Mundakayam

Mundakayam മുണ്ടക്കയം Gateway to highrange
town
Cypress vine spotted in Mundakkayam
Mundakayam Show map of Kerala Mundakayam Show map of India Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 9°32′15″N 76°53′5″E / 9.53750°N 76.88472°E / 9.53750; 76.88472Coordinates: 9°32′15″N 76°53′5″E / 9.53750°N 76.88472°E / 9.53750; 76.88472
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Government
• Body	Mundakayam Grama Panchayath
Area
• Total	82.67 km² (31.92 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	24,512
• Density	300/km² (770/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	686513
Telephone code	04828
Vehicle registration	KL-34
Lok Sabha constituency	Pathanamthitta
Civic agency	Mundakayam

Mundakayam (Malayalam: മുണ്ടക്കയം) is a town in Kanjirappally Taluk in the eastern end of Kottayam District, Kerala state, South India. It is the gateway to the high ranges of southern Kerala, and is at the border of Kottayam and Idukki districts. The nearest town, Kanjirappally, is 16 km (9.9 mi) from Mundakayam. Mundakayam has rubber plantations, and greenery. The Manimala River runs through Mundakayam.

Economy

Mundakayam is a land of coffee, pepper, cocoa and natural rubber. The rubber plantations in India had originated from Mundakayam, which was introduced by Mr. J.J.Murphy around 1910. An All India Agricultural & Industrial Exhibition was held here in 1967 which was inaugurated by Hindi film maker Sunil Dutt.

Places of worship

Temples

Sree Parthasarathy temple, Mundakkayam
Valliyamkavu Devi Temple, Paloorkkavu
Sree Dharma Sastha temple, Amaravathy
Sree Subhramanya Swami temple, Boyce estate, 35th mile.

Churches

Our Lady of Dolours Forane Church
St. Thomas orthodox church, Paingana
Holy Trinity C.S.I church

Cost of Living

The Malayala Manorama Daily once listed Mundakayam as the place with the highest cost of living in India. But it was a fake news. It is still included in the list of places whose consumer price indices are published by the Indian government Union Labour Ministry at regular intervals.^[1]

Transportation

Mundakkayam is well connected to places like Kottayam, Kumily, Kattappana, Erumely and Koottikkal. N.H 183 from Kollam to Theni passes through Mundakayam town. Both privately operated and state-owned buses operates here from dawn to desk.

References

↑ Consumer Price Index of Mundakayam

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Travancore region

Districts	Kanyakumari (Part) Thiruvananthapuram Kollam Pathanamthitta Alappuzha Kottayam Idukki Ernakulam (Part)

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