Chathannoor is a town in Kerala located at the Kollam district on the banks of River Itthikkara. It is about 16 KM from Kollam city center. Chathannoor is in the extreme eastern part of Kollam District, around 55 km north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.Kollam Railway Station is the nearest major station, 16 km from the town and is well connected by buses. Nearest Airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.It is around 50 km north of the state capital on the NH 66 (Formerly NH 47).NH 66 is passing through the center of the Chathannoor town. It is one of the fastest developing towns in Kerala.
I liked the greenery.
Important Places in & around Chathannoor
- Vilappuram (3 km south) : A small place, home of the famous Vilappuram Devi Temple (Anandavilasam Bhagavathi Temple). In the same compound there is the famous Anandavilasam library, affiliated to Kerala State Library Council having more than 1200 members and around 13000 books.
- Polachira (4 km south) : A sanctuary of migratory birds. Now it is under development for tourism. Now there is a bridge over polachira which connects road named Polachira Bund Across Road. It is the shortest Chathannoor - Varkala route. You can go to see elephants in Anathavalam at Chirakkarathazham from here and it is only one km from Polachira.
- Worship centers : There are very famous hindu temples like Bhoothanatha Kshethram, Kanjiram vila bhgavathi kshethram, Chennamath Kshethram, Vilappuram bhagavathy kshethram,paniyil thekkevila bhagavathi temple, paniyil guru mandiram. etc. It will be valuable to visit Valiya Pally (St George Orthodox Church)-the ancient and parent church of all the Christian churches in and around Chathannoor.
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