Sasthamkotta

Sasthamkotta ശാസ്താംകോട്ട Sasthamcotta
village
Evening at Sasthamcotta Lake
Coordinates: 9°2′36.17″N 76°37′31.01″E / 9.0433806°N 76.6252806°E / 9.0433806; 76.6252806Coordinates: 9°2′36.17″N 76°37′31.01″E / 9.0433806°N 76.6252806°E / 9.0433806; 76.6252806
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Population (2001)
• Total	32,330
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	690521
Telephone code	0476
Vehicle registration	KL-61
Nearest city	Kollam, karunagappally town
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kunnathur
Website	www.sasthamcotta.com

Shasthamkotta boat jetty

Shasthamkotta Railway Station

Shasthamkotta Lake

Sasthamkotta (Malayalam: ശാസ്താംകോട്ട) or Sasthamcotta is a village in the Kunnathoor Tehsil of Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. Kunnathoor taluk headquarters is located at Sasthamkotta. Sasthamkotta fresh water lake is the largest fresh water lake in Kerala.

Location

Shasthamcotte is 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Kollam, the district headquarters,a few distance from Karunagappalli town and 42 kilometres (26 mi) away from Paravur. It is the location of the Sasthamcotta Sree Dharma Sastha Temple.

Tourism

The place is naturally beautiful and is surrounded by hills and valleys. In the midst of the hills is the Fresh Water Lake. The extensive freshwater lake here is the biggest of its kind in Kerala.Water supply to the Kollam town is met by purifying the water from this lake.

Monkey Temples

One of the features of Sasthamcotta temple is the abundance of monkeys that camp around. Because of that Sasthamcotta is famous for Monkeys.Many movies and TV serials shoted at Sasthamcotta, like Inapravukal (1965), Ente Hridayathinte Udama (2002), Ilamurathampuran (1998), Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran (2002), Kuttisrank (2009) etc. are some of those. The Second World Religion Conference had been held in Sasthamcotta, in which the global religious leaders had particularly participated.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Sasthamkotta had a population of 32,330 with 15,818 males and 16,512 females.^[1]

Transport

Sasthamkotta is connected to Adoor town via SH37. Pathanamthitta-Kollam KSRTC Venad chain bus service passes through Sasthamkotta.

Railways

Sasthamkotta railway station (Code:STKT) falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways.^[2][3][4] It is coming in between Munrothuruthu railway station and Karunagappalli railway station. The nearest important major rail head to Sasthamkotta is Kollam Junction railway station and Karunagappalli railway station

Notable Personalities from Sasthamcotta

K. R. Meera

P. C. Vishnunath

Abdul Nasser Mahdani - founder of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

C.P. Rajasekharan Journalist& Writer

Ravi Saraswathi (Author & IT Executive)

Joel M George prof.C.Chandramathi,Short story Writer

References

↑ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2008-12-10.

External links

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Kollam district

City Corporations

Kollam

Municipalities

Talukas
and
villages

Kollam	Sakthikulangara Thrikkadavoor Thrikkaruva Mandrothuruth East Kallada Mulavana Perinad Panayam Kilikollur Mangad Kottamkara Elampallur Nedumpana Pallimon Thrikkovilvattom Thazhuthala Vadakkevila Mundakkal Eravipuram Mayyanad Adichanallur Meenad Chirakkara Paravur Kottappuram(Paravur) Poothakkulam Parippally Kalluvathukkal Kollam East Kollam West

Kottarakkara	Pavithreswaram Puthur Ezhukone Kareepra Neduvathoor Kulakkada Kalayapuram Mylom Melila Chakkuvarakkal Vettikkavala Kottarakkara Ummannur Valakom Elamad Odanavattom Veliyam Pooyappally Velinallur Nilamel Chadayamangalam Kottukkal Ittiva Kadakkal Kummil Mankode Chithara

Punalur	Punalur Karavaloor Anchal Edamulakkal Arakkal Valaikode Edamon Aryankavu Thenmala Kulathupuzha Yeroor Alayamon Thinkalkarikkam Ayiranelloor Channapetta

Karunagappally	Alappad Ochira Adinad Karunagappally Thazhava Pavumba Thodiyoor Kallalibhagom Thevalakkara Chavara Neendakara Clappana Kulasekharapuram Chavara Thekkumbhagom Ayanivelikulangara Panmana Vadakumthala

Kunnathur	Sooranad North Sooranad South Mynagappally Sasthamkotta Poruvazhi Kunnathur West Kallada

Pathanapuram	Pattazhy Thalavoor Vilakudy Pidavoor Pathanapuram Pattazhy Vadakkekkara Piravanthoor Punnala

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