Chemmalamattam, (otherwise known as Chemmalamattom) is a village in the Thidanadu Panchayat, in the

Kottayam district Kottayam () is one of List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Kerala, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettu ...

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. It is located about 40 km east of

Kottayam Kottayam () is a city in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is the district headquarters of the district and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Kottayam has a population of ...

and 19 km west of

Mundakkayam Mundakayam, is a town in Kanjirappally Taluk in the Kottayam District of Kerala. It is the doorway to the high ranges of southern Kerala, and is at the border of Kottayam and Idukki districts. The next nearest town, Kanjirappally, is & Erumely ...

and is 9.5 km north of

Kanjirappally Kanjirappally is a taluk and a town in Kottayam district situated about away from the district capital, in the state of Kerala, in southwestern India. Etymology Climate Kanjirappally has the highest number of rainy days in Kerala. It receiv ...

towards

Erattupetta Erattupetta () is a municipalityhttps://lsgkerala.gov.in/system/files/2017-10/localbodies.pdf in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is located east of the district headquarters in Kottayam and about north of the state capital Thiruv ...

Location

The village headquarters is at Kondoor, the

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headquarters is located at

Meenachil Meenachil is the north-eastern region of Kottayam district in Kerala, south India. The name originates from Meenakshi, the Hindu Goddess. Pala is the main city in Meenachil. The arterial river of the district is also named Meenachil. Geogra ...

, and the district headquarters at

. This village is part of the

Poonjar Legislative Assembly Poonjar is a small Indian town located on the eastern side of Kottayam district in Kerala state, India. Before the independence of India, Poonjar had been the part of Travancore princely state. Erattupetta, Teekoy, Bharananganam, and Vagamon are ...

and Pathanamthitta LokSabha constituency. Local people mostly work as farmers, cultivating

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s such as

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and

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, and

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crops such as

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and plantain.

Transportation

The nearest railway stations are at Kottayam (40 km), Changanacherry (43 km) or Ettumanoor (30 km). The nearest airport,

Cochin International Airport Cochin International Airport , popularly known as Kochi International Airport or Nedumbassery Airport, is an international airport serving the city of Kochi, Kerala, in southwestern India. It is located at Nedumbassery, about northeast of th ...

is 66 km away.

Landmarks

Locally
the XII Apostles' Church
is a

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church.12 Apostles' Church
website

How to Reach

* Thiruvananthapuram - Kottarakkara - Adoor - Pathanamthitta - Ranni - Erumeli - Kanjirappally - Chemmalamattam * Kottayam - Ettumanoor - Pala - Erattupetta - Chemmalamattam * Kochi/Cochin - Trhippunithura - Poothotta - Thalayolapparambu - Ettumanoor - Pala - Erattupetta - Chemmalamattam

References

Villages in Kottayam district {{Kottayam-geo-stub