Chellanam
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Chellanam is a village in the Kochi sub-district of Ernakulam District
in the South Indian state of Kerala
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At one time, there was a police station called "chouki" at the southwest end of the forest, where policemen guarded shipments transported through the canal and collected the tariffs on goods brought into the country.
On May 24, 2010 residents of Maruvakad, staying near Thiruhridaya Chapel, just 100 meters from Velankanni Matha Pilgrim Center; dug an old well which is to be believed that, it was built and used by Dutch Army around 200 years ago.
This will help and will be a new resource for drinking water. Water is the most precious element for the people of Chellanam.
The story of chellanam goes like this: The Maharaja of kochi had a marine fleet which had a captain named Mr. Thobias Cappithan. When he won a battle he was presented with a piece of land called "chellavanam". It was a vanam (forest) then which normally nobody goes to but he and his family settled there. He had three sons; one stayed near a cross statue later his descendants came to be known as Kurisingal family, another stayed at Valiyaparambu and became Valyaparambu family, and the third son who stayed near "Kalam" became Kalathumkal family. Chellavanam now is called Chellanam.
) At the northern end it has a width of 250 metres, accommodating in between the villages of Chellanam, Maruvkad, Chalakadavu, Kandakadavu, Puthanthodu, Kannamaly, Cheriyakadavu and Kattiparambu. The landscape is filled with bungalows and courtyards. There was a canal (azhi) passing through this place to the sea which later closed naturally and formed in a place called Andhakaranazhi in Alappuzha district.
St. Antony
's Church in Kannamaly, St. Joseph's Church in Cheriyakadavu and St. Francis of Assisi Church in Kattiparambu. Those in the Diocese of Alleppey are St. George's Church in Chellanam and St. Francis Xavier's Church in Kandakkadavu.
Hindus are belonged to different casts such as Gowda Saraswatha Brahmins, Eazhava etc...
There is a Road ,that connect chellanam villege to NH 47..which helps to move quickly to alleppey and
ernakulam.I Xavier Nelben T.A,Son of T.X Antony ,Thayamattuparambil house,Religion : Christian,
Now Iam Working in Chavara Cultural Centre,as a System Administrator..
Ernakulam district
-Economy:Agriculture constitutes the most important segment of the district’s economy and it is the biggest source of employment. Of the geographical 235319 hectares, crops are grown in 0 hectares. Coconut is the principal crop followed by rubber, paddy, and tapioca...
in the South Indian state of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
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History
Chellanam formed the southern border of the pre-colonial Kingdom of CochinKingdom of Cochin
Kingdom of Cochin was a late medieval Hindu kingdom and later Princely State on the Malabar Coast, South India...
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At one time, there was a police station called "chouki" at the southwest end of the forest, where policemen guarded shipments transported through the canal and collected the tariffs on goods brought into the country.
On May 24, 2010 residents of Maruvakad, staying near Thiruhridaya Chapel, just 100 meters from Velankanni Matha Pilgrim Center; dug an old well which is to be believed that, it was built and used by Dutch Army around 200 years ago.
This will help and will be a new resource for drinking water. Water is the most precious element for the people of Chellanam.
The story of chellanam goes like this: The Maharaja of kochi had a marine fleet which had a captain named Mr. Thobias Cappithan. When he won a battle he was presented with a piece of land called "chellavanam". It was a vanam (forest) then which normally nobody goes to but he and his family settled there. He had three sons; one stayed near a cross statue later his descendants came to be known as Kurisingal family, another stayed at Valiyaparambu and became Valyaparambu family, and the third son who stayed near "Kalam" became Kalathumkal family. Chellavanam now is called Chellanam.
Location
Chellanam is on a narrow landform about 10 km in length, starting from St. George Church at the southern end and Kattiparambu (near ThoppumpadyThoppumpady
Thoppumpady is a place in the city of Cochin in Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala, India.-How to Reach:It is about 6 km away from the South Railway Station. It has bus services to any location in the city. It is connected to the Willington Island via the Mattancherry Bridge built by...
) At the northern end it has a width of 250 metres, accommodating in between the villages of Chellanam, Maruvkad, Chalakadavu, Kandakadavu, Puthanthodu, Kannamaly, Cheriyakadavu and Kattiparambu. The landscape is filled with bungalows and courtyards. There was a canal (azhi) passing through this place to the sea which later closed naturally and formed in a place called Andhakaranazhi in Alappuzha district.
Religion
The majority of the people are Latin Catholics. The district includes the Diocese of Cochin and the Diocese of Alleppey. The local parishes in the Diocese of Cochin consist of St. Sebastian's Church in ChellanamSt. Antony
Anthony the Great
Anthony the Great or Antony the Great , , also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Abba Antonius , and Father of All Monks, was a Christian saint from Egypt, a prominent leader among the Desert Fathers...
's Church in Kannamaly, St. Joseph's Church in Cheriyakadavu and St. Francis of Assisi Church in Kattiparambu. Those in the Diocese of Alleppey are St. George's Church in Chellanam and St. Francis Xavier's Church in Kandakkadavu.
Hindus are belonged to different casts such as Gowda Saraswatha Brahmins, Eazhava etc...
There is a Road ,that connect chellanam villege to NH 47..which helps to move quickly to alleppey and
ernakulam.I Xavier Nelben T.A,Son of T.X Antony ,Thayamattuparambil house,Religion : Christian,
Now Iam Working in Chavara Cultural Centre,as a System Administrator..