Chermanangad (also spelled Cheramanagad and Chiramanangad) is a small village on the road between

Kunnamkulam Kunnamkulam is a municipal town situated in the Thrissur District of Kerala in India, spread over an area of 34.18 km2. It is an old commercial town, with an ancient history, famous for its printing and book binding industry. In the past, ...

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Wadakanchery Wadakkancherry is a major town in Thrissur, Kerala. Up until 1860, this area was part of Chelakkara Taluk. Now, it is the headquarters of Talappilly Taluk. Wadakkanchery obtained municipality status from the government by merging with the Mu ...

(Road No. SH50) in the Thrissur district of

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History

Prehistoric burial sites, commonly known as ''Kodakuthy Kallu'' (''Kudakallu'') iterally meaning "stones shaped like umbrellas" were discovered here. These burial sites had stones placed like umbrellas over them. These stones have been over a period of time been plundered for construction and the remaining stones shifted to museums. These umbrella rocks of Chiramanangad are reported to have a history of over four thousand years; here people were buried in earthen urns and umbrella rocks were placed on top as landmarks.

Economy

This largely rural area is gradually being converted to a small urban centre. Agricultural activity is disappearing with agricultural land being converted to housing plots. The village centre has a temple known as ''Kunnambathu Kavu''.

Festivals

Every year

Pooram Pooram pronounced is an annual festival, which is celebrated in temples dedicated to goddesses Durga or Kali held especially in Valluvanadu area and other adjoining parts of north-central Kerala (Present Palakkad, Thrissur, Kannur, Kasara ...

is held at the village temple grounds on the 10th day of the Malayalam month Medam, approximately mid-April in the

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Transportation

The nearest railway stations to Chiramanangad are in

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

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. The nearest major towns are

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Guruvayur Guruvayur () is a municipal temple town in Thrissur District, of Kerala State in India. It is a suburban town of Thrissur city, located from Thrissur towards the north-west. It houses the Guruvayur Shri Krishna Temple. It is located at ...

Demographics

India

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, Chiramanangad had a population of 10,775 with 5126 males and 5649 females.

References

*https://web.archive.org/web/20110721160226/http://www.townplanning.kerala.gov.in/Pages/Monuments%20Thrissur/index_files/22.jpg

External links

Wikimapia satellite map

Weather at Chiramanangad:
{{Thrissur district Villages in Thrissur district