| Kottathara | |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 11.1315°N 76.6846°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Palakkad |
| Governing Body: | Sholayur Grama Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 72.2 |
| Population Total: | 10,195 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| 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: | 6XXXXX |
| Registration Plate: | KL-50 |
Kottathara is a village in the Sholayur grama panchayat of Palakkad district in Kerala state, India. It was earlier part of Mannarkkad taluk prior to the formation of Attappady taluk.[1]
As of 2011 Census, Kottathara village had a population of 10,195 with 5,072 males and 5,123 females. Kottathara village has an area of with 2,790 families residing in it. 9.4% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kottathara had overall literacy of 70.9% lower than state average of 94%; male literacy was 76.6% and female literacy was 65.3%.[2]