Chengalam south

Chengalam South
—  village  —
Chengalam South Location of Chengalam South in Kerala and India
Coordinates	9°35′0″N 76°28′0″E / 9.583333°N 76.466667°E / 9.583333; 76.466667Coordinates: 9°35′0″N 76°28′0″E / 9.583333°N 76.466667°E / 9.583333; 76.466667
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Kottayam
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Vehicle • KL-

Chengalam is a small hamlet located in Thiruvarpu panchayat in Kottayam town of Kerala, India.

Geography

The Branch of Meenachil River flows through this village. The village consists of two type of terrestrials. The area near kumarakom is a part of upper kuttanad with full of paddy fields . The north area is hill area and it known as kunnumpuram. The southern area is always threatened by flood. The river goes directly to Vemabanad lake but it is very narrow in this region. that is the main reason of the floods in this area.

The major occupation in Chenaglam is farming. Rice is the important agricultural product. Farmers follow the traditional two per year crops. But becoause of the continuous floods farmaers are dropping the mansoon crops.

Demographics

The main religions followed by the villagers in Chengalam are Hinduism, Islam and Christianity.

By road, Chengalam is about 8 km on the Kottayam–Kumarakom route. The nearest railway station is Kottayam Railway Station.

Kumarakom (3 km) is a nearby tourist attraction.

Culture

Chengalathu Kavu Devi Temple (Chengalath Kavu) is one of the most famous and major Hindu worship places in the village. Meena Bharani is the mostly celebrated festival in the temple and people across all the quarters of society makes a part of it irrespective of the religion boundary.

St Mary's Knanaya Jacobite Church Chengalam is one of the christian church in Chengalam.