Sasthamkotta

Sasthamkotta is a village in the Kunnathoor, Kollam district, Kerala, India. Kunnathoor taluk headquarters is located at Sasthamkotta. Sasthamkotta Lake is the largest fresh water lake in Kerala.

Sasthamkotta Sasthamcotta
village
Evening at Sasthamcotta Lake
Coordinates: 9°2′36.17″N 76°37′31.01″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Population  (2001)
• Total	32,330
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	690521
Telephone code	0476
Vehicle registration	KL-61
Nearest city	Kollam, karunagappally town
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kunnathur
Website	www.sasthamcotta.com

Shasthamkotta boat jetty

Shasthamkotta Railway Station

Shasthamkotta Lake

Tourism

The place is naturally beautiful and is surrounded by hills and valleys. The major feature of this region is the fresh water lake.

Monkey Temples

One of the features of Sasthamcotta temple is the many monkeys that camp around. Because of that Sasthamcotta is famous for Monkeys.

Railways

Sasthamkotta railway station is the major train station here.

Notable Personalities from Sasthamcotta

• K. R. Meera
• Abdul Nasser Mahdani
• C.P. Rajasekharan Journalist& Writer
• Ravi Saraswathi (Author & IT Executive)
• Joel M George
• Prof.C.Chandramathi,Short story Writer
• Dr.G.Sumithran
• V.B Unnithan
• Neelakandaru
• Murari M. Pillai

Other websites

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