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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Cheeranchira
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]]
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'''Cheeranchira''' is a suburb of [[Changanasserry]] town, [[Kerala]] State in [[India]]. It is around 4 km from downtown. It is one of the first settlements in [[Changanasserry]] Taluk.

==Origin of the name==
The name Cheeranchira is believed to have its roots in perhaps the land's original ownership by an individual named Cheeran. From Cheeran's chira (small parcel of land mostly surrounded by water) the land got its name Cheeran is an archaic [[Malayali]] name.
Another speculation is that the locality was infested by thorny amaranths ([[Amaranthus spinosus]]) plants (മുള്ളഞ്ചീര) giving it the name Cheera-chira, which later became Cheeranchira.
The land is also referred to as Veroor Muriyil by various legal documents of the previous decades.<ref>Chev. K.K. Kurian. നാലുന്നാക്കൽ പള്ളിയും ദേശത്തിന്റെ കഥകളും.Chap. ചീരഞ്ചിറ ഗ്രാമം. Mor Adai Study Center. 2014</ref>

== Luminaries ==

===Anju Bobby George===

It was here that [[Anju Bobby George]] was born, spent her early years. Anju Bobby George made history when she won the gold medal in Long Jump at the 2003 [[World Championships in Athletics]] in Paris. With this achievement, she became the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal in a World Championships in Athletics clearing 6.70 m. She went on to win the silver medal at the [[IAAF World Athletics]] Final in 2005, a performance she considers her best.

===Rev. Fr. T. C. Jacob Thalakulam===

Rev. [[Fr. T. C. Jacob]] Thalakulam (1907–1976), also known as Managerachen, was the manager of Old Seminary of the [[Malankara Orthodox Church]] for 30 years and the manager of [[Malankara Orthodox]] [[Catholicate]] Headquarters for another 15 years. He was an eminent figure of the [[Malankara Orthodox]] community during his lifetime. He had worked along with prominent metropolitans including St. [[Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril]] and also with three [[Catholicos of India|Catholicoses of the East]] namely H.H [[Baselios Geevarghese II]], H.H.[[Baselios Augen I]], and H.H. [[Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews I]]. Fr. T.C. Jacob Memorial Upper Primary School was established to preserve the memory of this luminary in his native village.

==Community==
=== Cheeranchira Cooperative Bank ===

The Cheeranchira Service Co-operative Bank was started in the mid 20th century as a cooperative society to serve the local community with banking services and agricultural support. The bank has its headquarters at Bankpadi, situated about 1 km from Valiyakulam with a branch at [[Kurishumood]].

It was founded by a group of local leaders, and its founding president was Korula Mathew Moolayil. The current president of the bank is Advt. Joseph Philip, and vice president is Shri. Mathew C. Thomas.

=== Charity World Jimmy Padanilam Center ===

Charity World Trust (CWT), was established on 7 May 2014 and functions in Changanacherry Taluk of Kottayam district. CWT is a non- profit, non- discriminatory entity established to serve the society at large with special focus on the sick, poor & downtrodden, the physically & mentally impaired, orphans, senior citizens etc. Over the last two years the activities gained momentum and great acceptance among the entire community cutting across all barriers of caste, creed and religion.

The activities of the trust are carried out through various schemes (details mentioned elsewhere) tailor-made to meet specific needs of the target groups. The Jimmy Padanilam Centre for Special Needs caters exclusively for the overall well-being of the mentally impaired. The entire activities of the trust is being run with the financial support from benefactors. The donations made to the trust are eligible for exemption under section 80(G) of Indian Income Tax Act for the donor. The headquarters of the trust and the Jimmy Padanilam Centre is housed in a three-storied building on a 1.5-acre plot donated by one such enlightened benefactor Dr. George Padanilam and family.

=== Educational institutions ===

# Government Lower Primary School, Cheeranchira
# Rev.[[Fr. T. C. Jacob]] Memorial Upper Primary School

=== Religious Institutions ===
In the chronological order of their establishment.

# St. Mary's [[Indian Orthodox Church]] – also known as Cheeranchira Palli
# Salvation Army Church
# Sree Narayana Temple
# CSI Church
# [[Mor Adai Study Center]], a [[Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church|Jacobite]] Christian publishing house
# St. George [[Syro-Malabar Church]]
# St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Shrine under St. Adais [[Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church]], [[Nalunnakkal]]
#ASMI convent.

=== Agrarian and Medical Enterprises ===

#[https://ml-coffee-house.business.site M.L. Coffee] ([https://www.google.com/maps/place/ML+Coffee+House/@9.48259,76.5631662,21z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x3b062f4773d0b3fd:0x50543c3ac2c7ffe6!2sML+Coffee+House!8m2!3d9.4826251!4d76.5632856!3m4!1s0x3b062f4773d0b3fd:0x50543c3ac2c7ffe6!8m2!3d9.4826251!4d76.5632856 Moolayil Coffee]): a locally owned coffee powder company which uses coffee beans collected from Cheeranchira and its environs with a distribution area covering the three districts in the central [[Travancore]] region.
# Thara Health Clinic : A signature institution of Cheeranchira, Thara Homeopathic clinic is run by Dr. Shashi, a homeopathic physician.

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Kottayam district}}
[[Category:Villages in Kottayam district]]
[[Category:Changanassery]]

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