Chathannoor

Chathannoor
Chathannoor
Town
	Chathannoor Town
	Chathannoor Location in Kerala, India
	Coordinates: 8°51′24″N 76°43′5″E / 8.85667°N 76.71806°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691572
Telephone code	0474-259* & 0474-2059*
Vehicle registration	KL-02
Nearest city	Kollam City (16 km)
Nearest Town	Chathannoor, Kottiyam (6 km)
Literacy	88%

Chathannoor is a town in the Indian state of Kerala situated at the Kollam District on the banks of Ithikkara River. It is about 16 km (9.9 mi) from Kollam(Quilon) City. Chathannoor is around 55 km (34 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum). Chathannoor is a Special Grade Panchayath and is one of the fastest developing towns in Kerala. . Shri ChandraKumar (from 23-Feb-24) is the current president of Chathannoor Grama Panchayat.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Chathannoor is located at 8°51′24″N 76°43′5″E / 8.85667°N 76.71806°E / 8.85667; 76.71806. Chathannoor is well connected to other parts of Kerala by road especially by NH66(formerly NH47). National Highway 66 which connects Panvel, (Mumbai) and Kanyakumari and passes through the centre of Chathannoor Town. Residents of Chathannoor rely mostly on Kollam Railway station which is 16 km (9.9 mi) from the town and is well connected by buses, though the nearest railway Station is Paravur, The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport which is about 52 km (32 mi) from the town center. The KSRTC sub centre in Chathannoor offers inter-district services and local services for adjacent villages like Paravur, Chirakkara, Ooyor etc.. FP services to Kottayam, Mundakkayam, Kumili etc are also run by KSRTC.^{[citation needed]}

Tourist destination Polachira can be reached by travelling 4 km to the south from town centre. Poothakulam elephant camp is located at Chirakkarathazham, just one km away from Polachira.^{[citation needed]}

The KSRTC bus station and the newly started mini civil station are located at a distance of about one kilometre from Chathannoor junction while travelling towards Trivandrum.^{[citation needed]}

Proximity to Hospitals like KIMS, Azeezia, HolyCross, Kollam Medical College, connectivity to other parts of the district and proximity to reputed educational institutions is increasing Chathannoor's demand as a major residential area in the district.^{[citation needed]}

Politics

Chathanoor town comes under Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency). Chathannoor assembly constituency includes one Municipality, Paravur, and six other panchayaths namely Adichanalloor, Chathannoor, Kalluvathukkal, Chirakkara, Poothakkulam and Pooyappally G. S. Jayalal is the present M.L.A.(2016–2021, 2021-incumbent) representing Chathannoor in Kerala Legislature Assembly. Over years Chathannoor has produced three ministers of Kerala State Cabinet, Sri.P. Ravindran, Sri. J.Chitharanjan and Sri. C.V.Padmarajan.^[1]


Year	MLA	Party	Alliance
2021	G. S. Jayalal	CPI	LDF
2016	G. S. Jayalal	CPI	LDF
2011	G. S. Jayalal	CPI	LDF
2006	N. Anirudhan	CPI	LDF
2001	G.Prathapa Varma Thampan	INC	UDF
1996	P. Ravindran	CPI	LDF
1991	C. V. Padmarajan	INC	UDF
1987	P. Ravindran	CPI	LDF
1982	C. V. Padmarajan	INC	UDF
1980	J. Chitharanjan	CPI	LDF
1977	J. Chitharanjan	CPI	LDF
1970	P. Ravindran	CPI	LDF
1967	P. Ravindran	CPI	LDF
1965	THANKAPPAN PILLAI	IND	IND

Important Offices/Institutions

Chathannoor Grama Panchayat office, Ithhikkara Block Office, KSRTC Sub Depot Chathannoor. Sub Treasury Chathannoor, Village Office of Meenadu Village, Excise Office, Family Health Cente, AEO Office, Electricity Office (KSEB) Spl Tahasildar Office Land acqusituion for NHA, I Post Office. BSNL Exchange, Agriculture Office, Govt Homeo Dispensary, Chathannoor Police station, Chathannoor Assistant Commissioner of Police Office, District Police Forensic office, Kerala Water Authority Office PWD Office PWD Guest house, Sub Registrar Office.^{[citation needed]}

Developmental Requirements

Chathannoor Taluk, Chathannoor as Town Limit for Kollam Town buses, Chathannoor Fire Station, Chathannoor Sub RT Office,Chathannor General Hospital.^{[citation needed]}

Temples/churches

The cultural identity of the location is associated with two ancient and prominent Hindu temples Sree Bhoothanatha Temple and Chenamath Mahadeva Temple out of which the annual festival of Sree Bhoothanatha Temple is celebrated with greater intensity. The annual festival of Sree Bhoothanatha temple is famous for the event called "Eduppukuthira" . Recently the youth have started using the pictures of "Eduppukuthira" as a geographical identity.^{[citation needed]}

Chathannoor Sree Boothanatha Temple
Kanjiramvila Bhagavathi Temple
Ananthagiri Sree Subramanya Swamy Temple Thazham
Chennamath Shiva Temple
Vayalunada Bhagavathi Temple
Varinjam Sree Subramanya Swamy Temple
Sree Madankave Temple Uramvila
Meenadu Sree dharmashastha Temple
Kollakkuzhi Sree Bhaghavathi TempleVarinjam Sree Mahadevar Temple
Pattupana devi temple koippadu
Sree Koshnakavu Temple, Edanadu, Chathannoor
Krungal Valluval Kadiyathi Temple, Kurungal Chathannoor
Chathannoor Masjid Thirumukku
Assemblies of God Church
India Pentecostal Church of God
St. Thomas Malankara Catholic Church
St. George Orthodox Church (Valiya palli)
Immanuel Marthoma Church
Baptist Bible College and Church Karamcode
InChrist Church
Church of South India(LMS School) Karamcode

References

^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.

External links

[1] "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.

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