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
- St Joseph's Church pallikodi

## 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.

## Related pages

- Kollam
- Karunagappally
- Thevalakkara
- Neendakara
- Chavara

## Other websites

- Kerala.gov.in
- Klm.kerala.gov.in
- Keralatourism.org

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Chavara Thekkumbhagom
- **settlement type**: village
- **pushpin label position**: right
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in Kerala, India
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: States and territories of India, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kerala
- **subdivision type2**: List of districts of India, District
- **subdivision name2**: Kollam district, Kollam
- **leader title1**: Panchayath President
- **leader name1**: Anilkumar
- **leader title2**: Vice President
- **leader name2**: Suseela
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **population as of**: 2001
- **population density km2**: auto
- **demographics type1**: Languages
- **demographics1 title1**: Official
- **demographics1 info1**: Malayalam language, Malayalam, English language, English
- **timezone1**: Indian Standard Time, IST
- **utc offset1**: +5:30
- **postal code type**: Postal Index Number, PIN
- **postal code**: 691584
- **registration plate**: KL-23
- **blank1 name sec1**: Nearest city
- **blank1 info sec1**: Kollam
- **blank2 name sec1**: Lok Sabha constituency
- **blank2 info sec1**: Kollam
- **blank3 name sec1**: Vidhan Sabha constituency
- **blank3 info sec1**: Chavara