Chenkal is a village in
Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of
Kerala
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,
India
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Until the land-reforms ordinance enacted by the Communist regime in the 1950s, the village formed part of the estate of the
jenmi (Yejamanan) of Kandamath. The ramparts of the medieval Kandamath Palace (Kandamath Madom Thampuran Vaka) and the ruins can still be seen in the area.
[Kandamathu Kudumba Sangamam Published by K. K. N., Neyyattinkara 1995] Maheshwaram Shiva Parvathi temple
Maheswaram is a village and mandal in Ranga Reddy district in the state of Telangana, India.
Geography
Maheshwaram is at 17° 55'0N 79° 54' 0E. It has average elevation of .
Village agriculture mainly depends on rain water and ground water. ...
, which houses the tallest
Shiva lingam in the world, having a height of 111 ft, is located in this village.
Demographics
India
census
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, Chenkal had a population of 35992 with 17825 males and 18167 females.
References
Villages in Thiruvananthapuram district
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