Chathenkary
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Chathenkary
ചാത്തങ്കരി Chathankary | |
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Village | |
| Chathenkary | |
 Aerial view of St. Paul's Mar Thoma Church | |
  Chathenkary Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 9°23′11.5″N 76°31′42.7″E / 9.386528°N 76.528528°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
| Taluk | Thiruvalla |
| Government | |
| • Body | Peringara Grama Panchayat |
| Highest elevation | 1.5 m (4.9 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −1 m (−3.3 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,802 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 689112 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-27 |
| Nearest city | Thiruvalla |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Pathanamthitta |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Thiruvalla |
Chathenkary (also spelt Chathankary; Malayalam: ചാത്തങ്കരി) is a village in the Peringara gram panchayat of Thiruvalla taluk in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India.
Geography
Chathenkary is a rural village in the Upper Kuttanad region, about 1.7 km (1.1 mi) west of Peringara and 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Thiruvalla. The village lies in the low-lying region between the Pamba and Manimala rivers.[citation needed] Like the rest of Kuttanad, the land lies at or slightly below sea level and consists largely of paddy fields (padasekharams) separated by canals and backwater channels, which leaves the area prone to flooding during the monsoon.
2018 floods
Chathenkary was among the Upper Kuttanad villages affected by the 2018 Kerala floods. Heavy monsoon rain in July 2018 had already inundated the low-lying western areas of Pathanamthitta district, with Thiruvalla taluk reported as the worst-affected part of the district and Chathenkary named among the flooded areas along with Peringara, Mepral, Niranam and Nedumbram. The worst flooding came in mid-August, when the Pamba River reached its highest recorded level and peak discharge on 16 August 2018.
Demographics
At the 2011 census of India, Chathenkary had a population of 2,802 (1,366 males and 1,436 females) living in 742 households. Children aged 0–6 numbered 231 (8.25%). The literacy rate was 97.66% (males 98.5%, females 96.9%), and the sex ratio was 1,051 females per 1,000 males.
Economy
Agriculture, mainly paddy cultivation, is the traditional occupation in the village.
Religion
Places of worship in and around the village include:
- St. Paul's Mar Thoma Church (Chathenkary Central), a parish of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church
- St. Mathew's Mar Thoma Church (Chathenkary East, Vettiakonam)
- St. Mary's Malankara Catholic Church, Alumthuruthy (Chathenkary West)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Chapel (Chathenkary West)
- Sharon Fellowship Church (Chathenkary West), a Pentecostal congregation
- Chathenkary Sree Bhagavathi Temple, dedicated to the goddess Bhagavathi
- Chathenkary Sree Ardhanareeshwara Temple, dedicated to Ardhanarishvara
Education
- Government LP School, Chathenkary
- Government New LP School, Chathenkary
- SNDP High School, Chathenkary
Healthcare
- Community Health Centre, Chathenkary
- Manak Hospital, Chathenkary Mukku, on the Ambalappuzha–Thiruvalla road
Transport
Chathenkary is connected by road to Thiruvalla and Changanassery, with KSRTC and private bus services. The nearest railway station is Thiruvalla, and the nearest airport is Cochin International Airport.
Politics
Chathenkary is part of the Thiruvalla Assembly constituency and the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.
Notable people
- Mammen Mathai (1951–2003), member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly for Thiruvalla from 1991 until his death in 2003, representing the Kerala Congress (M)
- Adv. Elizabeth Mammen Mathai (born 1953), lawyer and widow of Mammen Mathai, who won the 2003 Thiruvalla by-election for the Kerala Congress (M) and served in the 11th Kerala Legislative Assembly
References
- 1 2 3 Census of India 2011: District Census Handbook, Pathanamthitta
- ↑ "Western areas of Pathanamthitta in the grip of severe floods". Onmanorama. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- ↑ Kerala Floods of August 2018 (PDF) (Report). Central Water Commission. September 2018. p. 35. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- ↑ "Mammen Mathai". Kerala Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- ↑ "Elizabeth Mammen Mathai". Kerala Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- ↑ "UDF breathes easy with Thiruvalla victory". Gulf News. Retrieved 19 October 2026.