Charummood Explained

Charummood
Other Name:Charummoodu
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:9.1724°N 76.6081°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Alappuzha
Government Type:Panchayath
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:14
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam language, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:690 505
Blank2 Info Sec2:96.31%
Blank2 Name Sec2:Literacy
Blank3 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank3 Info Sec1:1145 /
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0479
Registration Plate:KL-31 (Mavelikkara)

Charummood is a town in Mavelikkara Taluk of Alappuzha district in Kerala. Charummood is 12 km east of the nearest town Kayamkulam, 15 km west of Adoor and 12 km south of Mavelikkara. Charummood Junction is at the intersection of KP Road (Kayamkulam- Punalur Road) and NH 183 (Kollam - Theni Highway). The Vetticode Nagaraja Temple is located 4 kilometres from Charummood. Chunakkara mahadevar temple, also located 4 Km from Charummood, is famous for sarvam swayambhoo deity and its festival is the first main festival of the Onattukara area. Padanilam Parabrahma Temple, which is famous for its Sivarathri festival, is about 5 kilometers from Charummood.

Education

Major educational institutions in Charummood are Vikjana Vilasini Higher Secondary School Thamarakkulam(VVHSS Thamarakkulam), St. Marys L.P.S. Charummood, St. Joseph's Convent School, Presidency College of Management and Technology, which is MG & Kerala University off-campus Centre, Presidency Public School, ISET Polytechnic College.

Places of worship

Christian: St Joseph's Convent and St Mary's Syro-Malankara Catholic Church are located near the centre of town.
Hindu: Main temples near Charummood are Vetticode Nagaraja Swamy temple, Chunakkara mahadevar temple, Padanilam parabrahma temple etc.
Muslim: The main Mosque is Chunakara South Muslim-Jamath and Nouril huda Islam madrasa.

Healthcare

Nearby hospitals are SN Hospital and St. Thomas Mission Hospital