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Online Print Shop in Kottarakara

Printster prints what you upload and couriers the result. A Kottarakara order is paid for online, printed, and delivered to a Kottarakara address in 5 to 10 working days, counted from the working day after we accept it; production already sits inside that window. Copy counts here pull two ways. Document lines for Kottarakara average 164 pages at a mean of 1.6 copies, while the paperback lines average 243 pages at a mean of 12.8.

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Where the multi-copy work actually sits in 121 Kottarakara lines

A printed item is one line on one order, not an order. The 45 orders we have shipped to Kottarakara carried 121 product lines, so an order here usually holds several. PDF and document printing takes 116 of those lines, 95.9% of everything we print for Kottarakara against 79.3% across India, about 1.2 times. Those lines average 164 pages at a mean of 1.6 copies, which is an average over 116 lines and not a description of any one job.

The repeat-copy work sits in the smaller row. Paperback (soft cover) books takes 5 of the 121 lines, 4.1% here against 10.7% across India, about 0.4 times, so it is ordered less often to Kottarakara than it is nationally. But those five lines average 243 pages at a mean of 12.8 copies. Five lines is a thin base and one further order would move it, so read the 12.8 as what has been ordered rather than what a run costs.

What a 12.8-copy run meets in the rate card that a 1.6-copy one does not

Copies move the per-page rate; the Kottarakara address does not. A4 black and white, printed both sides, is ₹0.60 a page on the standard tier, which covers 1 to 49 copies of a document of 21 pages or more. At 50 to 99 copies it is ₹0.57, and at 100 copies or more it is ₹0.54. Both Kottarakara averages, 1.6 and 12.8, sit inside the first tier. A mean is not a ceiling, though: a run that goes past 49 copies is billed on the tier it lands in.

Length draws the other boundary, and both Kottarakara rows clear it comfortably at 164 and 243 pages. The ₹0.60 rate assumes 21 pages or more; a document of 20 pages or fewer is ₹0.63 printed both sides. One side only is ₹0.85 a page, A5 both sides ₹0.38, and A4 colour both sides ₹3.36, all on 75 GSM Normal paper. GST at 5% is added to each of those, and the finish is quoted per copy rather than per job, so it repeats down a multi-copy run.

Spiral on 59.0% of Kottarakara finishes, against 17.6% nationally

Finishes are counted on their own base of 117 printed items, so these shares are shares of what we finish for Kottarakara, never of its orders. Spiral takes 69 of those lines, 59.0% against 17.6% across India, about 3.4 times as often, and it is the finish chosen most often on Kottarakara work. It is ₹40 a copy at 1 to 50 copies, it opens flat, and it adds no days to production, which is the practical point on a run of copies rather than a single file.

Loose sheets with no binding takes 41 of the 117 lines, 35.0% here against 53.9% across India, about 0.7 times. Soft cover (perfect) binding takes 7 lines, 6.0% against 3.5%, about 1.7 times, at ₹110 a copy. Soft cover binding adds 1 to 2 working days on top of the 3 to 5 working days of production. Spiral, comb, wiro and staple do not. On a set of copies that difference applies to the whole run, so it is worth settling before the deadline, not after.

45 orders, rank 22 of 35, and 1.3% of our Kerala volume

We have printed and shipped 45 orders to Kottarakara over the last 24 months. That is rank 416 nationally, rank 22 among the 35 places we serve in Kerala, and 1.3% of our Kerala volume. It counts parcels addressed to Kottarakara and nothing more, and we hold nothing that would turn it into a share of anything. The same 45 orders produced 121 product lines and 117 finish lines, which is why the two tables above do not share a denominator.

The lists shown beside Kottarakara are cut to the largest few, so they cannot tell you where else in the district we go. Kollam appears on the district list with 89 orders, Pathanapuram with 52 and Karunagappally with 32; on the state list Thiruvananthapuram carries 666. None of that changes what a Kottarakara job costs. The rate card is the same everywhere we deliver, and the tier is set by the number of copies you order.

Eighteen pincodes on the 691 prefix, one configured carrier

Our courier network is configured for 18 serviceable pincodes in Kottarakara, every one of them on the 691 prefix, running from 691505 to 691560. The wider Kollam district holds 114 serviceable pincodes across the 10 places we serve in it, and Kerala 1,662 pincodes across 61 districts. The 75 named localities sitting inside those pincodes, Ezhukone, Kadakkal, Valakom and Chithara among them, are addresses we deliver to. We keep no counter, agent or collection point in any of them.

One carrier is configured for Kottarakara: DTDC, on 11 of the 18. We choose the carrier order by order against serviceability, so no consignment is promised a named courier before it ships. For the leg after printing, the network has banded 14 of the 18 at 6 to 8 days and the other 4 at 5 to 7 days. Those are settings the carrier has configured, not a record of how long a parcel took, and what we promise stays 5 to 10 working days.

