Chenkal
Chenkal is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.
Chenkal is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Until the land-reforms ordinance enacted by the Communist regime in the 1950s, the village formed part of the estate of the jenmi (Yejamanan) of Kandamath. The ramparts of the medieval Kandamath Palace and the ruins can still be seen in the area. Maheshwaram Shiva Parvathi temple, which houses the tallest Shiva lingam in the world, having a height of 111 ft, is located in this village.
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Worth seeing in and around Chenkal
3 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.
- 01Amaravila Rameswaram Sri Mahadeva Temple
Amaravila Rameswaram Sri Mahadeva Temple, an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva is situated on the banks of the Neyyar at Amaravila of Neyyattinkara in Thiruvananthapuram District in Kerala state in India. The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Rameswara facing west.
4 km · ancient Hindu temple · Wikipedia - 02Sree Shivashakthi Mahaganapathi temple
Sree Shivashakthi Mahaganapathi temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, Devi Parvati and Lord Ganapathi.
1.4 km · Hindu temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 03Arayoor Sree Mahadevar
Arayoor Major Sree Mahadevar Temple is one of the major worship places in Arayoor in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, very close to Tamil Nadu border. It is a Shiva temple.
1.8 km · Hindu temple in Kerala · Wikipedia
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Getting to Chenkal
- Airports
- Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 24 km · Cochin (COK), 213 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 296 km
- Kochi → Chenkal198 km · quickest by road, 4h 56m · ₹1,480–1,850
- Coimbatore → Chenkal294 km · quickest by air, 6h 32m · ₹5,060–7,720
- Tiruchirappalli → Chenkal323 km · quickest by road, 7h 29m · ₹2,670–3,340
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No local-transport research exists yet for Chenkal
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 Chenkal. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom the station, hire a taxi or auto-rickshaw to Poovar (approximately ₹300–400 by auto, ₹500–600 by taxi).
- Get inTaxis and auto-rickshaws are the most convenient option for the final stretch.
- Get aroundAuto-rickshaws are available for moving between the jetty, resorts, and the village proper.
- Get aroundRates for a standard one-hour backwater and beach cruise start at approximately ₹600–1,000 per person for shared boats; private charters cost more.
From Wikivoyage: Poovar, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-06.
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Next door to Chenkal
Chenkal is 22 km from Thiruvananthapuram, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Balaramapuramvillage in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India3.3 km
- Amaravilavillage in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India2.6 km
- Parasuvaikkalvillage in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India3.3 km
- Dhanuvachapuramvillage in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India3.1 km
- Kottamomvillage in Neyyattinkara Taluk, Kerala, Indian3 km