Chettuva Backwater or Lanchi Velayudhan's Chettuva is located in between Engandiyur Panchayat and Kadappuram Panchayat of Thrissur District in

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. The backwaters start at Enamakkal Lake and empties to

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. The destination is blessed with mangroves,

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, islands,

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, estuary and a fort. The mangroves at Chettuva backwaters are famous around the world, it is also knows as Lanchi Velayudhan backwater, He have helped many to reach in Dubai in 90's with his boat. In 2010,

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has declared Chettuva as heritage village.

Major attractions

William Fort William Fort or locally known as Chettuva Fort is located in Chettuva, Thrissur District of Kerala, India. History The fort was constructed by the Dutch East India Company with the permission from Kingdom of Cochin in 1714. Fort was later occu ...

* Chettuva Bungalow * Raja Islands * Chettuva Harbour House boat at chettuva

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