Printout prices for Kottarakara

Per-page rates on A4/A5 75 GSM normal paper, standard order of 1 to 49 copies, 21 pages or more. Excludes GST at 5%. Effective 30 August 2026.
What you are printingPrice per page (ex-GST)
A4 black & white, double-sided₹0.60
A4 black & white, single-sided₹0.85
A4 colour, double-sided₹3.36
A5 black & white, double-sided₹0.38

A document of 20 pages or fewer carries a small surcharge — A4 black & white double-sided is ₹0.63 a page instead of ₹0.60. At 100 copies or more the rate falls to ₹0.54. The full rate card lists every paper and size.

Binding options delivered to Kottarakara

Per copy on A4, A5 and B5 at 1–50 copies, excluding GST. Binding is charged per copy, not per page.
BindingPrice per copy (ex-GST)
Corner staple₹2
Staple₹15
Centre staple (saddle stitch)₹25
Centre staple with lamination₹35
Spiral₹40
Comb₹45
Wiro (twin-loop)₹45
Glue / tape₹60
Soft cover (perfect) binding₹110
Hard binding₹250
Hard binding with golden print on front₹275
Hard binding with golden print on front and spine₹350

Soft cover, hard bound, glue/tape and saddle stitch binding add 1 to 2 working days to production. Spiral, comb and wiro binding ship within the standard window.

Areas we deliver to in Kottarakara

These 75 localities sit inside pincodes Kottarakara is serviceable on. They are delivery destinations — Printster has no counter or collection point in any of them.

Pincodes we deliver to in Kottarakara

Our courier network is configured for 18 pincodes in Kottarakara. Enter yours at checkout to confirm before you pay.

Who carries your order to Kottarakara

One carrier is configured for Kottarakara, and we choose per order on what is serviceable for your pincode. You do not pick the carrier at checkout.

Carriers configured for Kottarakara, and how many of its pincodes each covers.
CarrierPincodes covered
DTDC11

Where Kottarakara sits in our delivery network

Kottarakara is in Kollam district, Kerala. We deliver to 114 serviceable pincodes across 10 places in Kollam district, and 1,662 pincodes across 61 districts in Kerala. Those pages list every town and city we reach.

Frequently asked questions

I need 60 copies of one document sent to Kottarakara. Does the rate change?
Yes, on the copy count rather than the address. A4 black and white printed both sides is Rs 0.60 a page for 1 to 49 copies of a document of 21 pages or more. At 50 to 99 copies it is Rs 0.57 a page, so a 60-copy run is quoted on that tier, and at 100 copies or more it is Rs 0.54. The binding you pick is charged per copy on top, and GST at 5% is added to everything.
How long does a Kottarakara order take, and what are the 6 to 8 days I see quoted?
The published window to a Kottarakara address is 5 to 10 working days, counted from the working day after we accept the order, with printing already inside it. It is an estimate, so a specific date never gets a flat yes. The 6 to 8 days is a different number: the transit band the carrier has configured for 14 of the 18 Kottarakara pincodes, covering the leg after printing, not the promise you should plan against.
Why is spiral binding chosen on 59.0% of what you finish for Kottarakara?
We do not know, and nothing we hold explains it. The figure only records what people ordering to Kottarakara chose: 69 of 117 finish lines, against 17.6% across India, about 3.4 times as often. What we can say is the consequence. Spiral is Rs 40 a copy at 1 to 50 copies and adds no working days, so a spiral run ships inside the standard production time.
Does a 243-page paperback at 12.8 copies get priced the same way as one copy?
The per-page rate works the same way, and at that copy count it is still the 1 to 49 tier. The difference is the finish. Soft cover binding is Rs 110 a copy at 1 to 50 copies, so it is charged once for every copy in the run, and it adds 1 to 2 working days on top of the 3 to 5 working days of production. Those are the two things worth checking before a multi-copy order.
My address is in Ezhukone. Can you deliver there, and can I collect instead?
Ezhukone is one of the 75 localities sitting inside the pincodes we are configured for around Kottarakara. There are 18 of those, all on the 691 prefix; enter yours at checkout and serviceability is confirmed before you pay. Collection is not possible anywhere here, because there is nowhere to collect from. Pickup exists only at our Delhi production facility, for Delhi orders. Payment is prepaid by UPI, card or net banking.
Do all 18 Kottarakara pincodes pay the same price?
Yes. The rate card does not vary by pincode, by locality or by district, so a job to any of the 18 is quoted from the same page rates and the same per-copy binding rates, with GST at 5% added. What can differ between them is the carrier the network assigns and the transit band it has configured, which is why 14 of the 18 sit at one band and 4 at another.
When is ordering print online the wrong call for a Kottarakara job?
When your deadline is shorter than the window. Two pages needed this afternoon are not a job for 5 to 10 working days, and no choice of paper or finish shortens that. The Kottarakara work we actually see is planned in advance: document lines averaging 164 pages, and paperback lines averaging 243 pages at a mean of 12.8 copies. That is work with a date on it, not work someone needed an hour ago.

Other places we deliver to in Kerala

The same rate card, binding options and delivery windows apply across Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram · Kochi · Kozhikode · Palakkad · Thrissur · Thalassery.

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