Cherthala | |
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 Cherthala | |
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| Coordinates:9°41′13″N76°20′10″E / 9.68694°N 76.33611°E /9.68694; 76.33611 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| Government | |
| • MLA | P. Prasad |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.18 km2 (6.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 45,827 |
| • Rank | 11 (Cherthala Urban Agglomeration) |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 688524 (town) |
| Telephone code | 0478 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-32 orKL-04 |
| Sex ratio | 1030♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alappuzha |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Cherthala |
Cherthala is amunicipality in theAlappuzha district ofKerala,India and act as satellite town ofkochi. It is located 20 km (12.4 mi) north of the district headquarters inAlappuzha and about 146 km (90.7 mi) north of the state capitalThiruvananthapuram. As per the2011 Indian census, Cherthala has a population of 45,821 people, and a population density of 2,727/km2 (7,060/sq mi).
According to local legend,Vilwamangalam Swamiyar, the KeralaHindu saint, while travelling through Cherthala, found an idol of theDevi with its head immersed in a muddy pond. The swami understood the divinity of the idol, took it out of the mud, cleaned it and consecrated it in a temple near the pond. Thus the place is believed to have gotten its name ascher meaning "mud" andthala meaning "head" in Malayalam. The deity of the temple has the nameCherthala Karthiyayani.[2]
| Climate data for Cherthala, Kerala | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.8 (89.2) | 32.0 (89.6) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.7 (90.9) | 29.4 (84.9) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.8 (83.8) | 29.3 (84.7) | 29.3 (84.7) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.5 (86.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.4 (74.1) | 24.8 (76.6) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.1 (77.2) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.7 (74.7) | 22.7 (72.9) | 23.8 (74.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 25 (1.0) | 39 (1.5) | 56 (2.2) | 145 (5.7) | 351 (13.8) | 705 (27.8) | 621 (24.4) | 392 (15.4) | 297 (11.7) | 317 (12.5) | 199 (7.8) | 53 (2.1) | 3,200 (125.9) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
According to 2011 census report, Cherthala Municipality had population of 45,827 of which 22,192 are males while 23,635 are females.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3988 which is 8.70% of total population of Cherthala (M). In Cherthala Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 1065 against state average of 1084. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Cherthala is around 911 compared to Kerala state average of 964. Literacy rate of Cherthala city is 97.02% higher than state average of 94.00%. In Cherthala, Male literacy is around 98.58% while female literacy rate is 95.59%.[4]
Cherthala Town Municipality has 35 wards.[6] The town is well known after theKarthyayani Devi temple, located in the center of the town. Two more sub-temples dedicated toShiva andVishnu are also located on the northern side of the main temple. A sub-temple dedicated to LordAyyappa, also known as Kaavudayan and another dedicated to Kshethrapalakan believed to be Devi's temple caretaker are located on the southern corner of the main temple. Thousands of devotees coming from different 'karas' (localities) of Cherthala participate in thePadayani, vela thullal and pooram pattu, the main rituals conducted during the temple festival. A large pond exists in front of the Taluk office that belongs to the Karthyayani Devi temple. One can see many roosters flocking around the temple premises. Theseroosters are the offerings of the devotees, an ancient custom followed in many devi temples of Kerala. The temple is administered by Travancore Devaswom Board.
Another temple in Cherthala town is the Muttathu Thirumala Devaswam temple. LordNarasimha presiding in the form ofSaligrama and SreeVenkatachalapathy Moorthy with bhoo devi and sree devi are thedeities of this temple. The temple conducts its annual festival either ahead of the Karthyayani Devi's festival or soon after that. The Pallivetta is a procession where it is believed that Goddess is going for the divine hunting. The annual festival lasts for eight days.
Also refer,Places of worship in Cherthala
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