Chemmalamattam

Chemmalamattam
Chemmalamattam
village
	Chemmalamattam Location in Kerala, India Chemmalamattam Chemmalamattam (India)
	Coordinates: 9°38′15″N 76°46′38″E / 9.6376°N 76.7771°ECoordinates: 9°38′15″N 76°46′38″E / 9.6376°N 76.7771°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	686529
Telephone code	914828
Vehicle registration	KL-05/KL-35
Nearest city	Kanjirappally, Kottayam
Sex ratio	1:1 ♂/♀
Literacy	100%
Lok Sabha constituency	Pathanamthitta
Climate	Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	32 °C (90 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	18 °C (64 °F)

Chemmalamattam, (otherwise known as Chemmalamattom ) is a village in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is located about 40 km east of Kottayam and 19 km west of Mundakkayam and is 9.5 km north of Kanjirappally towards Erattupetta.

Location[edit | edit source]

The village headquarters is at Kondoor, the taluk headquarters is located at Meenachil, and the district headquarters at Kottayam. This village is part of the Poonjar Legislative Assembly and Pathanamthitta LokSabha constituency. Local people mostly work as farmers, cultivating cash crops such as rubber and cocoa, and agricultural crops such as cassava and plantain.

Transportation[edit | edit source]

The nearest railway stations are at Kottayam (40 km), Changanacherry (43 km) or Ettumanoor (30 km). The nearest airport, Cochin International Airport is 66 km away.

Landmarks[edit | edit source]

Locally, the XII Apostles' Church is a Roman Catholic church.^[1]

How to Reach[edit | edit source]

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