Map of Kottayam, India

Kottayam is a city in Kerala, India, with a population of about 55,374. It lies at 9.5869°N, 76.5213°E. Kottayam is about 2,118 km (1,316 mi) south of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Changanācheri, 16 km to the south.

Kottayam at a glance

Where is Kottayam?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 34 min on the shortest day to 12 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kottayam

• Changanācheri — 16 km south
• Cherthala — 23 km northwest
• Tiruvalla — 24 km south
• Alappuzha — 24 km southwest
• Erāttupetta — 30 km east
• Aroor — 39 km northwest
• Kāyankulam — 45 km south
• Pathanāmthitta — 46 km southeast
• Cochin — 49 km northwest
• Kanayannur — 51 km northwest

Largest cities in Kerala

• Kanayannur — 851,406
• Thiruvananthapuram — 788,271
• Cochin — 633,553
• Kozhikode — 550,440
• Kollam — 367,107
• Thrissur — 315,957
• Alappuzha — 240,991
• Palakkad — 132,728
• Kānnangād — 125,564
• Ponnāni — 105,512

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.