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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Bhoothakkulam

| other_name = Bhoothakkulam

| nickname = Bkm

| settlement_type = Village

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| pushpin_map = India Kerala

| pushpin_label_position = right

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India

| coordinates = {{Coord|8.8111|76.7152|display=title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Kerala

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Kollam

| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil

| subdivision_name3 = Ithikkara

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| governing_body = Gram panchayat

| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 16.56

| elevation_footnotes =

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| population_total = 28,315

| population_as_of = 2011

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 691302

| registration_plate = KL-02

| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city

| blank1_info_sec1 = Kollam

| website =

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| official_name = Poothakkulam

| native_name = പൂതക്കുളം

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Poothakkulam, also known as Bhoothakkulam, is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. The village is located 3.9 km away from Paravur, 11.4 km from Varkala and 23 km from Kollam. In 2011, it had a population of 628,451 residents.{{cite web|title=Census of India|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011-Common/CensusData2011.html|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=2020-05-13}} The village covers an area of 16.56 km2.

Geography

Poothakkulam is located in the southernmost portion of the Kollam district near Idava Nadayara Kayal. The village is bordered by the Paravur municipality in the west, Parippally Panchayath in the east, Chirakkara Panchayath in the north, and the Thiruvananthapuram district in the south.

= Topography =

Poothakkulam's elevation is close to sea level, showing at the nearby Bhoothakulam reservoir(paanattu chira) and surrounding paddy fields.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

Educational institutions

Transportation

The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (49.8 km) and the nearest railway station is Paravur Railway station (4.5 km). The major road passing through Poothakkulam is Paravur -Parippalli road.

= Air =

The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (49.8 km)

= Rail =

Paravur Railway station (4.5 km)

Varkala Sivagiri railway station(13 km)

= Road =

Bhoothakulam is well connected to nearby places through roads. Road transport is provided mainly by private transport bus operators and state owned Kerala State Road Transport Corporation.

== Major roads ==

  • Paravur - Paripppally Road
  • Bhoothakulam- Ooninmoodu-Varkala Road
  • Alinmoodu- Ozhukupara Road
  • Vettuvila - Kalakkodu
  • Kalakkodu - Bhoothakkulam

Industry

Coir, cashew nuts and hand loom are the major industries of Poothakkulam. Kalakkod Q 23 Co-operative society was established as the first Coir society in Poothakkulam.

{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

Administration

Poothakkulam is an ISO 9001-2015 certified grama panchayat. It consists of 18 wards and is currently led by Left Democratic Front (Kerala).

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|+ 2020 Local Body Election - Kerala [http://sec.kerala.gov.in/index.php/Content/index/election-2020 Source Source]

scope="col" |Ward No

! scope="col" |Ward name

! scope="col" |Member

! scope="col" |Party

! scope="col" |Alliance

1

|Kottuvankonam

|Rakhi R S

|style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}; color:white;"|BJP

|{{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}|NDA|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

2

|Mukkada

|Jaya V G

| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}; color:white;" |CPI

|{{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

3

|Koonamkulam

|Pradeep

| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}; color:white;" |CPI(M)

|{{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

4

|Puthenkulam

|Remya S

| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}; color:white;" |CPI

|{{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

5

|Ooninmoodu

|Laila

| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}; color:white;" |CPI(M)

|{{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

6

|Ezhamvila

|Shaiju Balachandran

|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}; color:white;"|INC

|{{legend2|{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|UDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

7

|Poothakulam

|Prakash

| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}; color:white;" |CPI(M)

|{{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

8

|H.S Ward

|Manjusha Sathysheelan

|style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}; color:white;"|BJP

|{{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}|NDA|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

9

|Punnekulam

|D Suresh Kumar

| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}; color:white;" |CPI(M)

|{{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

10

|Edayadi

|Manish

| style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}; color:white;"|INC

|{{legend2|{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|UDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

11

|Stadium

|Prasannakumari

| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}; color:white;" |CPI(M)

|{{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

12

|Nellettil

|Ansari Fazil

| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}; color:white;" |CPI(M)

|{{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

13

|മാവിള

|Sunil Kumar

| style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}; color:white;"|INC

|{{legend2|{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|UDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

14

|Edavattom

|Sajeesh

|style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}; color:white;"|BJP

|{{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}|NDA|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

15

|Kalakkode

|Jeeja Santhosh

| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}; color:white;" |CPI

|{{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

16

|P.H.C

|Ammini Amma

| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}; color:white;" |CPI(M)

|{{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

17

|Perumkulam

|Seena R

| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}; color:white;" |CPI(M)

|{{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

18

|Njarodu

|Shaji Kumar

| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}; color:white;" |CPI(M)

|{{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

The incumbent Panchayat president is Ammini Amma who contested and won from P.H.C Ward.

