Charummood (also spelled Charummoodu) is a town in

Mavelikkara Mavelikkara () is a municipality in the Onattukara Region of Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. It is located south of the district headquarters in Alappuzha and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 ...

Taluk of

Alappuzha district Alappuzha district (), is one of the 14 Districts of Kerala, districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It was formed as Alleppey district on 17 August 1957, the name of the district being changed to ''Alapp ...

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. Charummood is 12 km east of the nearest town

Kayamkulam Kayamkulam () is a municipality in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. It is located south of the district headquarters in Alappuzha and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Kayamkulam has ...

, 15 km west of

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and 12 km south of

. Charummood Junction is at the intersection of KP Road (

Punalur Punalur is a municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is the headquarters of the Punalur Taluk and Punalur Revenue Division. It is in the eastern part of the Kollam district of Kerala, on the banks of the Kallada River and footh ...

Road) and

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(

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Highway). The Vetticode

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is located 4 kilometres from Charummood. Chunakkara Thiruvayiroor Mahadevar temple, also located 4 Km from Charummood, is famous for sarvam swayambhoo deity and its festival is the first main festival of the Onattukara area. Chunakkara Aarattu &

Padanilam Parabrahma Temple Padanilam Parabrahma Temple (പടനിലം പരബ്രഹ്മ ക്ഷേത്രം ) is situated at Padanilam in Mavelikara taluk of Alappuzha district in Kerala, India. It is one of the major temples in erstwhile Travancore sta ...

, which is famous for its

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festival, is about 5 kilometers from Charummood.

Location

Charummoodu is located at the border of the

Thamarakkulam Thamarakulam is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. Located in Alappuzha District of Kerala, Thamarakulam is around 16 km south-east of Kayamkulam. It is located close to the border of Kollam District and Pathan ...

Nooranad Nooranad (also anglicized as ''Noornad'' or ''Nooranadu'') is a developing town in Mavelikkara taluk of Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is located at a distance of 8 Km south-west of Pandalam, in Kayamkulam route. Padanilam ...

and

Chunakkara Chunakkara is a village in Mavelikkara, Mavelikara Tahsil of Alappuzha district, in the Indian state of Kerala. It is located on the Kollam Theni Highway spanning in around in length along the highway. It is divided into 5 areas and 15 wards. ...

Panchayaths and the second largest town in the Mavelikkara Taluk. There is a proposal to form Charummoodu Panchayath by joining parts of

and

panchayaths.

Education

Major educational institutions in Charummood are Vikjana Vilasini Higher Secondary School Thamarakkulam (VVHSS Thamarakkulam), St. Marys L.P.S. Charummood, St. Joseph's Convent School, Presidency College of Management and Technology which is MG and Kerala University off-campus Centre, Presidency Public School and ISET Polytechnic College.

Places of worship

Christian: St Joseph's Convent and St Mary's Syro-Malankara Catholic Church are located near the center of the town.
Hindu: Main temples near Charummood are Vetticode Nagaraja Swamy temple, Chunakkara Mahadevar temple, Padanilam Parabrahma temple etc.
Muslim: The main Mosque is Chunakara South Muslim-Jamaath

Healthcare

Nearby hospitals are SN Hospital and St. Thomas Mission Hospital

Notable residents

* O. Madhavan – playwright, director, social activist, drama, doctor. * B. Aburaj – poet, educationalist, and journalist. Director State Institute of Educational Technology (SIET, Kerala) and director of the State Institute of Educational Management and Training (SIEMAT, Kerala) General Education Department, Government of Kerala. Asst private secretary to Minister for Home and Tourism from 2006 to 2011. Sub editor in Deshabhimani Daily and Editor of The Commercial, Business Magazine from Muscat.

References

External links

1. http://www.sietkerala.gov.in/ 2. http://www.sietkerala.gov.in/news-aburaj-director-siet-releases-gothramozhi-digital-contents-for-school-students-in-four-tribal-languages-at-diet-sulthan-bathery-wayanad-on-21st-jan-20201 3. https://siemat.kerala.gov.in/ {{Alappuzha-geo-stub Cities and towns in Alappuzha district