Chemmalamattam Explained

Chemmalamattam
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:9°38'14"N 76°46'35"E
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:9.6376°N 76.7771°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kottayam
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:686529
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:914828
Registration Plate:KL-05/KL-35
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kanjirappally, Kottayam
Blank2 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank2 Info Sec1:1:1 /
Blank3 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank3 Info Sec1:100%
Blank4 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Pathanamthitta
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Blank2 Name Sec2:Avg. summer temperature
Blank2 Info Sec2:32°C
Blank3 Name Sec2:Avg. winter temperature
Blank3 Info Sec2:18°C

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.

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

Notes and References

  1. http://smcim.smonline.org/chemmalamattam/index.htm 12 Apostles' Church