About Village
Sasthamcotta, which can be described as Srinagar in Kerala, is situated 30 km north-east of Kollam and 20 km south-west of Adoor in Kunnathur taluk in Kollam district. The Panchayat came into existence in 1962 with the focus on Sasthamcotta, which was formerly part of the Poruvazhy panchayat.
Demography
The population of Sasthamcotta Panchayat (as per census 2011) with 19 wards is 33285. Of these, women are 17415 and men are 15870
Geography
Sasthamcotta village bears a geography with both high lands and low lands.
Socio-Economic
The socio economic condition of sasthamcotta village is well maintained. All the communities live here with harmony and love.
Ecology
Sasthamcotta village bears both top lands and low lands, most of the places in the village is rural
Tourism
The place is naturally beautiful and is surrounded by hills and valleys. In the midst of the hills is the Fresh Water Lake. The extensive freshwater lake here is the biggest of its kind in Kerala. Water supply to the Kollam town is met by purifying the water from this lake.One of the features of famous Sasthamcotta Dharma sastha temple is the abundance of monkeys that camp around. Because of that Sasthamcotta is famous for Monkeys. Many movies and TV serials shot at Sasthamcotta, like Inapravukal (1965), Ente Hridayathinte Udama (2002), Ilamurathampuran (1998), Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran (2002), Kuttisrank (2009) etc. are some of those. The Second World Religion Conference had been held in Sasthamcotta, in which the global religious leaders had particularly participated.