Mundakayam

Mundakayam
മുണ്ടക്കയം
Gateway to highrange
town

Cypress vine spotted in Mundakkayam
Mundakayam
Mundakayam

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 9°32′15″N 76°53′5″E / 9.53750°N 76.88472°E / 9.53750; 76.88472Coordinates: 9°32′15″N 76°53′5″E / 9.53750°N 76.88472°E / 9.53750; 76.88472
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Government
  Body Mundakayam Grama Panchayath
Area
  Total 82.67 km2 (31.92 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Total 24,512
  Density 300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 686513
Telephone code 04828
Vehicle registration KL-34
Lok Sabha constituency Pathanamthitta
Civic agency Mundakayam

Mundakayam (Malayalam: മുണ്ടക്കയം) is a town in Kanjirappally Taluk in the eastern end of Kottayam District, Kerala state, South India. It is the gateway to the high ranges of southern Kerala, and is at the border of Kottayam and Idukki districts. The nearest town, Kanjirappally, is 16 km (9.9 mi) from Mundakayam. Mundakayam has rubber plantations, and greenery. The Manimala River runs through Mundakayam.

Economy

Mundakayam is a land of coffee, pepper, cocoa and natural rubber. The rubber plantations in India had originated from Mundakayam, which was introduced by Mr. J.J.Murphy around 1910. An All India Agricultural & Industrial Exhibition was held here in 1967 which was inaugurated by Hindi film maker Sunil Dutt.

Places of worship

Temples

Churches

Cost of Living

The Malayala Manorama Daily once listed Mundakayam as the place with the highest cost of living in India. But it was a fake news. It is still included in the list of places whose consumer price indices are published by the Indian government Union Labour Ministry at regular intervals.[1]

Transportation

Mundakkayam is well connected to places like Kottayam, Kumily, Kattappana, Erumely and Koottikkal. N.H 183 from Kollam to Theni passes through Mundakayam town. Both privately operated and state-owned buses operates here from dawn to desk.

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mundakayam.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/16/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.