Koottala
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Koottala | |
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Village | |
  Koottala Location in Kerala, India  Koottala Koottala (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°36′00.72″N 76°32′59.67″E / 10.6002000°N 76.5499083°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Panchayath/Corporation |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 680652[1] |
| Vehicle registration | KL-08 |
Koottala is a village in Thrissur district, Kerala, India.[2] As of 30 December 2009[update], the village had a population of 2594 people spread over 572 households under the jurisdiction of pananchery, peechi, mulayam and ollukkara Village .[3] The name Koottala coming from the language Malayalam Aal (Banyan tree), because once upon a time there were a lot of banyan trees. Koottala Sri Mahavishnu Temple is located only 800 metres from Koottala Centre and one Karthyayani temple also located here with a big 'old Pala tree'. Koottala is also known for many Christian churches. Prominent among them are Pentecostal churches such as IPC Thabore Koottala East, IPC Koottala West.
