Karukutty is a village panchayat in Aluva Taluk, Ernakulam district of Kerala, India .

The fort - Nedumkotta (നേടുംക്കോട്ട) was built jointly by the Travancore and Cochin kingdoms to resist invasions by Tipu Sultan.

Numerous other artifacts and vessels used by natives to store their treasures and valuables have also been excavated.

It roughly translates to "If you have reached Karukutty, then you need not go looking elsewhere" – a sign of the self-sufficient and prosperous nature of the locality.The name karu kutty means Dark fortress.

[1] Spread over an area of 33.57 km2 (12.96 sq mi) in central Kerala, the terrain is primarily of five types: plain land, valley, high land, sloped terrain and hilltops.