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Chathannoor

Chathannoor is a town in the Indian state of Kerala situated at the Kollam District on the banks of Ithikkara River.

Chathannoor
Chathannoor · Wikimedia Commons
The place

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).

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Chathannoor

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Vayalil Thrikkovil Mahavishnu Temple

    Vayalil Thrikkovil Mahavishnu Temple is an ancient temple located in Ilamkulam, Kalluvathukkal, Kollam, India. It is located 2 km from NH 47.

    5.6 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Varinjam Sree Subramanya Swamy Temple

    Varinjam Sree Subramanya Swamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Murugan, located approximately 3.6 kilometres from Chathannoor in Kollam district, Kerala, India. Here's a simple historical and mythological story about Kollam, Kerala, India, focusing on fishermen: The Legend of Kollam's Fishermen In ancient Kollam, Lord Vishnu's sixth avatar, Parasurama, created Kerala's coastline.

    2.4 km · temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Azeezia Medical College

    Azeezia Medical College Hospital is a private hospital located in Kerala. It is a 690-bed multi-specialty hospital.

    4.2 km · college in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Vilappuram Bhagavathy Temple

    Vilappuram Bhagavathy Temple is a small temple, home of the famous Vilappuram Devi Temple situated in Chathannoor, Kollam, Kerala, in the peninsular India. In the same compound, there is the famous Anandavilasam library, affiliated to Kerala State Library Council, having more than 1,200 members and around 13,000 books.

    1.6 km · Hindu temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Thiru Aarattu Madannada, Mylakkadu

    Thiru Aarattu Madannada is a temple dedicated to Shiva in Kollam district, in Kerala in the peninsular India. The temple is situated in Mylakkadu.

    2.8 km · Hindu temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Chathannoor Sree Bhoothanatha Temple

    Sree Bhoothanatha Temple & Meenadu Sastha temple is one of the well-known temples in Chathannoor neighbourhood of Kollam in Kerala in the peninsular India. One of the largest of its type in Kollam, the Nedum Kuthira of Chathannoor Sree Bhoothanatha Temple and Meenadu Sastha temple is held during the festival.

    500 m · Hindu temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Kanjiramvila Bhagavathi Temple

    Kanjiramvila Bhagavathi Temple is a Hindu pilgrim place and also a tourist centre situated in Chathannoor, Kollam, in the Kerala State of India. Many foreigners visit this temple on the occasion of Gajamela.

    1 km · Hindu temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia

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See

What Wikivoyage says to see

Vilappuram (3 km south). A small place, home of the famous Vilappuram Devi Temple (Anandavilasam Bhagavathi Temple). In the same compound there is the famous Anandavilasam library, affiliated to Kerala State Library Council having more than 1200 members and around 13000 books. In the library there is the facilities of computer, internet, telephone etc.

From Wikivoyage: Chathannoor, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

Things to do

Polachira. Go to and see the beautiful views of the nature then you can go to Anathavalam to see elephants. Do not forget to stay some time at Mannathipara here to have a better look of Polachira. Kotherimukku, Sree Dharmasasta Temple, Uliyanadu School Rd, Kotheri (Chathannur to Uliyanadu). This is lord Ayyappa Temple. Sree Dharma Sasta Temple (Chathannur-Chirakkara Janatha Road).

  1. 01
    St George Orthodox Church

    Christhos Marthoma Church,Malankara Catholic Church etc are famous churches in this town.

From Wikivoyage: Chathannoor, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to Chathannoor

Airports
Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 47 km · Cochin (COK), 148 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 244 km
  • Thiruvananthapuram → Chathannoor
    49 km · quickest by road, 1h 27m · ₹350–440
  • Kochi → Chathannoor
    130 km · quickest by road, 3h 38m · ₹980–1,220
  • Coimbatore → Chathannoor
    240 km · quickest by road, 6h 29m · ₹2,170–2,710
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Chathannoor

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Chathannoor. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inFrom Varkala Railway Station, Taxis and Auto Rickshaws can be hired.

From Wikivoyage: Edava, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-06.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    GaviIN

    6 ways of moving, 16 sources

    81 km
  2. 02
    ThekkadyIN

    8 ways of moving, 14 sources

    92 km
  3. 03
    SuryanelliIN

    6 ways of moving, 18 sources

    143 km
  4. 04
    VattavadaIN

    6 ways of moving, 19 sources

    159 km
  5. 05
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    160 km

If you know how people move in Chathannoor – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Chathannoor

Chathannoor is 15 km from Kollam, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.