Chemmalamattam

Chemmalamattam
village
Chemmalamattam

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 9°38′15″N 76°46′38″E / 9.6376°N 76.7771°E / 9.6376; 76.7771Coordinates: 9°38′15″N 76°46′38″E / 9.6376°N 76.7771°E / 9.6376; 76.7771
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
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 (ചെമ്മലമറ്റം, chemmalamattom ?), (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.

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 Consistuancy. Local people mostly work as farmers, cultivating cash crops such as rubber and cocoa, and agricultural crops such as cassava and plantain.

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.

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

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