Kuthiathode is a gram panchayat in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.
The Kuthiathode or river stream, was once the major waterway for transporting goods to the local market from Kochi via the Vembanad lake.
The vast agricultural lands on the western side, or the Thuravoor Kari, where large-scale paddy cultivation and shrimp farming are done annually and serve as the seasonal livelihood for many of them.
A large number of shrimp peeling sheds operating in this panchayat provide large-scale employment.
[citation needed] The landscape of paddy fields on both sides of the Pallithode-Chavady road is really splendid.