Chunangad | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 10.7833°N 76.3667°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Palakkad |
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: | 679511 |
Registration Plate: | KL- |
Chunangad is a village near Ottapalam taluk of Palakkad district of Kerala State, India.The population consists of mainly Hindus & Muslims and very few Christian settlers. The major Menon family in Chunangad is Vengalil, who were the landlords in the place. Sreemathi Chunangat Kunjikavamma, the first female President of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee was born in Chunangad.[1] The major temples in Chunangad are Shiva temple and Kottekavu bhagavathy temple.[2]