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Chennithala

Chennithala is a census town in Mavelikkara taluk of Alappuzha district, Kerala state, India.

Chennithala
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The place

Chennithala is a census town in Mavelikkara taluk of Alappuzha district, Kerala state, India. This village consists mainly of paddy fields and coconut groves.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Chennithala

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.

  1. 01
    Thrikkuratti Mahadeva Temple, Mannar

    Mannar Thrikkuratti Mahadeva Temple an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva is situated on the banks of the Pampa river at Mannar of Alappuzha in Kerala state in India. The presiding deity of the temple is Shiva, located in main sanctum sanatorium, facing East.

    2.1 km · temple in India · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Pattambalam

    Kurattikadu Pattambalam Devi Kshethram or Kurattikadu Pattambalam Devi Temple is a Devi Temple in Mannar, Kerala, India. The main ritual of the temple is the Anpoli Vazhipadu during Anpoli Areeppara, the most important event at the temple, an annual 18-day festival from Medam 10th to 27th.

    4.8 km · Hindu temple in Alappuzha district, Kerala · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Bishop Moore College

    Bishop Moore College is an aided college in Mavelikkara, Alappuzha, Kerala, India, affiliated with the University of Kerala. The college is ranked 62nd among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2024.

    3.9 km · Aided college in Kerala, India · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

See

What Wikivoyage says to see

Main attraction in Chennithala is the paddy fields, called 'Chennithala Puncha' in Malayalam, which are diminishing yearly. Alappuzha District is situated in the Puthuvilapady Junction in Chennithala panchayath near to the Puthuvila temple and the Chennithala co-operative bank, which is a premier institution in the district. Other attractions: are the temples, churches and mosque. Temples were seen every 500 m.

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Do

Things to do

There are few playgrounds in the panchayath. The most important one is the Chennithala Mahathma Boys High School Ground. Another important venue is Chennithala Chellappan Pillai Smaraka Kalakshethram, Valiya Perumbuzha river, Some art works in Chennithala are Mahadeva Temple, and Neelamana Agni Illam.

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Eat

Where to eat

Various restaurants are available all over the panchayath. Breakfast such as Idli, Uppuma, Dosa, Idiyappam, Poroutta, Chappathi, Poori etc. available and you can purchase curries like Kadala Curry, Kizhangu curry, Sambar, Egg Curry Fish Curry, Meat curries. Rice meals are available from noon to 2PM and 7PM to 10PM in all restaurants. Parceling is also available without any extra cost.

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Go there

Getting to Chennithala

Airports
Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 97 km · Cochin (COK), 99 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 203 km
Stations
Mavelikara railway station, 3.6 km
  • Thiruvananthapuram → Chennithala
    100 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · ₹770–970
  • Kochi → Chennithala
    79 km · quickest by road, 2h 20m · ₹620–780
  • Coimbatore → Chennithala
    198 km · quickest by road, 5h 23m · ₹1,800–2,250
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Chennithala

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 Chennithala. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inTaxi and auto rickshaws were available all around.
  • Get inBuses and auto rickshaws are the most convenient mode of transportation.

From Wikivoyage: Chennithala, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2023-10.

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

    6 ways of moving, 16 sources

    71 km
  2. 02
    ThekkadyIN

    8 ways of moving, 14 sources

    78 km
  3. 03
    SuryanelliIN

    6 ways of moving, 18 sources

    113 km
  4. 04
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    127 km
  5. 05
    VattavadaIN

    6 ways of moving, 19 sources

    129 km

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

Around it

Next door to Chennithala

Chennithala is 44 km from Kollam, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.