{{Infobox settlement , name = Chennamkary , native_name = , native_name_lang = , other_name = , settlement_type = village , image_skyline = , image_alt = , image_caption = , nickname = , pushpin_map = , pushpin_label_position = right , pushpin_map_alt = , pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India , coordinates = {{coord, 9, 28, 0, N, 76, 23, 0, E, display=inline,title , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = {{flag, India , subdivision_type1 =

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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 ...

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Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...

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, blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy , blank2_info_sec1 = 97.7% , blank3_name_sec1 = Nearest National Highway , blank3_info_sec1 = NH-47 or NH-66 alem-Kanyakumari, blank4_name_sec1 = Nearest State Highway , blank4_info_sec1 = SH-11 lappuzha- Changanacherry Road Chennamkary is a village in

Kuttanad Kuttanad ( ml, കുട്ടനാട്‌) is a region covering the Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta Districts, in the state of Kerala, India, well known for its vast paddy fields and geographical peculiarities. The region has the lo ...

Taluk in Alappuzha District of

state, India.

Geography

Chennamkary is located 12 km east of the district headquarters Alappuzha, 4 km from

Champakkulam Champakulam is a village in Kerala, India. It is in Alappuzha district. Champakulam is part of Kuttanad, the rice bowl of Kerala, and is resplendent in green paddy fields, coconut groves and water fowl. Champakulam is an important tourist spo ...

, 141 km from the state capital

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

, and is surrounded by Veliyanad Taluk towards the east, Ambalappuzha Taluk and Alappuzha Taluk towards the west, and Aryad Taluk towards the north. Alappuzha, Changanassery , Thiruvalla ,

Kottayam Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south- ...

are nearby cities.

Economy

The major income is still from agriculture and fishing despite tourism. Chennamkary is also a major spot of movie/TV soap/music video shootings due to its beautiful landscape view. Saint

Kuriakose Elias Chavara Kuriakose Elias Chavara, C.M.I. (10 February 1805 – 3 January 1871) was an Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic priest, philosopher and social reformer. He is the first canonised Catholic male saint of Indian origin and a member of the Syro- ...

, one of the founding fathers and the first superior general of C.M.I., was baptized at St. Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Chennamkary Which is also The first Catholic Church in Asia dedicated to Saint Joseph.

Places around Chennamkary

* Thottuvatala *

Pallathuruthy Pallathuruthy is a village in the Kuttanad region, in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India. Geography ''Pallathuruthy'' is a water bound region surrounded by the Vembanad lake. Also, the ''Pallathuruthy Canal'' passes thr ...

* Thomayiram * Pazhupadam *

Irumpanam Irumpanam or Irimpanam is an important industrial region in the city of Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala. Located about 9 km (5.5 mi) from the city centre, it is a part of Tripunithura, Tripunithura Municipality and lies between Trip ...

* Somathuram * Arunootampadam * Kuppappuram * Kuttamangalam * Kainakary * Chathurthiakary Places in Alappuzha district