Koottukad is a small village in Ernakulam district of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 state, South India

South India

South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

. It is about 30 km from Ernakulam

Ernakulam

Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...

 town. It has a large expanses of green plain.

The famous church named Little Flower church is situated here. The people in this greenish place are very friendly as the name denotes. A small LP School named Santa cruz Lp school - having 85 years of past memories - is in this place.

The beautiful Cherai beach

Cherai Beach

Cherai Beach is located in Vypin island, Kochi, India. Cherai Beach is just 25 km from Kochi, and 30 km from Cochin International Airport. The nearest towns are North Paravur and Kodungallur and the nearest railway station is Aluva .The 15 km of long golden beach is clean,...

 is only 8 km from this place.

The famous place Chendamanglam - Place of paliath achans - is only 1KM away from Koottukad. The Paliam Palace, residence of the Paliath Achans, hereditary Prime Ministers to the former Maharajas of Kochi

Kochi (India)

Kochi , formerly Cochin, is a major port city on the west coast of India by the Arabian Sea. Kochi is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. Kochi is often called by the name Ernakulam, which refers to the western part of the mainland Kochi...

, is one of the architectural splendours of Kerala. The Palace is over 450 years old and houses a collection of historic documents and relics.