Chavara Thekkumbhagom

Chavara Thekkumbhagom^[1] is a village in Kollam district, Kerala, India.

Chavara Thekkumbhagom
village
Coordinates: 8°57′48″N 76°33′43″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Government
• Panchayath President	Anilkumar
• Vice President	Suseela
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691584
Vehicle registration	KL-23
Nearest city	Kollam
Lok Sabha constituency	Kollam
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chavara

Location

Coordinates: 8°57'48"N 76°33'43"E

Geography

Chavara Thekkumbhagom fully surrounded by the Ashtamudi lake. Beyond lake this place is bordered by Thevalakkara Panchayath on north, Kollam town on south, Thrikkaruva Panchayath on east and Chavara, Neendakara Panchayath on west.

Transport

The Nearest and main railway station is the Kollam Railway Station. Transportaion is provided by State owned Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and private transport bus operators from Thekkumbhagom to Karunagappally via Pavumba bridge and Karunagappally to Kollam via Thekkumbhagom and Pallikkodi-Dalavapuram bridge (Inaugurated in 2007).

Water

The Kerala State Water Transport Department operates boat services from Kollam to West Kallada, Muthirapparambu, Munroe Island and Alappuzha. The Kollam-Muthirapparambu boat service attracts a lot of tourist attention. The main boat jetties in the Panchayath are Guhanandapuram, Pallikkodi, Tholukadavu and Pavumba Jetty.

Education

Educational institutions in this Panchayath are

• Guhanandapuram H.S.S., Chavara South
• Govt. U.P. School, Chavara South
• N.S.S L.P.S., Vadakkumbhagom
• L.V., L.P.S., Chavara South

Some Professional and Arts colleges near Thekkumbhagom Village

• Govt College, Chavara.
• MSN Institute of Management and Technology, Chavara
• S.N. College, Kollam

Important offices

• Govt. Primary Health Center, Madathil Jn.
• Govt. Ayurveda Hospital, Nadakkavu Market Jn.
• Govt. Homoeo Hospital, Thekkumbhagom
• Govt. Veterinary Dispensary, Nadakkavu
• Krishi Bhavan, Nadakkavu Market Jn.
• Post Office, Madathil Jn.
• Kerala Water Authority, Nadakkavu Market Jn.
• Village Office, Nadakkavu
• BSNL Exchange, Chavara South
• SBI, Chavara South
• Thekkumbhagom Service Co-Operative Bank
• Vengayil Hospital, Madathil Jn.
• Athira Hospital(Orthopaedic centre)

, Thekkumbhagom

• KSFE Thekkumbhagom Branch, Nadakkavu

Economy

Agriculture, Fishing, Coir etc. are themajor occupations in here.

Chinese fishing net in Ashtamudi lake at Chavara Thekkumbhagom

Festivals

Guhanandapuram Subramanya Swami Kshethram

All festivals based on the temples and Churches in the Panchayath.
There are various temples and Churches in Thekkumbhagom

• Mukkath Siva Temple
• Dalavapuram Sree Daivamullathil Lekshmi Narayan Temple
• Panakkattodil Devi Temple (Valya Nada)
• Sree Narayanapuram Maha Vishnu Temple (Nadakkavu Temple)
• Udayadithyapuram Siva Kshethram
• Guhanandapuram Subramanya Swami Kshethram
• Ammayarnada sree durga devi temple,vadakkumbhagam
• St Joseph's Church pallikodi

St.Joseph Church located southern most part of Chavara Thekkumbhagom Village. This shot from Pallikkodi Dalavapuram Bridge

Recreation

Since Thekkumbhagom is a semi-urban area, some follow an urban life style. Recreational activities include sports, such as football, cricket, kabbadi, volleyball, swimming etc. Thekkumbhagom has three main sports grounds. They are

• Panakkattodil Devi Temple Ground
• Uvathara
• Shiva Nada Ground
• Nadakkavu Maithanam
• Kulangaraveli Ground
• St.Jeromes Church , Vadakkumbhagom

Major attractions

• Boat journey around Thekkumbhagom
• Pallikkodi-Dalavapuram bridge
• Traditional food items like Tapioca(Kappa or Cheeni), Pearl Spot Fish(Karimeen), Prawn(Konchu), Lobster(chemmen) and Kallummakkaya(Muringayirachi),njandu ((Crab))
• A walk through Thekkumbhagom roads on Thalappoli night.

Famous personalities

• V.Sambasivan - a performer of the art Kadhaprasangam.^[2] written by himself and Othello^[3] by Shakespeare.

Related pages

• Kollam
• Karunagappally
• Thevalakkara
• Neendakara
• Chavara