Administrative Formation Year of Formation: Kottukal Grama Panchayat was formed in 1961. District, Taluk and Block: This Grama Panchayat is located under Athiyannur Block Panchayat in Neyyattinkara Taluk of Thiruvananthapuram District.
Administrative Formation
Year of Formation: Kottukal Grama Panchayat was formed in 1961.
District, Taluk and Block: This Grama Panchayat is located under Athiyannur Block Panchayat in Neyyattinkara Taluk of Thiruvananthapuram district.
Assembly Constituency: This area falls under Kovalam Assembly Constituency.
Area: The total area of the Panchayat is approximately 12.16 sq km.
Wards: There are a total of 19 wards in the Panchayat.
Villages Covered: The areas of Kottukal, Kanjiramkulam and Vizhinjam villages are included in this Panchayat.
Geographical Information (as per 2011 Census):
Total Population (Gr. Panchayat): 28,968 (as per 2001 Census).
Total Population (Kotttukal Village): 46,915 (as per 2011 Census).
Literacy rate: 84.31 percent (as per 2001 census).
Resurvey: The resurvey of the land of Kottukal village was completed in 1994.
Geographical and socio-economic background
Location: This gram panchayat has coastal areas bordering the Arabian Sea.
Topography: Most of the area is plains. There are also ponds, streams, canals and a beach.
Main occupation: Most of the people here are farmers, wage laborers and small traders. A large number of fishermen live in the coastal area of the panchayat, Adimalathura.
Economic status: The economic status of the area is generally average. Several beach resorts and other small establishments operate near the coast.
Tourist attractions
Some important places that attract tourists are within the limits of Kottukal Panchayat:
Chovara Beach
Azhimala Beach
Azhimala Shiva Temple
