Choondal is a village in

Thrissur district Thrissur (), anglicised as Trichur, is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is situated in the central region of the state. Spanning an area of about , th ...

in the state of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

Demographics

India

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, Choondal had a population of 11719 with 5478 males and 6241 females. Choondal is about 20 kilometers away from

Thrissur Thrissur (, ), Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Ke ...

, where you can see a panoramic view of green grass fields. This place is known in

District for its educational Institutions, hospitals and places of worship. Paddy, coconut and

Areca nut The areca nut ( or ) or betel nut () is the fruit of the areca palm (''Areca catechu''). The palm is originally native to the Philippines, but was carried widely through the tropics by the Austronesian migrations and trade since at least 15 ...

are the major produces of this village. From This junction we turn to Guruvayoor which is about 8 km away from Choondal The Catholics of this area comes under the parish of Nativity of Our Lady church Puthuessery.

Educational Institutions

De Paul EMHS, Choondal LIGHS, Choondal

Temples in Choondal

* Melekavu temple * Parappuram Mahavishnu Temple * Payyurkkavu Sree Durga Bhagavathi Temple *Thayamkkavu Sri Ayyappa Temple *Parappur Sri Devi temple *Payyur Subramanya Swami Temple

References

Villages in Thrissur district {{Thrissur-geo-stub