Kottanad

Kottanad is a village in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India.

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Coordinates: 9°24′30″N 76°44′32″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Government
• Body	Kottanad Grama Panchayath
• Density	889/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	689615
Nearest city	Ranni
Sex ratio	1.091 ♂/♀
Literacy	84.76%
Lok Sabha constituency	Pathanamthitta
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ranni
Civic agency	Kottanad Grama Panchayath

Religion

Kottanad's major religions are Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam.

Climate

Like the other parts of the state, Kottanad has a wet and maritime tropical climate. The region receives most of the rain from the South-West monsoon and the North-East monsoon. Summer is from March to May. During these times the place receives locally developed thundershowers. Due to the higher elevation, the climate is cooler towards the eastern area.

Economy

Rubber Trees in a Plantation

The economy of Kottanad is mainly from agriculture. Kottanad is one of the rubber producing villages in Kerala. Other major crops are coconut, tapioca and pepper.

Facilities

• Primary Health Centre, Kottanad
• Post Office
• Govt Upper Primary School
• Library
• Govt. Higher Secondary School
• Telephone Exchange
• Village Office
• PSU Bank (State Bank of India)
• Co-operative Banks.
• Krishi Bhavan

Transport

The major mean of transportation of people in Kottanad is public transportation system, KSRTC as well as private bus services.

Administration

Kottanad Village is a part of Pathanamthitta district administration. The Kottanad village office is in Perumpetty.

Gallery

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