Charummood
Charummood Charummoodu | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Charummood Location in Kerala, India  Charummood Charummood (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°10′21″N 76°36′29″E / 9.172371°N 76.608055°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayath |
| Area | |
• Total | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 690 505 |
| Telephone code | 0479 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-31 (Mavelikkara) |
| Sex ratio | 1145 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 96.31% |
Charummood (also spelled Charummoodu) is a town in Mavelikkara Taluk of Alappuzha district in Kerala, India. Charummood is 12 km east of the nearest town Kayamkulam, 15 km west of Adoor and 12 km south of Mavelikkara. Charummood Junction is at the intersection of KP Road (Kayamkulam- Punalur Road) and NH 183 (Kollam - Theni Highway). The Vetticode Nagaraja Temple is located 4 kilometres from Charummood. Chunakkara Thiruvayiroor Mahadevar temple, also located 4 Km from Charummood, is famous for sarvam swayambhoo deity and its festival is the first main festival of the Onattukara area. Chunakkara Aarattu & Padanilam Parabrahma Temple, which is famous for its Sivarathri festival, is about 5 kilometers from Charummood.
Location
Charummoodu is located at the border of the Thamarakkulam, Nooranad and Chunakkara Panchayaths and the second largest town in the Mavelikkara Taluk. There is a proposal to form Charummoodu Panchayath by joining parts of Chunakkara, Nooranad and Thamarakkulam panchayaths.
Education
Major educational institutions in Charummood are Vikjana Vilasini Higher Secondary School Thamarakkulam (VVHSS Thamarakkulam), St. Marys L.P.S. Charummood, St. Joseph's Convent School, Presidency College of Management and Technology which is MG and Kerala University off-campus Centre, Presidency Public School and ISET Polytechnic College.
Places of worship
Christian: St Joseph's Convent and St Mary's Syro-Malankara Catholic Church are located near the center of the town.
Hindu: Main temples near Charummood are Vetticode Nagaraja Swamy temple, Chunakkara Mahadevar temple, Padanilam Parabrahma temple etc.
Muslim: The main Mosque is Chunakara South Muslim-Jamaath
Healthcare
Nearby hospitals are SN Hospital and St. Thomas Mission Hospital [citation needed]
Notable residents
- O. Madhavan – playwright, director, social activist, drama, doctor.
- B. Aburaj – poet, educationalist, and journalist. Director State Institute of Educational Technology (SIET, Kerala) and director of the State Institute of Educational Management and Training (SIEMAT, Kerala) General Education Department, Government of Kerala. Asst private secretary to Minister for Home and Tourism from 2006 to 2011. Sub editor in Deshabhimani Daily and Editor of The Commercial, Business Magazine from Muscat.
References
1. http://www.sietkerala.gov.in/ 2. http://www.sietkerala.gov.in/news-aburaj-director-siet-releases-gothramozhi-digital-contents-for-school-students-in-four-tribal-languages-at-diet-sulthan-bathery-wayanad-on-21st-jan-20201 3. https://siemat.kerala.gov.in/