Madathara

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Madathara
Town
Madathara
Interactive map of Madathara
Coordinates: 8°49′04″N 77°00′48″E / 8.817755°N 77.013259°E / 8.817755; 77.013259
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691541

Madathara is a major town junction located in Kollam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Madathara is the town in Thiruvananthapuram-Thenmala -Shenkottai  State Highway 2 (Kerala) and SH-64 Parippally - Madathara road intersection, Madathara is a junction town.It is nestled in Kulathupuzha hills of Western ghats.The Kallada river originates from Madathara hills.

Nearby towns

Madathara is well connected by major towns in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

• Thiruvananthapuram city 48 km (30 mi)
• Nedumangad 30 km (19 mi)
• Kollam 53 km (33 mi)
• Palode 13 km (9 mi)
• Kulathupuzha 15 km (10 mi)
• Thenmala 25 km (16 mi)
• Tenkasi 62 km (39 mi)
• Madurai 217 km (136 mi)
• Thoothukudi 177 km (110 mi)
• Kadakkal 13 km (9 mi)
• Punalur 32 km (20 mi)
• Pathanamthitta 82 km (51 mi)

Educational institutions

• Travancore Arts And Science College, Madathara
• Government High School Madatharakkani
• SNHSS Paruthi, Chithara