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- LGD code
- 627326
- Pincode
- 673122
- Post office
- Kalpetta North
- Population
- 17,295
- Households
- 3,920
- Literacy rate
- 78.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1037 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 7,563
- Distance to district centre
- 8 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 363 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 223 km
- Nearest railway station
- Quilandi · 45 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Family Health Centre Vengapally · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kottathara compares
By population, Kottathara ranks #5 of 17 villages in Vythiri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.5%
+0.2% vs mandal average
- Kottathara
- 78.5%
- Vythiri mandal
- 78.3%
- Wayanad district
- 79.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,037
−16 vs mandal average
- Kottathara
- 1,037
- Vythiri mandal
- 1,053
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
- Kottathara
- 4.4
- Vythiri mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kottathara at a glance
Kottathara is a village of 17,295 people in 3,920 households (Census 2011) in Vythiri taluk, Wayanad district, Kerala, the 5th-largest of 17 villages in Vythiri taluk. Literacy is 79%, about the same as the taluk average of 78% and the sex ratio is 1,037 women per 1,000 men. It lies 8 km from the Wayanad district centre, 5 km from Kavumannam, the nearest town, 45 km from Quilandi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 673122, served by Kalpetta North post office; the LGD village code is 627326. The nearest hospital or health centre is Family Health Centre Vengapally, 4 km away. The village votes in Kalpetta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adv.T Siddiqu. The population is estimated at 20,391 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kottathara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kottathara · this village | 17,295 | 79% | — |
| Kavumannam · Vythiri | 10,106 | 81% | 4.6 km SW |
| Vengappally · Vythiri | 11,692 | 78% | 6 km S |
| Kaniambetta · Vythiri | 29,363 | 79% | 6.4 km E |
| Kalpetta · Vythiri | — | — | 7.5 km SE |
| Valayanad · Kozhikode | — | — | 7.7 km NE |
| Muttil North · Vythiri | 12,382 | 76% | 8 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kottathara
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 3
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Kalpetta
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kottathara, Padinharethara, Vengappally, Kaniambetta, Muttil
- Total area (ha)
- 3,224
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 85.83
- Forest area (ha)
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kottathara
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Key facts — Kottathara
- LGD code
- 627326
- Pincode
- 673122
- Post office
- Kalpetta North
- Population (Census 2011)
- 17,295
- Population (projected 2026)
- 20,391
- Households
- 3,920
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1037
- Literacy rate
- 78.5%
- Coordinates
- 11.66506°N, 76.04164°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Wayanad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalpetta
- Member of Parliament
- Rahul Gandhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Adv.T Siddiqu
- Block / Mandal
- Vythiri
- Nearest post office
- Post Office, Venniyode (2.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kottathara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram363 kmcapital
- Bengaluru223 km
- Chennai486 km
- Hyderabad688 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationQuilandi45 km
- Bus stopMyladi2 km
- Hospital / PHCFamily Health Centre Vengapally4 km
- ATM / bankkerala gramin bank kaniyambetta branch5 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum7 km
- CollegeIslamia College5 km
- Police stationDistrict Police Office Wayand6 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Myladi1.8 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kottathara
7 Temples, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Kurungaloor Mahashiva TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Our Lady of Lourde's Church (Pallikkunnu Church)Temple2.7 km ↗
- 🛕Lourde Matha ChurchTemple2.7 km ↗
- 🛕Aaneri Mahavishnu TempleTemple3.2 km ↗
- 🛕Neeroor Shiva TempleTemple3.7 km ↗
- 🛕Ayyapa BajanamadamTemple3.8 km ↗
- 🛕kottanchira kariyathan kavuTemple4.2 km ↗
- 🕌Masjidul RahmaMosque4.6 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kottathara
9 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚Youvashakthi GrandhalayamLibrary<1 km ↗
- 📚Yuvashabdham , VandiyambettaLibrary1.9 km ↗
- 📚Panchayath Library , KurumbalakkottaLibrary2.7 km ↗
- 📚E K Nayanar Smaraka GrandashalaLibrary3.7 km ↗
- 🧒aganawadiAnganwadi4.2 km ↗
- 🏫S A L P School KuppaditharaSchool4.4 km ↗
- 📚Vaikari Library, MadakkimalaLibrary4.4 km ↗
- 🧒kavumannam anganavadiAnganwadi4.8 km ↗
- 📚Bavadi old libraryLibrary4.8 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)