Mundakayam

Mundakayam

Doorway to highrange
Mundakayam Doorway to highrange
town
	Mundakayam Location in Kerala, India Mundakayam Mundakayam (India)
	Coordinates: 9°32′15″N 76°53′5″E / 9.53750°N 76.88472°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Government
• Body	Mundakayam Grama Panchayat
Area
• Total	54 km2 (21 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	38,445
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	686513
Telephone code	04828
Vehicle registration	KL-34
Lok Sabha constituency	Pathanamthitta
Civic agency	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 14 km (8.7 mi) & 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.

Economy

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.

Administration

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.

Education

Local schools include St. Joseph's Central School and Junior College and John Joseph Murphy Memorial Higher Secondary School Yendayar.

Government Institutions

Mundakayam Post Office
Mundakayam Police Station
Government General Hospital Mundakayam
PWD Guest House
BSNL Office
Kerala Water Authority Office
KSEB Office
Village Office
Krishi Bhavan
Central Excise Office, Mundakayam
Excise Range Office, Mundakayam
Thiruvithamcoor Devaswam Board Commissioner Office, Mundakayam

Notable temples

Parthasarathy Temple, Mundakkayam
Valliyamkavu Devi Temple, Paloorkkavu

Climate

Climate data for Mundakayam
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32 (90)	32 (90)	33 (91)	33 (91)	32 (90)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	22 (0.9)	39 (1.5)	60 (2.4)	155 (6.1)	320 (12.6)	636 (25.0)	596 (23.5)	397 (15.6)	292 (11.5)	326 (12.8)	210 (8.3)	52 (2.0)	3,105 (122.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	1	2	3	7	10	21	20	17	13	12	8	3	117
Source: Weather2Travel

Notable people

Thilakan - Prominent Malayalam film actor - an Indian film and stage actor who has starred in over 200 Malayalam films
Joseph Abraham - Athlete - won the 400m Hurdles Gold for India at 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games
Seema G. Nair - supporting actresses in Malayalam cinema and serials

Nearby places of interest

Nearest towns

Kanjirapally 14 km
Erumeli 12 km
Erattupetta 26 km
Pala 35 km
Pathanamthitta 46 km
Kottayam 54 km
Thodupuzha 56 km
Thiruvalla 60 km
Changanacherry 58 km
Kumily 55 km
Kattappana 58 km
Manimala 29 km

Nearby taluks

Kanjirappally 14 km
Azhutha 24 km
Vazhoor 28 km
Ranni 30 km

Nearest airports

Cochin International Airport 105 km
Trivandrum International Airport 155 km

Nearest railway stations

References

Mundakayam Facebook page