Chavara Thekkumbhagom

Chavara Thekkumbhagom is a village in Kollam district, Kerala, India.

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.

Festivals

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

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. written by himself and Othello by Shakespeare.
അഴകത്ത് പത്മനാഭക്കുറുപ്പ് 
The first epic with the aim of Malayalam is the great poet Azhakath Padmanabha Kurup.

Related pages
Kollam
Karunagappally
Thevalakkara
Neendakara
Chavara

References

Other websites
Kerala.gov.in
Klm.kerala.gov.in
Keralatourism.org

Villages in Kollam district