Muttom is a rural area in

Idukki district Idukki (ഇടുക്കി; ) is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala in the southwest of the country. It is the largest district in Kerala and lies amid the Cardamom Hills of Western Ghats in Kerala. Idukki district co ...

in the

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. This place is 8.5 km away from

Thodupuzha Thodupuzha () is a municipality and taluk in the Idukki district of Kerala, India. It is located west of the district headquarters in Painavu and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Thodupu ...

and 66 km away from

Kochi Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...

. Geographically this place is part of Midland or Idanad region of

Places with similar name

There are ten other places named as " Muttom" in various parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu : * Thodupuzha - Muttom *

Kanyakumari Kanyakumari (Tamil; / kəɳjɑkʊmɑɾiː/; referring to Devi Kanya Kumari, officially known as Kanniyakumari, formerly known as Cape Comorin) is a town and a municipality in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the ...

-Muttom, *

Haripad Haripad is a municipality in ''Odanad, Onattukara'' region of Alappuzha District, Kerala, India located between Alappuzha and Kollam on the NH 66, National Highway 66. Haripad is bordered on the east by Pallippad, Veeyapuram and Karuvatta ...

-Muttom, *

Cherthala Cherthala is a municipality in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India and acts as a satellite town of Kochi. It is located north of the district headquarters in Alappuzha and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 20 ...

-Muttom, *

Aluva Aluva () is a Municipalities of Kerala, municipality and a northern suburb of the city of Kochi in Kerala. It is located about north of the city centre. Aluva is known for the Aluva Sivarathri festival, Sivarathri festival, which is celebra ...

-Muttom, *

Kannur Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and Municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the maj ...

- Muttam, payangadi * Thodupuzha-Ezhumuttom *

Kasaragod Kasaragod () is a municipal town and the administrative headquarters of the Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kera ...

- Muttam (Shiriya Post, Kumbala) *

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-Muttam lies in the Kongu region, near the foothills of the famous Vellingiri hills and in the banks of the Kanchi Maanadhi river (Noyyal). *

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-Muttam is a village in Kattumannarkoil Taluk, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu State. *

Nagapattinam Nagapattinam (''nākappaṭṭinam'', previously spelt Nagapatnam or Negapatam) is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Nagapattinam district. The town came to prominence during the period of Medieval ...

-Muttam is one of the Village in Nagapattinam District in Tamil Nadu State.

Geography

Adjacent areas/panchayaths of Muttom are at east Kudayathoor, at west Karimkunnam (village), at south Kadanad and Melukavu and at north Alacode and Edavetty. Thodupuzha river is flowing through this village. Another important water body is Parappan thodu.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, the total population is 10,228. Muttom has an average literacy rate of 96%: male and female literacy is 96%. Population density is 402.

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture

Muttom's economy is driven by agriculture. Also there are small scale industries. Major part of the agriculture land is used for

natural rubber Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, ''caucho'', or ''caoutchouc'', as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds. Types of polyisoprene ...

cultivation. Other crops such as

pineapple The pineapple (''Ananas comosus'') is a Tropical vegetation, tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been culti ...

coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family (biology), family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, ...

rice Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...

, pepper, cocoa,

tapioca Tapioca (; ) is a starch extracted from the tubers of the cassava plant (''Manihot esculenta,'' also known as manioc), a species native to the North Region, Brazil, North and Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast regions of Brazil, but which has ...

banana A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large treelike herbaceous flowering plants in the genus '' Musa''. In some countries, cooking bananas are called plantains, distinguishing the ...

ginger Ginger (''Zingiber officinale'') is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. It is an herbaceous perennial that grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of l ...

turmeric Turmeric (), or ''Curcuma longa'' (), is a flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that requires temperatures between and high ...

, etc. are also being cultivated. Krishi Bhavan is the state government agency working to coordinate the agriculture activities. A related

animal husbandry Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, animal fiber, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, management, production, nutrition, selective breeding, and the raising ...

is also existing here.