Poothakkulam is part of Chathannoor (State Assembly constituency) State Assembly constituency, Ithikkara Block Panchayath, Kollam District Panchayat and Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency)

= Recognition =

class="wikitable"

|+ Titles /Recognitions for Grama Panchayth

!No

!Year

!Title

1

|2018-2019

|Swaraj Trophy for Best Local Body, Kollam District (2018–19)

2

|2017-2018

|Swaraj Trophy for Second Best Local Body, Kollam District{{Cite news|title=Mathrubhumi News|work=Mathrubhumi|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/amp/kollam/news/article-1.3579520}}

3

|2019

|Second "Tharishu" Rahitha Grama Panchayath in Kerala

4

|2019

|Govt. of Kerala Haritha Award

5

|NA

|Suchitwa Keralam Award

6

|20186-2017

|R. Sugathakumaran Memorial Trophy for Best Gram Panchayat{{Cite news|date=2018|title=Samskara, Parippally|work=Madhyamam|url=https://www.madhyamam.com/local-news/trivandrum/2018/feb/17/429653}}

Poothakkulam Panchayath falls under the jurisdiction of Paravur circle inspector.

Culture

Poothakkulam has a rich cultural heritage. The village contains numerous libraries, cultural societies, and organizations.

Sankara Pillai smaraka grantha sala, Gandhi memorial reading room and Samskarika Nilayam kottuvankonam are some major libraries.

Poothakulam village has numerous captive elephants.

= Libraries =

  • Shankarapilla Memorial Library
  • Priyadharshini Memorial Library& Reading room
  • Public Library, Kottuvankonam
  • Gandhi Memorial Reading Club & Library, Kalakkode
  • Reading room, Paravila
  • Yuvareshmi arts&sports club ,library&reading room aalintemoodu(panchayath office junction)

== Recreational centres ==

  1. Kalipoyka Children Park{{Cite news|title=Childrens Park, Poothakkulam|work=Deshabhimani|url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/news-kollamkerala-31-07-2019/813908}}
  2. GHSS Football Stadium{{Cite web|title=Bhoothakkulam Govt. High School Ground|url=http://wikimapia.org/19881086/Bhoothakkulam-Govt-High-School-Ground|access-date=2020-12-18|website=wikimapia.org|language=en}}
  3. Mini stadium, Bhoothakulam
  4. Kaveri Elephant Park, Puthenkulam
  5. Pachayath Park, Kalakkode

Services

= Hospitals =

  • Government Homeo Dispensary, Poothakkulam
  • Community Health Center, Kalakkode
  • Government Ayurveda Dispensary, Poothakkulam
  • Karthika Hospital, Mavila
  • Mohan's Hospital, Edayadi
  • Murari Hospital, Ammarathumukku
  • JJ Hospital, Puthenkulam
  • Santhosh Hospital, Puthenkulam

= Financial institutions =

  • Bhoothakulam Service Co-Operative Bank{{Cite web|title=CO-Operative Bank, Bhoothakulam - Poothakkulam / Bhoothakulam|url=http://wikimapia.org/400830/CO-Operative-Bank-Bhoothakulam|access-date=2020-12-18|website=wikimapia.org|language=en}}
  • Kalakkode Service Co-operative bank
  • Indian Overseas Bank, Puthenkulam
  • Catholic Syrian Bank, Ooninmoodu

Places of worship

  • Vaikundapuram Mahavishnu Temple, Bhoothakulam{{Cite book|last=Pilgrimage to Temple Heritage|first=Pilgrimage to Temple Heritage 2019|title=Pilgrimage to Temple Heritage 2019|publisher=Infokerala Communications Pvt. Ltd.|year=2019|isbn=8193456785|pages=98}}

References

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{{Kollam district}}

Category:Villages in Kollam district