Koothali
Koothali | |
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Town | |
Koothali Location in Kerala, India Koothali Koothali (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°35′0″N 75°46′0″E / 11.58333°N 75.76667°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.