Chennamkary Explained

Chennamkary
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:9.4667°N 76.3833°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Name2:Alappuzha
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:688501
Area Code:0477272
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Registration Plate:KL-04,KL-66
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Alappuzha/Aleppey
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:97.7%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Nearest National Highway
Blank3 Info Sec1:NH-47 or NH-66[Salem-Kanyakumari]
Blank4 Name Sec1:Nearest State Highway
Blank4 Info Sec1:SH-11 [Alappuzha- Changanacherry Road]

Chennamkary is a village in Kuttanad Taluk in Alappuzha District of Kerala state, India.

Geography

Chennamkary is located 12 km east of the district headquarters Alappuzha, 4 km from Champakkulam, 141 km from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, and is surrounded by Veliyanad Taluk towards the east, Ambalappuzha Taluk and Alappuzha Taluk towards the west, and Aryad Taluk towards the north.

Alappuzha, Changanassery, Thiruvalla, Kottayam are nearby cities.

Economy

The major income is still from agriculture and fishing despite tourism. Chennamkary is also a major spot of movie/TV soap/music video shootings due to its beautiful landscape view. Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, one of the founding fathers and the first superior general of C.M.I., was baptized at St. Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Chennamkary Which is also The first Catholic Church in Asia dedicated to Saint Joseph.

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