Chelakode observes Vinayaka Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Kerala.
Temples near Chelakode
Named places of worship on record
By population, Chelakode ranks #24 of 32 villages in Talappilly mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chelakode is a village of 4,236 people in 962 households (Census 2011) in Talappilly taluk, Thrissur district, Kerala, the 24th-largest of 32 villages in Talappilly taluk. Literacy is 77%, 4 points below the taluk average of 81% and the sex ratio is 1,090 women per 1,000 men. It lies 28 km from the Thrissur district centre, 3 km from Venganellur, the nearest town, 8 km from Mannanur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 680587, served by Pazhayannur post office; the LGD village code is 627728. The nearest hospital or health centre is AYUSH PHC HOMOEOPATHY CHELAKKARA, Chelakkara P.O., Thrissur 680586, 2 km away. The village votes in Wadakkanchery assembly constituency, represented by MLA Xavier Chittilappilly. The population is estimated at 4,994 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kondazhy →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelakode · this village | 4,236 | 77% | — |
| Kurumala · Talappilly | 3,536 | 83% | 1.9 km W |
| Pangarappilly · Talappilly | 5,467 | 82% | 2 km S |
| Venganellur · Talappilly | 10,664 | 83% | 2.6 km NW |
| Thonnurkara · Talappilly | 6,799 | 81% | 3.5 km W |
| Killimangalam · Talappilly | 9,119 | 81% | 3.8 km N |
| Panjal · Talappilly | 6,388 | 80% | 6.2 km NW |
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.
7 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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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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