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Chennamkary is a village in Kuttanad Taluk in Alappuzha District of Kerala state, India.

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Chennamkary
village
Coordinates: 9°28′0″N 76°23′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	688501
Telephone code	0477272
Vehicle registration	KL-04,KL-66
Nearest city	Alappuzha/Aleppey
Literacy	97.7%
Nearest National Highway	NH-47 or NH-66[Salem-Kanyakumari]
Nearest State Highway	SH-11 [Alappuzha- Changanacherry Road]

Geography

Chennamkary is located 12 km east of the district headquarters Alappuzha, 4 km from Champakkulam, 141 km from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, and is surrounded by Veliyanad Taluk towards the east, Ambalappuzha Taluk and Alappuzha Taluk towards the west, and Aryad Taluk towards the north.

Alappuzha, Changanassery , Thiruvalla , Kottayam are nearby cities.

Economy

The major income is still from agriculture and fishing despite tourism. Chennamkary is also a major spot of movie/TV soap/music video shootings due to its beautiful landscape view. Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, one of the founding fathers and the first superior general of C.M.I., was baptized at St. Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Chennamkary Which is also The first Catholic Church in Asia dedicated to Saint Joseph.

Places around Chennamkary

• Thottuvatala
• Pallathuruthy
• Thomayiram
• Pazhupadam
• Irumpanam
• Somathuram
• Arunootampadam
• Kuppappuram
• Kuttamangalam
• Kainakary
• Chathurthiakary

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