Moothakunnam is a small village in the Paravur Taluk

Paravur Taluk

North Paravur is the capital of Paravur Taluk in Ernakulam District. Paravur Taluk lies in the north western part of Ernakulam district bordering to Thrissur district. The surrounding taluks are Kochi to the west consisting of Vypin Island, Kodungallore to the north, Aluva to the east consisting...

, Ernakulam

Ernakulam

Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...

 district of 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....

, south India

India

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. Colloquially Moothakunnam centre is known as Ambalalapadam. Here people from all communities live peacefully.

Location

Moothakunnam is 25 kilometers from Kochi City and 25 km from Cochin International Airport

Cochin International Airport

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. It is eight km from Cherai Beach

Cherai Beach

Cherai Beach is located in Vypin island, Kochi, India. Cherai Beach is just 25 km from Kochi, and 30 km from Cochin International Airport. The nearest towns are North Paravur and Kodungallur and the nearest railway station is Aluva .The 15 km of long golden beach is clean,...

, a tourist spot. It is the gateway to Thrissur District

Thrissur district

Thrissur is a revenue district of Kerala situated in the central part of that state. Spanning an area of about 3,032 km2, Thrissur district is home to over 10% of Kerala’s population. Thrissur district was formed on July 1, 1949, with the headquarters at Thrissur City. Thrissur is known as...

 from Kochi

Kochi

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. NH 17 passes through this town. Total width of this place is about 250 metres. Actually Moothakunnam is a small village lying between Kottapuram (Thrissur district) and Madaplathuruth

Madaplathuruth

Madaplathuruth formerly known as Kuriapilly was a boarder of Travancore kingdom in the British India. Now it is in state of Kerala. It is an old and growing village. The village is 22 km away from Kochi,most developed city of Kerala...

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Significance

The village Moothakunnam is well known for Shankara Narayana Murthi[Moothakunathappan] temple, which was blessed by Sree Narayana Guru in the early part of the twentieth century. The temple is located near [Periyar] river. Speciality about the temple is, whatever trees are considered to be sacred according to hindutva has sprout out naturally which shows the sacredness of the temple. The temple's governing authority runs many educational institutions.
Moothakunnam is known for its educational institutions, which attract students from all of the state of 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....

.Hindu Matha Dharma Paripalana (HMDP) Sabha operates an engineering college (SNM IMT), an arts and sciences college (SNM College, Maliankara), an education college (SNM B. Ed College), a teacher training center (SNM TTC, Moothakunnam), an industrial training center (SNM ITI, Moothakunnam), and a higher secondary school (SNM H.S, Moothakunnam), all within three kilometers of the village.
In 20the Century Moothakunnam most of the villages are engaged in toddy tapping, coir manufacturing etc.

Maliankara is three kilometers from the village. There is a Christian

Christian

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 chapel said to have been sanctified by a disciple of Jesus

Jesus

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 (St. Thomas the Apostle

St. Thomas the Apostle

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). The orthodox Christians name malankara is derived from the name of this place.

The first mosque built in India (Cheraman Juma Masjid, Kodungallur) is also three kilometers from here.

Lifestyle

Moothakunnam is thickly populated areas. It has hundred percent literacy

Literacy

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. The people tend to be religious and conservative, and most Hindus [Ezhava] and a few Hindu [Devara], Catholic Christians etc.

Economy

The main business is the trade shoppes, mostly gift items, stationary. At least ninety-five percent of the population is above the poverty line. Few inhabitants are government employees. Most of the village's population is employed in the construction industry. A family's average income is about Two Hundred to Three Hundred Rupees

Indian rupee

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 per day.

Other information

Many major political parties are active in Moothakunnam, but the leading party is the Communist Marxists. Congress has also got deep roots.