Cattle Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus '' Bos''. Mature female cattle are calle ...

goat The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a species of Caprinae, goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the ...

and

chicken The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated subspecies of the red junglefowl (''Gallus gallus''), originally native to Southeast Asia. It was first domesticated around 8,000 years ago and is now one of the most common and w ...

are the main

livestock Livestock are the Domestication, domesticated animals that are raised in an Agriculture, agricultural setting to provide labour and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, Egg as food, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The t ...

raising here. Veterinary hospital and Milma ksheera sahakarana sangham are functioning to provide required guidance to this sector.

Industries

There are no major or medium industries functioning in this village. A number of small scale industries are working here such as Kakkombu RPS which is based on rubber production and promotion, also provides guidance to farmers. A spices park is also started to function at Thudanganad.

Communication

Almost every house has a

landline A landline is a physical telephone connection that uses metal wires or optical fiber from the subscriber's premises to the network, allowing multiple phones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number. It is also referred to as plain old ...

phone connection. A BSNL telephone exchange is functioning in this village. In recent years mobile phone usage is dramatically increased in this area. Almost all the major mobile service providers in Kerala have presence in this village. There are two

India post The Department of Posts, d/b/a India Post, is an Indian Public Sector Undertakings in India, public sector postal system statutory body headquartered in New Delhi, India. It is an organisation under the Ministry of Communications (India), Minist ...

offices are also functioning here.

Transportation

People of this area depend on road network for transportation. Muttom has an excellent network of roads which connects it to the nearby towns and cities. State Highway 33 (Kerala) - Thodupuzha- Puliyanmala road and State Highway 44 (Kerala) - Sabarimala – Neriamangalam Road are passing through this village. There are several private and public bus services through Muttom.

Railway

There are no railway network passing through this village. Nearby railway stations are Ernakulam South 67 km, Ernakulam North 69 km, Aluva 62 km and Kottayam 51 km.

Airport

Cochin International Airport is the nearest airport which 60 km away from Muttom

Government

Local Government

This gram panchayat was established in 1953. A gram panchayat Bharanasamithi is functioning as the local government body. Its members are elected by people of each electoral ward.

Electoral college An electoral college is a body whose task is to elect a candidate to a particular office. It is mostly used in the political context for a constitutional body that appoints the head of state or government, and sometimes the upper parliament ...

is based on the

universal suffrage Universal suffrage or universal franchise ensures the right to vote for as many people bound by a government's laws as possible, as supported by the " one person, one vote" principle. For many, the term universal suffrage assumes the exclusion ...

. Panchayat has 13 electoral wards at present. This area also belongs to Thodupuzha block panchayat and Idukki

zilla panchayat The Zila Panchayat or District Development Council or Zilla Parishad or District Panchayat or is the third tier of the Panchayati Raj system and functions at the district levels in all states. A Zila Parishad is an elected body representing the ...

. This three tier system is functioning under Panchayati raj system. Election to these local governing bodies is conducted in every five years. An administrative wing is functioning with panchayat Bharanasamithi to project execution and tax collection. Muttom is part of Thodupuzha assembly constituency of Kerala Legislature . This place belongs to Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency)

Law and Order

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Kerala Police The Kerala Police is the law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Kerala. Kerala Police has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. The motto of the force is "Mridhu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye" which means "Soft in Temperament, ...

. This place belongs to the jurisdiction of Muttom Sub Inspector office. * Idukki District Court is headquartered in this village. * Idukki district prison is also working in this village. * Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau, Idukki unit.

Healthcare

People mainly depend on

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and

ayurveda Ayurveda (; ) is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. It is heavily practised throughout India and Nepal, where as much as 80% of the population report using ayurveda. The theory and practice of ayur ...

for

healthcare Health care, or healthcare, is the improvement or maintenance of health via the preventive healthcare, prevention, diagnosis, therapy, treatment, wikt:amelioration, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other disability, physic ...

needs. A

community health centre A healthcare center, health center, or community health center is one of a network of clinics staffed by a group of general practitioners and nurses providing healthcare services to people in a certain area. Typical services covered are family pr ...

and a number of private hospitals are functioning here. No major healthcare institutions are functioning here. People need to travel to

for advanced healthcare facilities. * CHC Muttom (Govt.) * District Homeo Hospital, near to Idukki district court (Govt.) * Govt. Ayurveda Dispensary * Karuna Hospital * MM Hospital

