Chachipunna is a small village in the

Kollam Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city i ...

(Quilon) district of

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

state with a population of approximately 1000.

Geography

The village is situated 6 km southeast of

Pathanapuram Pathanapuram is a Town in Pathanapuram Taluk Kollam district, Kerala, India. Pathanapuram is a part of Grama Panchayat and Block panchayat of same name and part of Kollam District Panchayat. History The history of Pathanapuram goes back to T ...

and 12 km northwest of

Punalur Punalur is a Municipality in Kollam district of Kerala State in India. It is the headquarter of the Punalur Taluk and Punalur Revenue Division. It's situated in the eastern part of Kollam district of Kerala, on the banks of the Kallada River a ...

, and it is considered a part of a bigger village,

Punnala Punnala is a small village situated in Kollam district of Kerala, India. Punnala is located at a distance of 8 kilometers from both Pathanapuram and Punalur and 1 km from Chachipunna. It is in the Pathanapuram Taluk, Pathanapuram Asse ...

. It is surrounded by hills on north and south and a tributary of

Kallada Kallada is a village in Kollam district of the Indian state of Kerala. Maharaja Marthanda Varma of the kingdom of Travancore was born there. The Kallada River passes through there and the famous Chittumala Sree Durga Devi temple is situated there ...

river flows through the village. It is connected by roads to Pathanapuram and Punalur. An aerial view of the village is available a
Wikimapia

History

Ruins of an ancient Hindu temple and houses indicate that an earlier civilization existed probably 500 to 1000 years ago. According to folk stories, the people who lived here earlier were either killed by or fled away from invaders from Tamil Nadu. These invaders were known as Thee-Vetti-Kollakkar, or attackers with fire and swords. There is also evidence of a much older civilization in the area: swords were discovered from a burial site, which was built using granite slabs, in the 1970s, and urns or were also found in the 1980s. These discoveries can be linked to th

civilization flourished in Kerala between the 10th century BC and 5th century AD. Most of the Christian families living here migrated from places like Kozhencheri, Kumbanadu, and Thiruvalla 50 to 70 years ago. The stones (vettu-kallu) from the ruined houses of the earlier civilization were used by some of the families to build their first homes.

Demographics

The majority of the senior inhabitants are farmers; main crops are rubber, paddy (rice), coconut, and black pepper. A good percentage of young men work in cities of North India and Middle East. The money sent back home by these emigrants brings prosperity to the village. Some of the problems the village faces are poverty, lack of industrial work, and alcoholism among men.

Institutions

The village has a primary school (

Marthoma Thomas the Apostle ( arc, 𐡀𐡌𐡅𐡕𐡌, hbo, תוֹמא הקדוש or תוֹמָא שליחא (''Toma HaKadosh'' "Thomas the Holy" or ''Toma Shlikha'' "Thomas the Messenger/Apostle" in Hebrew-Aramaic), syc, ܬܐܘܡܐ, , meaning "twi ...

School), a bank (State Bank of India), a public library

Modern Medical Clinic

This village has a homeopathic clinic and a medical clinic -Kappithottathil Clinic & Lab.

Religions

The villagers follow Christian, Hindu and Muslim faiths. The village has four Churches, majority of Christians belongs to Mar Thoma Syrian Church and Pentecostal denominations, a Hindu Temple, a mosque and a Madrasa.

Small Scale Industry

This village has a small scale industry Koopil Sawmill.

References

{{Kollam district Villages in Kollam district