About Village
The village office was established in 31-10-2014. Its is a Village in Sreekrishnapuram Block in Palakkad District of Kerala State, India. It belongs to Central Kerala Division . It is located 33 KM towards west from District head quarters Palakkad. Pookkottukavu Village contains Block 060 of Sreekrishnapuram 2 Village , block 061 of Vellinezhi Village and Block 059 of Thrikkadeeri 1 Village, which now totally included in Pookkottukavu Grama Panchayath. Now the village is working at old Sreekrishnapuram 2 Village
Demography
About 40000 peoples are living in this village.
Geography
The village is situated in Palakkad District, Ottapalam Taluk, near Sreekrishnapuram. There exist 13 wards in this village. The important places of worships are Sree Pariyanampatta Bhagavathi Kshethram and Sree Pookkottukalikavu Bhagavathi Kshethram for Hindus, Vazhoor Juma Masjid for Muslims and St. Francis Church for Christians. The name Pokkottukaavu is originated from the name Sree Pookkottukalikavu Bhagavathi Kshethram..People usually speaks Malayalam in Valluvanadan style. The important religions are Hindu, Islam and Christian
Socio-Economic
The important attraction of the village is the Rural people.. The Important Agricultural Crops are Paddy, Coconut Tree Areca palm and Rubber. Most of the people are farmers and coolie workers.
Ecology
Most of the areas in this village are eco friendly.Vast areas in this village consists of hills ,valleys,forest,canals etc . They are well protected.
Tourism
The biggest Elephant ancestral home in Mangalamkunnu is very near to this village. Kathakali is a very important art in this village. A lot of instrumental artists are living in this village.