Chengannur , is a municipal town in Alappuzha district

Alappuzha district

Alappuzha is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala in India. It was formed as Alleppey District on August 17, 1957. The name of the district was officially changed to Alappuzha in 1990. The district is a widely known tourist destination, and is well known for its coir factories. Most of...

 of the state

States and territories of India

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 of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 in South India

South India

South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

. Chengannur (also spelled Chenganoor, Chenganur, and Chengannoor) is located in the extreme eastern part of Alappuzha district. It is 117 kilometres (72.7 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...

 on the MC Road

Main Central Road

The Main Central Road is the arterial State Highway in the Travancore region of Kerala state, India. It is designated as SH 1 by the Kerala Public Works Department.The highway was built by Raja Kesavadas, Dewan of Travancore...

. Chengannur is connected to Kollam and Kottayam by NH 220

National Highway 220 (India)

National Highways 220 is located in India. It connects Kollam in Kerala with Theni in Tamil Nadu. Starting from NH 47 in Kollam it runs northwards and turns east at Kottayam and runs along the northern border of Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary before crossing the border into Tamil Nadu and end at Theni,...

. Chengannur is noted for its Shiva temple Chengannur Mahadeva Kshetram and tens of others and its Old Syrian Church.

The nearest towns are Pandalam

Pandalam

Pandalam is one among the fastest growing towns in Kerala, India. Known far and wide for its legendary connection with Lord Ayyappa and Sabarimala, Pandalam is considered to be a holy town...

 to the south, Thiruvalla to the north, Mavelikkara

Mavelikkara

Mavelikara is a town in Alappuzha district of Kerala, India, spread over an area of 12.65 km2. It is in the southern part of Alappuzha district on the banks of the Achankovil River. Mavelikara is located 8km east of National Highway. Mavelikara is known as the capital of...

 to the west and Aranmula

Aranmula

Aranmula is about 128 km from Trivandrum, capital city of Kerala, the south western state in India. It is situated on the banks of the river Pampa. Traditions, cultural variations, traditional village life, sceneries are unique for Aranmula. It is a suburb of Kozhencherry in Pathanamthitta...

 and Pathanamthitta

Pathanamthitta

Pathanamthitta is a large town and a municipality situated in the central Travancore region in the state of Kerala, south India, spread over an area of 23.50 km2. It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The city has a population of 38,000...

 to the east. The municipality contains villages such as Kurattissery

Kurattissery

Kurattissery is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Kurattissery had a population of 12256 with 5877 males and 6379 females....

, Mannar, Alappuzha, Ennakkad

Ennakkad

Ennakkad is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.Ennakkadu is surrounded by Chennithala, Puliyoor, Mavelikkara, Budhanur and mannar. Very beautiful village.-Demographics:...

, Pandanad

Pandanad

Pandanadu is a village in Chengannur Taluk in Alappuzha district, in Kerala, India. According to the 2001 Indian census, Pandanad has a population of 12,466 people. A major portion of the village is located on the banks of the Pampa River. The river divides the village into two; Pandanad North and...

, Thiruvanvandoor

Thiruvanvandoor

Thiruvanvandooris a village in Chengannur Taluk in Alappuzha district, in Kerala, India.-Region:The village of Thiruvanvandoor is connected with Main Central Road at two junctions on the road. One is at Kallissery and other is at Pravin coodu.-Hinduism:...

, Chengannur - Village, Mulakuzha, Ala

Ala

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, Puliyoor, Cheriyanad

Cheriyanad

Cheriyanad, , a village in Kerala state of Indian Union, belongs to Central Travancore Region and specifically comes under Chengannur Taluk in Alleppey District. It is placed almost midway between Chengannur and Mavelikkara towns. Cheriyanad is a special grade panchayat...

, Venmony

Venmony

Venmony is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. Venmony is 9 km northwest of Pandalam, 10 km south of Chengannur, and 10 km east of Mavelikkara...

.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census

Census

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, Chengannur had a population of 125,391. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Chengannur has an average literacy rate of 88%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 88% and female literacy of 88%. Nine percent of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Chengannur assembly constituency is part of Mavelikkara (Lok Sabha constituency).Chengannur is also one of the State Assembly Constituency

Temples

Chengannur Temple

External links

• * http://alappuzha.gov.in/
• * http://chengannur.net/