Cheppaud

Cheppaud is a scenic village in Karthikapally Taluk of Alleppy District in Kerala State, India. It is about halfway between Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram on the National Highway 47.

Cheppad is inhabited by a predominantly Hindu community. The Christian community is the second largest religious community. Almost all denominations of Christian faith can be found here. There is no documentary evidence to establish the arrival of Christian community to this place. However, there is evidence that one of the churches visited by Archbishop Menasis in 1599 A.D was Cheppad St George Orthodox Church (Valiyapally)

t George Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church, Cheppaud

t George Orthodox Church, Cheppad