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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kothanalloor
| other_name = Mudappa
| nickname =
| settlement_type = town
| image_skyline = Kothanalloor fields.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = A [[paddy field]] in Kothanalloor village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|9.720092|N|76.523691|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 686632
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 914829/04829
| registration_plate = KL-5/KL-36
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = Mudappa
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Kottayam
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|Tropical]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small>
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'''Kothanalloor''' is a village located in Vaikom Taluk of [[Kottayam District]] of [[Kerala]], India. It is situated on the [[Kottayam]]-[[Ernakulam]] ([[Cochin]]) highway, 17.5 kilometers from Kottayam and 49.1 kilometers from Ernakulam.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kothanalloor.com/ |title=Website for Kothanalloor |access-date=29 June 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060509133057/http://www.kothanalloor.com/ |archive-date=9 May 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The nearest railway station is at Kuruppanthara, which is 3.9 kilometers away.

==History==
Kothanalloor is mentioned in [[Unnuneeli Sandesam|Unnineeli sandhesham]] (14th century AD) and annals of [[Synod of Diamper]] (AD 1599).{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

==Demography==
The latest census is ongoing in 2021.

==Religion==
[[Hinduism]] and [[Christianity]] are both practiced in Kothanalloor. The main places of worship are the [[Devi]] Temple (Vana [[Durga]] Devi),<ref>[http://www.kothanalloortemple.com Vana Durga Devi Temple website]</ref> Mar Sapor and Mar Proth Forane Church<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kothanalloorchurch.org/ |title=Sts. Gervasis & Prothasis Church website |access-date=29 June 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928161238/http://www.kothanalloorchurch.org/ |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[St.Mary]]'s [[Knanaya]] Catholic Church.

Mar Sabor and Mar Proth Forane Church is one of the most ancient churches in India, established in 826AD.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}
[[File:Mar Sabor and Mar Proth East Syriac Persian Saints of the Malabar Church.jpg|thumb|Mar Sabor and Mar Proth the protectors of Kothanalloor]]

==Education==
Emmanuel's High School Kothanalloor began as the 'Mudappa Vernacular (Secondary) School' in 1919. It has over 2500 students and employs more than 80 people.

==References==
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{{Kottayam district}}
{{Central Travancore}}

[[Category:Villages in Kottayam district]]

{{Kottayam-geo-stub}}

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