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Chengannur
ചെങ്ങന്നൂര്
Chenganoor— Town — Eight Villages in the chengannur taluk
SealCoordinates: 9°19′6.54″N 76°36′50.46″E / 9.3184833°N 76.6140167°E Country India
State Kerala District Alappuzha Government - Type Taluk Area - Total 50 sq mi (129.51 km2) Elevation 23 ft (7 m) Population (2001) - Total 179,759 - Density 3,594.9/sq mi (1,387.99/km2) (2011 not released) Time zone IST (UTC+5.30) Post code 689121 Area code(s) 0479 Vehicle Code KL-04, KL-30 Website http://alappuzha.gov.in/ Chengannur , (Malayalam: ചെങ്ങന്നൂര്) is a municipal town in Alappuzha district of the state of Kerala in South India. Chengannur (also spelled Chenganoor, Chenganur, and Chengannoor) is located in the extreme eastern part of Alappuzha district[1]. It is 117 kilometres (73 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram on the MC Road. Chengannur is connected to Kollam and Kottayam by NH 220. Chengannur is noted for its Shiva temple Chengannur Mahadeva Kshetram and tens of others and its Old Syrian Church.
The nearest towns are Pandalam to the south, Thiruvalla to the north, Mavelikkara to the west and Aranmula and Pathanamthitta to the east. The municipality contains villages such as Kurattissery, Mannar, Alappuzha, Ennakkad, Pandanad, Thiruvanvandoor, Chengannur - Village, Mulakuzha, Ala, Puliyoor, Cheriyanad, Venmony.[1][2]
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Demographics
As of the 2001 India census,[3] Chengannur had a population of 125,391. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Chengannur has an average literacy rate of 88%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 88% and female literacy of 88%. Nine percent of the population is under 6 years of age.
Politics
Chengannur assembly constituency is part of Mavelikkara (Lok Sabha constituency).Chengannur is also one of the State Assembly Constituency[4]
Temples
Main article: List of places of worship in ChengannurEducation
Main article: List of colleges and schools in ChengannurReferences
- ^ a b Alapuzha Taluk Census, alappuzha.gov.in Census 2001.
- ^ Presidents of Panchayat - Chengannur Taluk, alapuzha.gov.in 2001
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
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