The village of Kunchithanny was founded as a settlement by farmers who moved here in the early 1950s from the neighboring districts of Kottayam, Pathanamthitta and Ernakulam.

These settlers came here to make a livelihood from cutting lumber and farming (plantation and food crops), by encroaching upon the forest area which was then part of the princely state of Travancore.

Over the years people who came to the region for the construction of different hydroelectric projects also settled here post the completion of the work.

For the people of Kunchithanny the Johns Clinic has been meeting their medical requirements in an efficient and cost effective manner for the past many years.

People who arrive by train have to alight at Aluva and board a bus (private or KSRTC) either to Adimali or Kothamangalam.