| Karukutty | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 10.2167°N 76.3833°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ernakulam |
| Parts Type: | Talukas |
| Parts: | Aluva |
| Governing Body: | Karukutty Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 33.57 |
| Population Total: | 24860 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 683 576 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 91 484 |
| Registration Plate: | KL-7, KL-41 and KL-63 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Angamaly, Chalakudy, Aluva |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 0.971 ♂/♀ |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 90.28% |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Chalakudy |
| Blank5 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
| Blank5 Info Sec1: | Karukutty Panchayat |
| Blank6 Name Sec1: | Distance from Kochi |
| Blank6 Info Sec1: | 36km (22miles) N (land) |
| Blank7 Name Sec1: | Distance from Thrissur |
| Blank7 Info Sec1: | 40km (30miles) S (land) |
Karukutty is a village panchayat in Aluva Taluk, Ernakulam district of Kerala, India . Classified as a Grade A panchayat, Karukutty comprises 17 wards and falls under Angamaly block panchayat in Aluva taluk. It is part of Angamaly Assembly constituency and Chalakudy Parliament constituency.
Located on the northern border of the erstwhile Travancore kingdom, Karukutty has been influenced by the cultures of both Travancore and Cochin kingdoms and has been cited in ancient Portuguese records. Remnants of an old fort, referred to locally as Kottathendu (കോട്ടത്തെണ്ട്), can be seen here. The fort - Nedumkotta (നേടുംക്കോട്ട) was built jointly by the Travancore and Cochin kingdoms to resist invasions by Tipu Sultan. Numerous other artifacts and vessels used by natives to store their treasures and valuables have also been excavated. There is a popular saying that goes "Karukutty kandaal maru kutty venda" (കറുകുററി കണ്ടാല് മറുകുററി വേണ്ട). It roughly translates to "If you have reached Karukutty, then you need not go looking elsewhere" – a sign of the self-sufficient and prosperous nature of the locality.The name karu kutty means Dark fortress.[1]
Spread over an area of 33.57km2 in central Kerala, the terrain is primarily of five types: plain land, valley, high land, sloped terrain and hilltops.
East: Mookkannoor panchayat
North: Chalakudy River and Koratty panchayat
West: Parakkadavu panchayat
South: Angamaly municipality
. വി.വി.കെ. വാലത്ത്. കേരളത്തിലെ സ്ഥലനാമചരിത്രങ്ങൾ എറണാകുളം ജില്ല . 1991. കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി. തൃശ്ശൂർ. 81-7690-105-9 .