| Mundakayam | |
| Other Name: | Doorway to highrange |
| Settlement Type: | town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 9.5375°N 76.8847°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Governing Body: | Mundakayam Grama Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 54 |
| Population Total: | 38,445 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 686513 |
| Area Code: | 04828 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | KL-34 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Pathanamthitta |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Gram Panchayat |
Mundakayam, is a town in Kanjirappally Taluk in the Kottayam District of Kerala. It is the doorway to the high ranges of southern Kerala, and is at the border of Kottayam and Idukki districts. The next nearest town, Kanjirappally, is & Erumely is 12 km from Mundakayam. Mundakayam has rubber plantations, and greenery. The Manimala River runs through Mundakayam. It is located 48 km east of the district headquarters at Kottayam and 148 km from the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. The name Mundakayam is said to be derived from the Mundi cranes that used to be seen along the Manimala River banks.
Mundakayam is a land of coffee, pepper, cocoa and natural rubber. An All India Agricultural & Industrial Exhibition was held here in 1967 which was inaugurated by Hindi film maker Sunil Dutt.
Mundakayam is part of Poonjar Constituency for Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections and part of Pathanamthitta (Lok Sabha constituency) for Indian General Elections. Sebastian Kulathunkal (LDF, Kerala Congress) is the sitting MLA. Anto Antony of INC is the MP representing Mundakayam.
Local schools include St. Joseph's Central School and Junior College and John Joseph Murphy Memorial Higher Secondary School Yendayar.