| Mallakottai | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sivaganga |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
| Subdivision Name3: | Singampunari |
| Subdivision Type4: | Former name |
| Subdivision Name4: | Mallakottai Nadu |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#India3 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu |
| Coordinates: | 10.0488°N 78.464°W |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Government Type: | Gram Panchayat |
| Leader Title: | DMK union secretary |
| Leader Name: | k.balasubramainan(dmk) |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Blank Info: | Tamil |
| Blank1 Info: | Tamil, English,Hindi, Arabi |
| Postal Code Type: | Pincode(s) |
| Postal Code: | 630566 |
| Area Code: | 04577 |
| Registration Plate: | TN-63 |
Mallakottai is the name of a panchayat village in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was one of the villages of the ancient "Mallakottai Nadu" once, which was a part of 'Sivagangai Seemai'..
Mallakottai is situated in the northern part of the Sivaganga district.
The village is a commercial center for nearby villages.
Some of the villages which surround Mallakottai are Jeyankondanilai (Sendalai), Vadavanpatti, Mampatti, Erumaipatti, Eriyur and Kattanipatti.
The principal occupation of villagers is farming and also invested money and doing business in Dubai,Saudi Arabia.
Two historical temples are found in the village - the "Sri Santhiveeran Temple" and the "Periyakottai Muthayyanar Temple". The presiding deity of this temple is Santhiveeran.
Eruthugattu is an important festival of the Mallakottai village. Many legends are associated with it. The festival predates written history. Eruthugattu is enthusiastically celebrated for thirty days, each with myths, legends and beliefs.[1]
Mallakottai is approximately 50 minutes from the city of Madurai, traveling through Melur, Keelavalavu and Jayankondanilai from the west. Government bus lines reach the village. The village is one hour from Karaikudi traveling through Thiruppathur, Aralikottai and Eriyur. The village is one hour from the historical city of Maruthu Pandiyar Sivagangai traveling through Madagupatti, Alavakottai, and Kattanipatti and one hour from the "green" town of Singampunari traveling through S.S.Kottai, Nainapatti.[2]