Moothakunnam is a small village in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, south India. The skyline of Ernakaulam Ernakulam (Malayalam : എറണാകുളം ) refers to the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. ... Kerala ( (Anglicised) or (native); Malayalamകേരളം, — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...

Location

Moothakunnam is thirty kilometers from Ernakulam City and twenty-five kilometers from Cochin International Airport. It sits between the towns of North Paravur and Kodungallur. It is eight kilometers from Cherai Beach, a tourist spot. Cochin International Airport (IATA: COK, ICAO: VOCC), also known as Kochi International Airport, is located at Nedumbassery, near Kochi (formerly known as Cochin) in India. ... See Paravur which is a place in Kollam district of India‘s southern state of Kerala. ... Cranganore (modern day Kodungallur) and known in ancient times as Shinkli, Muchiri (anglicised to Muziris), Muyirikkodu, Muchiripattinam was a famous and prosperous sea-port at the mouth of the Periyar (also known as Choorni Nadi) river in the southern Indian state of Kerala. ... A scene from Cherai Beach, Kerala Cherai beach is a naturally gifted beach in Cherai village of Ernakulam district of Kerala, [[south India]. Cherai is a part of Vypin Island. ...

Significance

The village contains a temple to Shankara Narayana called Sree Narayana Mangalam temple, which was blessed by Sree Narayana Guru in the early part of the twentieth century. The temple's governing authority runs many educational institutions. Narayana Guru Nārāyana Guru (नारायण गुरु,നാരായണ ഗുരു) (1856 - 1928) was a great sage and social reformer of India. ...

Three kilometers from the village is a Christian church said to have been sanctified by a disciple of Jesus (St. Thomas the Apostle). A Christian is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, referred to as Christ. ... Jesus (8–2 BC/BCE to 29–36 AD/CE),[1] also known as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity. ... Thomas was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus. ...

The first mosque built in India is also three kilometers from the village of Moothakunnam.

Moothakunnam is known for its educational institutions, which attract students from all of the state of Kerala. HMDP Sabha operates an engineering college (SNM IMT), an arts and sciences college (SNM College, Maliankara), an education college (SNM B. Ed College), a teacher training center (SNM TTC, Moothakunnam), an industrial training center (SNM ITI,Moothakunnam), and a higher secondary school (SNM H.S, Moothakunnam), all within three kilometers of the village. Kerala ( (Anglicised) or (native); Malayalamകേരളം, — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...

Lifestyle

Moothakunnam is thickly populated. It has one hundred percent literacy, and is similar to other villages in India in the graduation rate of women. The people tend to be religious and conservative, and most are either Hindu or Christian. World literacy rates by country The traditional definition of literacy is the ability to use language–to read, write, listen, and speak. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, referred to as Christ. ...

Economy

The village's main business is trade in building materials, mostly marble and granite. At least ninety-five percent of the population is above the poverty line. Few inhabitants are government employees. In the past, most of the men were toddy tapers, but now, most of the village's population is employed by the construction industry. A family's average income is four to five dollars per day. Venus de Milo, front. ... Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ...

Other Information

Many major political parties are active in Moothakunnam, but the leading party are the Communist Marxists. This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ...

Transportation to the villages is by road and water.

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