Chemmalamattam

Chemmalamattam, (otherwise known as Chemmalamattom) is a village in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is located about 40 km east of Kottayam and 19 km west of Mundakkayam and is 9.5 km north of Kanjirappally towards Erattupetta.

The View of Eratupetta City near the Western Ghats.

Chemmalamattam
village
Chemmalamattam is located in Kerala
Chemmalamattam
Chemmalamattam
Location in Kerala, India
Chemmalamattam is located in India
Chemmalamattam
Chemmalamattam
Chemmalamattam (India)
Coordinates: 9.6376°N 76.7771°E / 9.6376; 76.7771
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKottayam
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
686529
Telephone code914828
Vehicle registrationKL-05/KL-35
Nearest cityKanjirappally, Kottayam
Sex ratio1:1 /
Literacy100%
Lok Sabha constituencyPathanamthitta
ClimateTropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature32 °C (90 °F)
Avg. winter temperature18 °C (64 °F)

Location

The village headquarters is at Kondoor, the taluk headquarters is located at Meenachil, and the district headquarters at Kottayam. This village is part of the Poonjar Legislative Assembly and Pathanamthitta LokSabha constituency. Local people mostly work as farmers, cultivating cash crops such as rubber and cocoa, and agricultural crops such as cassava and plantain.

Transportation

The nearest railway stations are at Kottayam (40 km), Changanacherry (43 km) or Ettumanoor (30 km). The nearest airport, Cochin International Airport is 66 km away.

Landmarks

Locally, the XII Apostles' Church is a Roman Catholic church.[1]

How to Reach

  • Thiruvananthapuram - Kottarakkara - Adoor - Pathanamthitta - Ranni - Erumeli - Kanjirappally - Chemmalamattam
  • Kottayam - Ettumanoor - Pala - Erattupetta - Chemmalamattam
  • Kochi/Cochin - Trhippunithura - Poothotta - Thalayolapparambu - Ettumanoor - Pala - Erattupetta - Chemmalamattam

References

  1. 12 Apostles' Church Archived 24 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine website


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