| Ithikkara | |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 8.8633°N 76.6972°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kollam |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 185008 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1372 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 691571 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 0474 |
| Registration Plate: | KL-02 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kollam |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 1073 ♂/♀ |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 89.2% |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Kollam |
Ithikkara is a place in Kollam district, Kerala, India, about 12 km from Kollam city. It received its name from Ithikkara River.
The Ithikkara River originates from the low hills situated near Madathuri kunnu at about +240 m above M.S.L and from the hills located south-west of Kulathupuzha. The Vattapparambu stream and the Kunduman thodu are its important tributaries.
The latter joins the Ithikkara at Plakkadu about 200 m upstream of Ithikkara Bridge on N.H.47. The river has a north-westerly course up to the Irattur Malai from where it flows west up to Pampira and then takes a more or less south-westerly course till its exits into the Paravur Kayal near Meenad.
The river passes through the villages of Channapetta, Alayamon, Vayala, Pampira, Ayur, Thiruvambhagam, Atturkonam and Adichanallore. Kottiyam, Chathannoor and Chadayamangalam are some of the important places in the basin.
The river has a length of 56 km and a catchment area of 642 km2. The complete catchment lies within the state.
Ithikkara Block Panchayath – On 1 April 1961, Ithikkara Block Panchayath was established. It has following panchayaths: Poothakkulam, Kalluvathukkal, Chathannoor, Nedumpana, and Adichanallur.
It is on the National Highway 66 between Chathannoor town and Kollam City. There are regular bus services from Kollam City. Nearest major railway station is Kollam Junction. Paravur railway station is 14 km away. The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (55 km).
There were large-scale industries, like tile factories, cashew factories, and clay-modelling. Now few left and many other small-scale industries have opened.