Mundathanam Explained

Mundathanam
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:9.4947°N 76.7083°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kottayam
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:111
Population Total:1241(7km2)
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam,Sanskrit,English, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:686541 (mundathanam po)
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:91 0481 249
Registration Plate:KL 33
Website:http://lsgkerala.in/kangazhapanchayat

Mundathanam is a place in Kangazha Village, Changanassery Taluk and Kottayam District of Kerala State in India. It is located in eastern part of Kottayam district and adjacent to Pathanamthitta district. It is well connected to Changanacherry. Mundathanam is famous for almost all Christian denominations and their churches.

The nearest railway stations are Kottayam (29 km) and Changanacherry (26 km) and Thiruvalla (26 Km) and the nearest Airport are Cochin Airport (Nedumbassery) (105 km) and (Thiruvananthapuram) Airport (Trivandrum) (143 Km) away and (12 Km) away from proposed Sabari International Airport.

Nearest places

Culture

The majority of the people are farmers. They cultivate rubber, black pepper, coffee, coconut trees and tapioca.

Healthcare

  1. Salvation Army Hospital Edayappara is the main healthcare center.
  2. Primary Health Centre Mundathanam

Educational institutions in Mundathanam

  1. C.M.S LP School, Mundathanam.
  2. N.M UP School.
  3. Bethany Christian English medium School.
  4. Little Flower Vidyanikethan & junior college, C.B.S.E, Mundathanam.

Economy

The economy of Mundathanam is primarily from agriculture. Mundathanam is one of the rubber producing villages in Kerala because the hilly terrain, high humidity and good rain make it suitable for rubber cultivation. Other major crops are coconut, tapioca and pepper. NRIs are also another major source of income

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Mundathanam had a population of 1245 of which 578 are males and 667 are females

Climate

Mundathanam experiences a tropical climate with sufficient rainfalls in the months of June, July, August and October. Average precipitation here is 391.4 mm. Humidity rises during the months of March and April. Average annual temperature is 31.14°C. Temperature falls during the end of year. The place also receives locally developed thundershowers.