Chellanam observes Vinayaka Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Kerala.
Temples near Chellanam
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Kochi mandal is Kuttikulangara Sree Balamuralikrishna Parthasarathy Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chellanam itself.
The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.
| Kept for | Immersion | |
|---|---|---|
| One and a half days | Tue, 15 Septembertoday | |
| Three days | Thu, 17 September | |
| Five days | Sat, 19 September | |
| Seven days | Mon, 21 September | |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Wed, 23 September | The day most community mandapams immerse |
Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.
A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.
Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.
Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.
By population, Chellanam ranks #5 of 5 villages in Kochi mandal — the smallest.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chellanam is a village of 14,928 people in 3,446 households (Census 2011) in Kochi taluk, Ernakulam district, Kerala, the 5th-largest of 5 villages in Kochi taluk. Literacy is 84%, 4 points below the taluk average of 88% and the sex ratio is 1,008 women per 1,000 men. It lies 32 km from the Ernakulam district centre, 8 km from Pattanakkad, the nearest town, 4 km from Turavur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 682008, served by Kannamali post office; the LGD village code is 627997. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school. The village votes in Vypeen assembly constituency, represented by MLA K. N. Unnikrishnan. The population is estimated at 17,600 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chellanam →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chellanam · this village | 14,928 | 84% | — |
| Pattanakkad · Cherthala | 31,629 | 87% | 7.9 km SE |
| Panavally · Cherthala | 31,570 | 85% | 8.5 km E |
| Kadakkarappally · Cherthala | 20,487 | 88% | 10.3 km S |
| Perumbalam · Cherthala | 9,733 | 87% | 10.8 km NE |
| Toll · Yazali Circle | 146 | 48% | 12.2 km E |
| Udayanapuram · Vaikom | — | — | 13 km E |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
2 Churchs, 6 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
5 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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