Kottukkal is a village in
Kollam district
Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 List of districts in Kerala, districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Lac ...
of
Kerala
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,
India
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. 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.
Demographics
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
, Kottukkal had a population of 18227 with 8669 males and 9558 females .
References
Villages in Kollam district
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