Sasthamkotta

Sasthamkotta or Sasthamcotta is a village in the Kunnathur Taluk of Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. Kunnathur taluk headquarters is located at Sasthamkotta.

Sasthamkotta Sasthamcotta
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Evening at Sasthamcotta Lake
Sasthamkotta Sasthamcotta, Kollam, Kerala
Coordinates: 9°02′11.4″N 76°37′26.0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Elevation	22.19 m (72.80 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	32,330
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	690521
Telephone code	+91476xxxxxxx
Vehicle registration	KL-61
Nearest city	karunagappally, Adoor, Kottarakkara, Kollam
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kunnathur
Website	www.sasthamcotta.com

Sasthamkotta boat jetty

Sasthamkotta Railway Station

Sasthamkotta Lake

Location

Sasthamcotta is 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Kollam, the district headquarters,a few kilometres from Adoor municipality , 18 kilometres (11 mi) and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Karunagappalli town and 42 kilometres (26 mi) away from Paravur. It is the location of the Sasthamcotta Sree Dharma Sastha Temple.

Sasthamcotta Sree Dharmasastha Temple

The temple is dedicated to Sree Dharmasastha(Lord Ayyappa) and the surroundings of the temple are covered by hills and forests. One of the features of the Sasthamcotta temple is the abundance of monkeys that camp around, which are considered holy. It is believed that Lord Hanuman at the time flying to Lanka in search of Goddess Sita, halted at this place also, and since then this Temple is a home for Monkeys. The monkeys are devotee-friendly, and the thousands of devotees visiting the temple take pleasure in feeding these monkeys with nuts and fruits.^[1]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Sasthamkotta had a population of 32,330 with 15,818 males and 16,512 females.^[2]

Notable people

• K. R. Meera, author known for her novel Aarachaar
• Abdul Nasser Mahdani, politician and Islamic cleric; founder of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
• P. Balachandran, film writer and actor