Kaithacodu

Kaithacodu is a village in the south west of Pavithreswaram Panchayath in Puthoor. It is a land of agriculture with plantian, coconut, paddy (nowadays very little), rubber, pulses, potatoes, etc. as the main crops. Water resources are plenty. The name originated from the word "Kaitha ("കൈത' in Malayalam) Land of Kaitha (a plant growing in the bank side of canals and roadsides along the river).

Kaithacodu
Pavithrewsaram(as per Revenue Dep)
Kaithacodu Location in Kerala, India Kaithacodu Kaithacodu (India)
Coordinates: 8°58′0″N 76°41′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691543
Telephone code	0091-474-262----
Vehicle registration	KL-24
Kundara/Kottarakkara/Puthoor	Kottarakkara,kollam
Literacy	100%%
Lok Sabha constituency	Mavelikkara

Facilities

The main junction is Puthenchanda. There is a market, sub-post office, telephone exchange, Indian bank, Library, Health centre and various kinds of shops and sellers. There are a lot of rock quarries. There are backwater canals, coconut groves and trees.

Education

There is a lower primary school that has years of tradition. People are used to traveling for higher studies. At the same time the village is surrounded by a lot of schools and colleges.Mar Baselios School(Private) also working at Church premise.

Temples

The main temple is Kaithacodu Sree Indilayappan Temple. The deity is very rarest among others because it is a combination of siva and Vishnu.Other temples like Kanyarkavu Vanadurga Nagaraja Temple,Nediyavila Durga Temple are also sitauted.

Christian churches

There are also many churches in this area is St George orthodox Syrian Church, St George Malankara Catholic Church, Pentecostal churches, Evangelical church, Marthoma church etc. Baselios School is also part of the Community

Transportation

Bus routes are Kundara-kallada-Puthoor, Kaithacodu-Kollam, Kottarakkara-puthoor-Kaithacodu. District-Kollam, Thaluk-Kottarakkara. Panchayath-Pavitreswaram. The village office is at Pavithreswaram.

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