Koothali

Koothali
Town
Koothali Location in Kerala, India Koothali Koothali (India)
Coordinates: 11°35′0″N 75°46′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Area
• Total	14.13 km2 (5.46 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	11,389
• Density	806.0/km2 (2,088/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	673532
Vehicle registration	KL-77
Nearest city	Kozhikode
Lok Sabha constituency	Vatakara
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Perambra

Koothali is a village near Perambra in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India, and the traditional seat of the Koothali Nair.

The name Koothali has evolved from two terms: Kooth + Ali, in which "Kooth" means performing arts like "Kathakali", "Koodiyattam", etc., and "Ali" means the venue where such art forms are performed. In ancient times, Koothali was a place where this kind of performing arts was taught and practised by artists of "Koothali-Thambayi – the then ruler of Koothali. Koothali has around six hundred years of long history, and it goes back to the time of Tippu Sultan and beyond.

Transportation

Koothali village connects to other parts of India through Perambra town. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Koyiandy. The National Highway No.66 passes through Koyilandy and the northern stretch connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The State Highway No.54 going through Perambra, Koothali and Kuttiady connects to Kalpetta, and indirectly Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore.