Kulathoor, Thiruvananthapuram

Kulathoor
village
Kulathoor is located in Kerala
Kulathoor
Kulathoor
Location in Kerala, India
Kulathoor is located in India
Kulathoor
Kulathoor
Kulathoor (India)
Coordinates: 8°19′39″N 77°05′14″E / 8.3276°N 77.0873°E / 8.3276; 77.0873
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
TalukasNeyyattinkara
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
32,394
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695506[1]
Telephone code0471
Vehicle registrationKL-20

Kulathoor, is a village in Neyyattinkara Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.[2][3]

Demographics

As of the 2011 India census, Kulathoor grama panchayat has a population of 32394.[4][2]

History

Local traditions associate Kulathoor with the early Ayi Kingdom and later political developments in southern Kerala. Owing to its location between Attingal and Thiruvananthapuram, the area has been described as strategically important in regional history. Historical accounts refer to the presence of the Kulathoor Kovilakam, a royal residence that functioned as a local administrative and ritual centre. The Kovilakam was associated with the Kolathukara Temple, dedicated to Bhadrakali, a deity widely venerated among several royal and warrior lineages of Kerala. Traditions also link the Kovilakam to the Attingal royal household and to events surrounding the 1721 conflict between the Attingal principality and the British East India Company. Descendants of the Kovilakam are further credited in local accounts with contributions to land administration, temple affairs, and educational institutions in the region.[5]

Notable people

Localities

References

  1. ↑ "India Post :Pincode Search". Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  2. 1 2 Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  3. ↑ "Yahoo Maps India : Kulathoor". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  4. ↑ "Kulathoor Village Population - Neyyattinkara - Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  5. ↑ 1.    Iyer, Ulloor S. Parameswara 1948. Studies in the History of Travancore. 2.    Jeffrey, Robin 1992. Politics, Women, and Well‑Being: How Kerala Became ‘A Model’. Oxford University Press. 3.    Logan, William 1887. Malabar Manual. Government Press. 4.    Love, Henry Davison 1910. Vestiges of Old Madras. John Murray. 5.    Menon, A. Sreedhara 1967. A Survey of Kerala History. Sahitya Pravarthaka Co‑operative Society. 6.    Nair, K. K. 1995. The Growth of Travancore. Trivandrum Historical Society. 7.    Nair, P. K. 1981. Travancore State Manual. Kerala Government Press. 8.    Pillai, Elamkulam Kunjan 1993. The Early History of Kerala. University of Kerala. 9.    Panikkar, K. N. 1983. Culture, Ideology, and Hegemony in Kerala History. 10.Raghavan, P. 1957. The Backwaters of Kerala: A Historical Study. 11.Rajan, K. 2012. Early Historic Landscapes of South India. Indian Council of Historical Research. 12.Veluthat, Kesavan 2009. Political Structure of Early Medieval South India. Oxford University Press.

1. Iyer, Ulloor S. Parameswara 1948. Studies in the History of Travancore. 2. Jeffrey, Robin 1992. Politics, Women, and Well Being: How Kerala Became ‘A Model’. Oxford University Press. 3. Logan, William 1887. Malabar Manual. Government Press. 4. Love, Henry Davison 1910. Vestiges of Old Madras. John Murray. 5. Menon, A. Sreedhara 1967. A Survey of Kerala History. Sahitya Pravarthaka Co operative Society. 6. Nair, K. K. 1995. The Growth of Travancore. Trivandrum Historical Society. 7. Nair, P. K. 1981. Travancore State Manual. Kerala Government Press. 8. Pillai, Elamkulam Kunjan 1993. The Early History of Kerala. University of Kerala. 9. Panikkar, K. N. 1983. Culture, Ideology, and Hegemony in Kerala History. 10. Raghavan, P. 1957. The Backwaters of Kerala: A Historical Study. 11. Rajan, K. 2012. Early Historic Landscapes of South India. Indian Council of Historical Research. 12. Veluthat, Kesavan 2009. Political Structure of Early Medieval South India. Oxford University Press.

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