# Chennamkary

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Village in Kerala, India

Chennamkary village Interactive map of Chennamkary Coordinates: 9°28′0″N 76°23′0″E / 9.46667°N 76.38333°E / 9.46667; 76.38333 Country India State Kerala District Alappuzha Languages • Official Malayalam, English Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST) PIN 688501 Telephone code 0477272 Vehicle registration KL-04, KL-66 Nearest city Alappuzha/Aleppey Literacy 97.7% Nearest National Highway NH-47 or NH-66[Salem-Kanyakumari] Nearest State Highway SH-11 [Alappuzha- Changanacherry Road]

**Chennamkary** is a village in [Kuttanad](/source/Kuttanad) Taluk in [Alappuzha District](/source/Alappuzha_District) of [Kerala](/source/Kerala) state, India.[1]

## Geography

Chennamkary is located 12 km east of the district headquarters Alappuzha, 4 km from [Champakkulam](/source/Champakkulam), 141 km from the state capital [Thiruvananthapuram](/source/Thiruvananthapuram), and is surrounded by Veliyanad Taluk towards the east, Ambalappuzha Taluk and Alappuzha Taluk towards the west, and Aryad Taluk towards the north.

[Alappuzha](/source/Alappuzha), Changanassery, Thiruvalla, [Kottayam](/source/Kottayam) 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](/source/Kuriakose_Elias_Chavara), 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](/source/St._Joseph's_Syro-Malabar_Catholic_Church%2C_Chennamkary) Which is also The first Catholic Church in Asia dedicated to [Saint Joseph](/source/Saint_Joseph).

## Places around Chennamkary

- [Thottuvatala](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thottuvatala&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [Pallathuruthy](/source/Pallathuruthy)

- [Thomayiram](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomayiram&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [Pazhupadam](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pazhupadam&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [Irumpanam](/source/Irumpanam)

- [Somathuram](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Somathuram&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [Arunootampadam](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arunootampadam&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [Kuppappuram](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kuppappuram&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [Kuttamangalam](/source/Kuttamangalam)

- [Kainakary](/source/Kainakary)

- [Chathurthiakary](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chathurthiakary&action=edit&redlink=1)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Primary Census Abstract Data Tables – India: Final Population Totals"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220711042331/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx). *Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India*. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Archived from [the original](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.

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