Education Institutions

* University College of Engineering, Thodupuzha * Government Polytechnic College, Muttom * College of Applied Science, Muttom * Technical Higher Secondary School, Muttom * Govt. Higher Secondary School, Muttom. This is one of the early educational institution in this village. Previously it was known as Sree Lakshmivilasam Sanskrita Patashala. * St. Thomas High School, Thudanganad * St.Thomas L P School Thudanganad * Shanthal Jyothi Public School, Muttom * Panchayat LP School, Illichari * St. Mary's LP School Kakkombu * CSI ITC/ITI Challavayal

Banks

* State Bank of India, (Agriculture) Muttom - Thudanganad. * Federal Bank, Muttom. * Thodupuzha Urban Bank, Muttom. * The Muttom Service Co-Operative Bank, Muttom * The Idukki District Co-Operative Bank, Muttom * The Thudanganadu Service Co-operative Bank, Thudanganadu * Kerala Gramin Bank * South Indian Bank

Places of interest

Malankara Dam Malankara dam is a gravity dam constructed across Muvattupuzha river for irrigation purposes. The dam is constructed to make use of the tail water from the Moolamattom power house. The project is run under the Muvattupuzha Valley Irrigation Pr ...

is a gravity dam constructed across Thodupuzha river for irrigation purpose. The tail water from Moolamattom Power house is stored here. Morning view of Malankara Dam reservoir from Kudayathoor 2

Morning view of Malankara Dam reservoir from Kudayathoor 2

* Malankara Dam Children's Park is part of Malankara tourism project. A walk way and amenity center also started to function here. *

Ilaveezha Poonchira Ilaveezhapoonchira is a tourist destination located in Melukavu village in Kottayam district near Kanjar. Ilaveezha Poonchira is surrounded by three enchanting hillocks - Mankunnu, Kodayathoormala and Thonippara. This makes the place ideal fo ...

is situated in Kudayathoor Mountain or Vindyan ranges with a green meadows in and around. There is cave in the north east side the hill and the name itself explain that there is no tree in this area. One can reach Ilaveezhapoonchira by road from Muttom via Kanjar or Melukavu around 30 minutes drive.

* District Rifle Association Idukki (DRAI) Shooting Range is situated in Muttom nearby Malankara dam. * Nadukani pavilion is situated near

Moolamattom Moolamattom is the headquarters of Arakulam Panchayath in Thodupuzha Taluk, Idukki district in Kerala, India. It lies 22 km from Thodupuzha, on the banks of the Thodupuzha River, a tributary of the Muvattupuzha river. Moolamattom is famou ...

around 22 km from Muttom en route to Idukki. * Aruvikuth Waterfalls This waterfall is situated near to Hilly Aqua plant on Thodupuzha-Muttom road.

* Poothakkuzhi Waterfalls This water fall is near to Muttom-Moolamattom road. * Pachilamkunnu View Point * Kannadippara View Point

Places of Worship

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s'': * Thayyakavu Bhagvati Temple * Sree Krishnaswamy Temple, School Junction ''Churches'': * St. Mary's Knanaya Catholic Church, Oorakkunnu * St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church (Suriyani Palli), Court Junction * The Pentecostal Mission * St. Sebastian Church Sibigiri * St. Joseph Church Jose Mount * St. Mathias C.S.I. Church Ellumpuram * St. Thomas Forane Church Thudanganad * St. Mary's Church Kakombu * St. Luke's C.S.I. Church Kuzhiynal * Born again People's Church (BPC) Pallikavala * Logos Church ''

Mosque A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. Originally, mosques were si ...

s'': * Muhayiddin Jamaath, Muttom * Sabaha Masjid, Court Junction * Malankara Makham Juma Masjid, Perumattom, Muttom ''

Shrine A shrine ( "case or chest for books or papers"; Old French: ''escrin'' "box or case") is a sacred space">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ...: ''escri ...

'': * The Shrine of Sayyed Muhammed Pookunji Seetikoya Tangal is located in the right bank of Todupuza river at Perumattom and the annual Urz will be celebrate in the month of April.

References

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