| Kunnukara | |
| Nickname: | Land of hill |
| Settlement Type: | town |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 10.15°N 76.3°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ernakulam |
| Subdivision Type3: | City UA |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kochi |
| Governing Body: | Kunnukara Panchayat North Paravur Taluk |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| 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: | 683578 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 0484 |
| Registration Plate: | KL-42 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | North Paravur |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Ernakulam |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Kunnukara Panchayat |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | moderate (Köppen) |
Kunnukara is a census town and panchayat in Paravur Taluk of Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. The village is situated on the airport road connecting North Paravur (NH66) and Nedumbassery (NH544). North Paravur is the nearest town, 7 km from this village. Aluva (10 km) and Angamaly (12 km) are also near Kunnukara. Its administrative headquarters is in Kunnukara Town itself. The Mini Civil Station has four hospitals and all the Govt. offices, among others.
Kunnukara panchayat was once part of Ayroor village union in Alengad taluk. Later, Alengad merged with N. Paravur and Kunnukara became a panchayat. This place was then part of the Kingdom of Cochin. During the Mysorean invasion of Kerala, Tipu Sultan travelled through Manjaly via Kunnumkara.
Kunnukara is surrounded by Periyar river to the south, Chalakudy river to the north and Manjaly Canal in its centre and to the west. Kunnukara is the part of the Kerala backwaters. The surrounding areas are Chengamand panchayat to the east, Thrissur district - Kuzhur panchayat to the North, Puthenvelikkara panchayat to the west and Karumallore panchayat to the south. Kunnukara is considered to be the rice grain of Paravur. The main source of income in the panchayat comes from agriculture, with different types of cultivations grown. Brick construction is a major industry as well.
Kunnukara belongs to the Parakkadav block panchayat. The wards or places in Kunnukara include: