvally, Bharanicavu
Lok Sabha constituencyMavelikkara
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKunnathoor

Kunnathur is a village in Kollam district in, Kerala, India. The capital of Kunnathur taluk is Nediyavila. Kunnathur is the smallest taluk in Kerala.

Settlements[change | change source]

Kunnathur consists of the regions of Nediyavila, Manampuzha, Puthanambalam, Iverkala, Panamthoppu, Ezhammile, Thuruthikkara, Muthupilakadu, Bharanicavu, Patharam, Chakkuvally, Sasthamcotta, Anjilmood, Ics, Mynagappally, Venga,Kovoor, Vilanthra, Karalimukk, Kangattu, Kadapuzha Bridge, and Chittumala, etc.

Religion[change | change source]

Kunnathur has several Hindu temples like Nediyavila Devi temple, Kokkamkavu Durga Devi temple, Puthanambalam Devi temple, Thalappil Devi temple, Kumaranchira Devi Temple, Karimpinpuzha Shiva temple and Malanada [duriyodhana] temple. There are also churches like Emmanuel Marthoma church Thuruthikkara, St.George Orthodox Church Thottathumuri, etc. in Kunnathur

Culture[change | change source]

Changanacherry Smaraka Grandhasala in Iverkala was the first library to open in Kunnathur.