| Mukkoottuthara | |
| Settlement Type: | Town/village |
| Pushpin Map: | Kerala |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 9.4471°N 76.8779°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kottayam |
| Government Type: | Panchayath |
| Governing Body: | Erumely grama panchayath |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 117 |
| 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: | 686510 |
| Area Code: | 04828 |
| Registration Plate: | KL-34, KL-62 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Coastline |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0km (00miles) |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Erumely |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Pathanamthitta |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Legislative Assembly constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Ranni, Poonjar |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Tropical monsoon (Köppen) |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | 30.63°C |
| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
| Blank3 Info Sec2: | 23.11°C |
Mukkoottuthara is a developing Town located in the south eastern part of Kottayam district of Kerala State, India. Sabarimala is only from Erumely, while travelling through Mukkoottuthara. The roads passing through here are upgraded and maintained as State Highways. The main cultivation is rubber. Mukkoottuthara is famous for its decades old "Sunday Open Markets" and for its famous bamboo products (Muram, Kutta, Parampu, etc.). One of the famous tourist spots in Pathanamthitta, Perunthenaruvi Falls (the waterfall in Pampa river, where the entire river falls to about 20 feet) is just 5 kilometers from Mukkoottuthara. There are many rubber estates. The border of Kottayam and Pathanamthitta divides Mukkoottuthara into two. However the place is recorded as part of Kottayam district only.
Mukkoottuthara is located in the south eastern part of Kottayam district near the border of Pathanamthitta district and basically a hilly area. It is 7 km away from Erumely and 8 km from Kanamala. During Sabarimala pilgrimage, the town is often crowded by pilgrims. Mukkoottuthara is a main junction on Erumely - Chalakkayam state highway.
As in many parts of Kerala, Mukkoottuthara also experiences a tropical climate. Rainfalls with thunderstorms are common in the months of June, July and August. The annual rainfall averages about 2550 mm. March, April and May are the hottest months with a less amount of rainfall. The average annual temperature here is 26.8 °C. Winter normally starts from December.