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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Kottangal<br />
| settlement_type = Census village<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9|27|0|N|76|44|0|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Pathanamthitta district|Pathanamthitta]]<br />
| area_total_km2 = 23.08<br />
| population_total = 17174<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/|title= 2011 Census of India}}</ref><br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
| postal_code = 686547<br />
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in Kerala|KL-28]] (Mallappally)<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = 97.18%<br />
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'''Kottangal''' is a census village in [[Kottangal Gram Panchayat|Kottangal gram panchayat]] in the [[Mallappally Taluk|Mallapally taluk]] of the district of [[Pathanamthitta]] in [[Kerala]]. As of 2011, it had a population of 17,174.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/|title= 2011 Census of India}}</ref><br />
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The Kottangal Devi Temple is famous for its [[Padayani]] performances- an art form dedicated to the Hindu goddess [[Bhadrakali]], unique to the [[Central Travancore]] region.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.padayani.com/frame/padayani.htm |title=Padayani |access-date=16 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109004112/http://www.padayani.com/frame/padayani.htm |archive-date=9 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.keralatourism.org/padayani/festival-detail/kottangal-padayani/3 | title=Kottangal Padayani &#124; Padayani Festivals of Kerala &#124; Kerala Tourism }}</ref><br />
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==Demographics==<br />
As per the [[2011 Indian census]], Kottangal has a population of 17,174. It has a sex ratio of 1092 females per 1000 males. Children below 6 years of age constitute 9.38% of the total population. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] constitute 7.83% and 0.24% of the population respectively. The total literacy rate was 97.18% (97.52% for males and 96.87% for females), which is higher than the state average of 94% and the national average of 74.04%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/|title= 2011 Census of India}}</ref><br />
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==Culture==<br />
===Kottangal Padayani===<br />
''Kottangal Padayani'' is performed along with the 8 (''Ettu padayani'') days from a total of 28 days during January - February (''Makara Bharani''). This is performed every year at Kottangal Devi Temple located in the boundary of Kottayam and Pathanamthitta Districts. The last 8 days are important with the performance of different Kolams and other traditional programs.<br />
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The padayani is done by two karas (areas which contains different sub areas) Kottangal and [[Kulathur, Pathanamthitta|Kulathoor]]. The last 8 days are equally divided into two karas that is 4 for each. The last two days ([[valiya Padayani]]) are most important for both Karas and they conduct programs in a competitive manner. Beautiful processions will be there on the evening of last two days. The main programs include vela Kali, Adavi, Pallippana, Vellam Kudi, vinodam and kolam Thullal. The kolams performed in the padayani are [[Ganapathi]] Kolam, Kuthira, Bhairavi, Sundara Yakshi, Araki Yakshi, Marutha, Pakshi, Kalamadan and Kalan Kolam.<br />
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[[File:Padayani Bhairavi 64 paala preformance.JPG|200px|Image: 200 pixels]]<br />
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