Poothakkulam

Poothakkulam, also known as Bhoothakkulam, is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. The village is located 3.9 km away from Paravur, 11.4 km from Varkala and 23 km from Kollam. In 2011, it had a population of 29,447 residents. The village covers an area of 16.56 km².

Geography

Poothakkulam is located in the southernmost portion of the Kollam district near Idava Nadayara Kayal. The village is bordered by the Paravur municipality in the west, Parippally Panchayath in the east, Chirakkara Panchayath in the north, and the Thiruvananthapuram district in the south.

Topography

Poothakkulam's elevation is close to sea level, showing at the nearby Bhoothakulam reservoir and surrounding paddy fields.

Educational institutions

Govt Higher Secondary School, Bhoothakkulam
Chempakassey Higher Secondary School, Bhoothakkulam
Bhoothakulam North LPS
Bhoothakulam South LPS
Kalakkode UPS, Kalakkode
Harisree Nursery & LP School, Bhoothakkulam
D.V.L.P.S Puthenkulam,(Devaraja Vilasom L.P School)

Transportation

The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and the nearest railway station is Paravur Railway station. The major road passing through Poothakkulam is Paravur -Parippalli road.

Air

The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport

Rail

Paravur Railway station
Varkala Sivagiri railway station

Road

Bhoothakulam is well connected to nearby places through roads. Road transport is provided mainly by private transport bus operators and state owned Kerala State Road Transport Corporation.

Major roads

Paravur - Paripppally Road
Bhoothakulam- Ooninmoodu-Varkala Road
Alinmoodu- Ozhukupara Road
Vettuvila - Kalakkodu
Kalakkodu - Bhoothakkulam

Industry

Coir, cashew nuts and hand loom are the major industries of Poothakkulam. Kalakkod Q 23 Co-operative society was established as the first Coir society in Poothakkulam.

Administration

Ward No	Ward name	Member	Party	Alliance
1	Kottuvankonam	Athul S	CPI
2	Mukkada	Sivan Palottkavu	BJP
3	Koonamkulam	Raji	CPI
4	Village Office	V. K. Sunil Kumar	BJP
5	Puthenkulam	Laila Joy	CPI
6	Ezhamvila	Chippi Chandran	BJP
7	Panchayath Office	J. Pradeep	CPI
8	Poothakulam HSS	Sajeesh	BJP
9	Oonninmoodu	Sreeja S	BJP
10	Punnekkulam	Biji	CPI
11	Edayadi	Jasmi J S	INC
12	Stadium	Ram Rajan	BJP
13	Nellettil	Beena	INC
14	Mavila	Bindu S	INC
15	Edavattom	Indu S R	CPI
16	Kalakkodu	Suresh C	CPI
17	P.H.C	Naushad R	CPI
18	Perumkulam	Sheela Kumari	CPI
19	Njarodu	Geetha	CPI

Poothakkulam is an ISO 9001-2015 certified grama panchayat. It consists of 18 wards and is currently led by Left Democratic Front (Kerala).

Ward No	Ward name	Member	Party	Alliance
1	Kottuvankonam	Rakhi R S	BJP
2	Mukkada	Jaya V G	CPI
3	Koonamkulam	Pradeep	CPI
4	Puthenkulam	Remya S	CPI
5	Ooninmoodu	Laila	CPI
6	Ezhamvila	Shaiju Balachandran	INC
7	Poothakulam	Prakash	CPI
8	H.S Ward	Manjusha Sathysheelan	BJP
9	Punnekulam	D Suresh Kumar	CPI
10	Edayadi	Manish	INC
11	Stadium	Prasannakumari	CPI
12	Nellettil	Ansari Fazil	CPI
13	മാവിള	Sunil Kumar	INC
14	Edavattom	Sajeesh	BJP
15	Kalakkode	Jeeja Santhosh	CPI
16	P.H.C	Ammini Amma	CPI
17	Perumkulam	Seena R	CPI
18	Njarodu	Shaji Kumar	CPI

The incumbent Panchayat president is Ammini Amma who contested and won from P.H.C Ward.
Poothakkulam is part of Chathannoor (State Assembly constituency) State Assembly constituency, Ithikkara Block Panchayath, Kollam District Panchayat and Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency)

Recognition

Poothakkulam Panchayath falls under the jurisdiction of Paravur circle inspector.

Culture

Poothakkulam has a rich cultural heritage. The village contains numerous libraries, cultural societies, and organizations.
Sankara Pillai smaraka grantha sala, Gandhi memorial reading room and Samskarika Nilayam kottuvankonam are some major libraries.
Poothakulam village has numerous captive elephants.

Libraries

Shankarapilla Memorial Library
Priyadharshini Memorial Library& Reading room
Public Library, Kottuvankonam
Gandhi Memorial Reading Club & Library, Kalakkode
Reading room, Paravila
Yuvareshmi arts&sports club, library&reading room aalintemoodu

Recreational centres

Kalipoyka Children Park
GHSS Football Stadium
Mini stadium, Bhoothakulam
Kaveri Elephant Park, Puthenkulam
Pachayath Park, Kalakkode

Services

Hospitals

Government Homeo Dispensary, Poothakkulam
Community Health Center, Kalakkode
Government Ayurveda Dispensary, Poothakkulam
Karthika Hospital, Mavila
Mohan's Hospital, Edayadi
Murari Hospital, Ammarathumukku
JJ Hospital, Puthenkulam
Santhosh Hospital, Puthenkulam

Financial institutions

Bhoothakulam Service Co-Operative Bank
Kalakkode Service Co-operative bank
Indian Overseas Bank, Puthenkulam
Catholic Syrian Bank, Ooninmoodu