Chavara Thekkumbhagom
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Chavara Thekkumbhagom
Mamukil | |
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island village | |
Chavara South | |
Coordinates: 8°57′48″N 76°33′43″E / 8.96333°N 76.56194°E | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Kollam |
Government | |
• Type | Gram panchayat |
• Body | Thekkumbhagom Gram panchayat |
• Panchayath President | Thankachi Prabhakaran |
• Vice President | Prabhakaran Pillai |
Area | |
• Total | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) |
Population As per 2011 census | |
• Total | 16,937 |
• Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 691584 |
STD code | 0476 |
Vehicle registration | KL-02,KL-23 |
Nearest City | Kollam - 10 km (20 minutes) |
Nearest Railway Station | Kollam Junction railway station (QLN) |
Neighbourhoods | Kollam Municipal Corporation, Neendakara, Chavara, Thevalakkara |
Public transport Service is Operated between Kollam and Karunagappally Via Thekkumbhagom by KSRTC from 5.00 am to 8.10pm running every 30 minutes . LAST BUS from Kollam is at 8.10 from kollam KSRTC bus stand. YOU CAN BOARD AT 8.15 PM FROM CHINNAKADA ALSO |
Chavara Thekkumbhagom[1][2][3] or Chavara South is an Island village in Kollam District of the state of kerala, India. It is located 10 km from the Kollam City. It is covered by Ashtamudi Lake and located near the coast of Indian Ocean.It contains a famous Devi temple and Subramanya temple along with St Joseph's Church. There are no Muslims or a Muslim Mosque in the village. It has only 2 outer connections via Dalavapuram pallikodi Bridge and Pavumba Bridge.
Notable people
[edit]- V.Sambasivan - From Guhanandapuram-NaduvathuCherry,[4] Thekkumbhagom, A performer of the art Kadhaprasangam.[5] written by himself and Othello[6] by Shakespeare.
- Azhakathu Padmanabha Kurup-From Azhakathu-NaduvathuCherry, Thekkumbhagom, A renowned scholar in Sanskrit and Malayalam, who composed the first Malayalam epic poem Ramachandravilasam.
References
[edit]- ^ "Revenue Portal". village.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Population finder | Government of India". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Kollam". Kollam.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Guhanandapuram, Chavara Thekkumbhagom Panchayat, Kollam District, Kerala, India". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "V Sambasivan-Kathaprasangam:Ayisha". Devaragam.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Sambashivan-Othello". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2013.