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{{More citations needed|date=May 2010}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Madathara
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Madathara is a place.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Madathara
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|8.817755|N|77.013259|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kollam district|Kollam]]
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| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 500
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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 = 691541
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'''Madathara''' is a major town junction located in [[Kollam district]] in the Indian state of [[Kerala]]. Madathara is the town in [[Thiruvananthapuram]]-[[Thenmala]] -[[Sengottai|Shenkottai]] [[State Highway 2 (Kerala)]] and SH-64 Parippally - Madathara road intersection, Madathara is a junction town.It is nestled in [[Kulathupuzha]] hills of [[Western Ghats|Western ghats]].The [[Kallada River|Kallada river]] originates from Madathara hills.

==Nearby towns==
Madathara is well connected by major towns in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

* [[Thiruvananthapuram]] city 48 km (30 mi)
* [[Nedumangad]] 30 km (19 mi)
* [[Kollam]] 53 km (33 mi)
* [[Palode]] 13 km (9 mi)
* [[Kulathupuzha]] 15 km (10 mi)
* [[Thenmala]] 25 km (16 mi)
* [[Tenkasi]] 62 km (39 mi)
* [[Madurai]] 217 km (136 mi)
* [[Thoothukudi]] 177 km (110 mi)
* [[Kadakkal]] 13 km (9 mi)
* [[Punalur]] 32 km (20 mi)
* [[Pathanamthitta]] 82 km (51 mi)

==Educational institutions==

*Travancore Arts And Science College, Madathara
*Government High School Madatharakkani
*SNHSS Paruthi, Chithara

[[Category:Cities and towns in Kollam district]]

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Rsingh at 20:06, 22 March 2026