Chemmanvilai Explained

Chemmanvilai
Other Name:செம்மன்விளை
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:8.2239°N 77.3369°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kanyakumari
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1500
Population As Of:2012
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:629175
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:91-4651
Registration Plate:TN-75
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Nagercoil, Marthandam
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:85%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Kanyakumari
Blank4 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Padmanabhapuram
Website:Official Site

Chemmanvilai ( செம்மன்விளை) is a village in Chadayamangalam Panchayat, Kalkulam Taluk in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India. St. Antony's church stands in the middle of the village.

Location and transport

It is near to the NagercoilThiruvananthapuram Highway. The nearest railway station is located in Eraniel at a distance of approximately 6km (04miles). The nearest airport to Chemmanvilai is the Trivandrum International Airport, which is approximately 54km (34miles) away. Chemmanvilai is also called Appattuvilai.

Demographics

Church census, Chemmanvilai had a population of 1500. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chemmanvilai has an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; 83% of the males and 89% of females are literate.

St. Antony Church

St.Antony's Church http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=8.224137&lon=77.337624&z=17&m=b&show=/28147549/St-Antony-Church-Chemmanvilai-Appattuvilai, located right in the middle of the village, is also an important worship center that plays an important role in the lives of the people in the village. St. Antony's Church is an ancient church which is mentioned in ancient Indian history of Travancore Kingdom. In the little church in Chemmanvilai martyr Devasahayam Pillai came to pray in his last days of life.[1] The Church is under the control of Roman Catholic Diocese of Kuzhithurai.[2]

St. Antony's festival

St. Antony Church Festival is celebrated for ten days with grand events with prayer, music, drama and fireworks that add color to this religious event. The festival dates are based on the St. Antony Feast, in last weeks of May every year. And also the feast of St. Antony will be celebrated on 13 June. People from various places come here and pray with St. Antony.

References

  1. http://www.smcim.org/news/article/814?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=500&width=800 Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
  2. http://kuzhithuraidiocese.com/web/churchview.php List of Parishes