Chenneerkara is a village in

Pathanamthitta district Pathanamthitta District (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalities in Pathanamthitta: Adoor, Pandalam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruval ...

in the state of

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. The majority of its inhabitants are from

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and

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backgrounds. The primary crops are

rubber Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, ''caucho'', or ''caoutchouc'', as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds. Thailand, Malaysia, and ...

coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the ...

black pepper Black pepper (''Piper nigrum'') is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, known as a peppercorn, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit is a drupe (stonefruit) which is about in diame ...

, and plantain. Chenneerkara is 10 km from

Pathanamthitta Pathanamthitta (), is a municipality situated in the Central Travancore region in the state of Kerala, India, spread over an area of 23.50 km2. It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The town has a population of 37 ...

and 7.5 km from Pandalam.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Chenneerkara had a population of 19,124 with 8,882 males and 10,242 females.

Educational Institutions

* Government Higher Secondary School, Thumpamon North *SNDP Higher Secondary School *Shalom Public School *Government ITI, Chenneerkara *Kendriya Vidyalaya Chenneerkara Govt UPS Erathumpamon

Religious Centres

*Manjinikkara Dayara - Pilgrim Centre *St.Marys Kadheeshtha Orthodox Church, Thumpamon North *Sree Vadakkumnadha Temple, Ambalakkadav * Kunnel devi Kshethram, Murippara * Bethel Marthoma Church, Thumpamon North * Mathoorkavu Bhagavathi Kshethram *St. Mary's Catholic Church, Thumpamon North *Sree Narayana Giri Mahadeva Kshethram *St, Thomas CSI Church *Valiyatharayil Siva Kshethram *Ebenezer Mar Thoma Church *Indian Pentecostal Church of God *Church of God (full Gospel) in India *The Pentecostal Mission *St. George Orthodox Church, Mathoor *Mar Barsouma Orthodox Church, Panackal *St. George Orthodox Church, Oonnukal *Little Flower Catholic Church, Oonnukal *St. Marys Orthodox Church, Prakkanam *St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Thottupuram *St. Paul's CSI Church, Nallanikunnu *St. Johns CSI Church, Erathumpamon

References

Villages in Pathanamthitta district {{Pathanamthitta-geo-stub