{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Kottapadi | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = village | image_skyline = Kottapadi1.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India | coordinates = {{coord|10|36|54|N|76|1|43|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Kerala | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Thrissur | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = Guruvayur Municipality <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kerala.gov.in/dept_panchayat/telnoof_tsr.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-10-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603105414/http://www.kerala.gov.in/dept_panchayat/telnoof_tsr.htm |archivedate=2009-06-03 }}</ref> | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 680505<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/pin_codes_kerala.php|title = National Portal of India}}</ref> | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 91487 | registration_plate = KL-08/KL-46 | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city | blank1_info_sec1 = Trichur | blank2_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = Trichur | blank3_name_sec1 = Civic agency | blank3_info_sec1 = Guruvayur Municipality <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kerala.gov.in/dept_panchayat/telnoof_tsr.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-10-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603105414/http://www.kerala.gov.in/dept_panchayat/telnoof_tsr.htm |archivedate=2009-06-03 }}</ref> | website = | footnotes = }} thumb|Punnathoor Anakkotta thumb|Village bank in Kottapadi thumb|Kottapadi Church '''Kottapadi''' is a village near Guruvayur town in the district of Thrissur, Kerala, South India. Kottapadi literally translates to ''Gates to Fort''. Kottapadi has now gained prominence Punnathurkotta for which it has been named, which used to house elephants belonging to the Guruvayoor temple. (''Anakotta'' in Malayalam, literally translated as "Elephant Fort") Elephants that are an integral part of certain temple rituals are boarded and trained here.
==History== Kottapadi was the seat of ''Punathur Raja'' who were the vassals of Zamorins.<ref> {{cite book |last=Logan |first=William|title= Malabar Manual| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0TJFDwAAQBAJ&dq=punathur&pg=PT2080}} </ref> Punathur Raja is reported to have formed around 15th century when it separated from Talappili kingdom and aligned with the Zamorins.<ref> {{cite book |last=Menon |first=Sreedhara|title= Kerala District Gazetteers|date=1962 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ey9uAAAAMAAJ&q=punathur%20sreedhara%20menon|location= Kozhikode|publisher=Superintendent of Government Presses }} </ref> The name Kottapadi is derived from (''Punnathur Kotta'' or Punathur Fort) ''Kotta'' Fort and ''Padi'' Gate. Being a coastal village (6 km from sea) like many other parts of Kerala has white sand and Coconut farming was a major industry and still one can see large swaths of lands with Coconut palms. Due to rapid urbanisation of the Guruvayur area, most of this village has now become a small town. Kottapadi is located only 2 kilometres away from Guruvayur temple. Many tourists come here for visiting the Punnathur Kotta. There are more than 60 elephants here. These elephants belong to the Guruvayur Temple, where prominent devotees offer it to Lord Guruvayurappan. Prominent Shiva temple at Mammiyur is located close by.
''Nearest Airport'': Cochin International Airport
''Nearest Railway Stations'': Guruvayur, Trichur
'''Nearest Major Towns''': Guruvayur, Chavakkad, Kunnamkulam
==Colleges in Kottapadi== Little Flower women's college, Aryabhatta women's college, Mercy college.
==Temples in Kottapadi== * Chembalakulangara Bhagavathi kshethram, * Sree Subramanya Kshethram, * Kaveed Karthyani Kshetram, * Sree Kapaleshwaram Shiva temple.
==References== {{commons category}} {{Reflist}} {{Thrissur district}} Category:Villages in Thrissur district Category:Guruvayur