Mithrakary is a small village in Kuttanadu Taluk. It is located in Muttar Panchayat.
It is presumed that this region (most part of Kuttanad

Kuttanad

Kuttanadu is a region in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India, well known for its picturesque vast paddy fields and its geographical peculiarities. It's the region with the lowest altitude in India, and one of the few places in the world where farming is carried out below sea...

) was a very big forest in ancient years, but later destroyed by a forest fire. It is still possible to see "kari" (coal) if we dig deep into the soil. So this place name end-up with Kari. This village was the property of a well-known Brahmin family named 'Mithra Madom' in early days. The Brahmin family name 'Mithra' and the concept of the land arise from 'Karies' joined to form the name of this village - 'Mithra' 'Kari'.

St. Xavier's High School Mithrakary enlightened young minds of Mithrakary and its neighboring villages from its early days, when transportation facilities were limited. The foundation stone was blessed by Servant of God

Servant of God

Servant of God is a title given to individuals by various religions, but in general the phrase is used to describe a person believed to be pious in his or her faith tradition. In the Catholic Church, it designates someone who is being investigated by the Church for possibly being recognized as a...

 Mar Mathew Kavukattu

Mathew Kavukattu

Servant of God Mathew Kavukattu was the first Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery. His Cause of Canonization was begun in 1991.----Arch Bishop Mathew Kavukattu...

, the then Archbishop of Changanassery Diocese. Now it is an English Medium school with modern computer education and excellent academic record.

This village is famous for its traditional clay pots called "Mithrakary Chatties"

Mithrakary Devi Temple is famous for "Garudan Thookkam"
Garudan Thookkam, literally means hanging garuda (Eagle god) Ref. Garudan Hanging

Garudan Hanging

Garudan Thookkam is a ritual art form performed in Kali temples of south Kerala, south India. The people who dress up as Garuda perform the dance. After the dance performance, the hang-designate dangle from a shaft hooking the skin on his back...

Major Christian churches are St Xaviers Church and Holy Family Church, both under the Archdiocese of Changanassery

Archdiocese of Changanassery

Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery is a Catholic Archdiocese in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. Currently, it is the largest Catholic Diocese in India...

Nearby villages are Puthukkary, Muttar, Kalangara, Koduppuna, Mampuzhakary, Edathua etc.

Most of the villagers here are farmers and mainly depend on Alappuzha

Alappuzha

Alappuzha , also known as Alleppey, is a town in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India. As per 2001 census Alleppey is the sixth largest city in Kerala with an urban population of 177,029. Alleppey is situated to the south of Kochi and north of Trivandrum...

  and Changanacherry for their day to day life
Mithrakary in kuttanad

Kuttanad

Kuttanadu is a region in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India, well known for its picturesque vast paddy fields and its geographical peculiarities. It's the region with the lowest altitude in India, and one of the few places in the world where farming is carried out below sea...

, Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

Divisions

A river flowing through the centre of Mithrakary divides it into two:

• West Mithrakary
• East Mithrakary