Chathannoor

Chathannoor is located at 8°51′24″N 76°43′5″E. Chathannoor is well connected to other parts of Kerala by road especially by NH66(formerly NH47). National Highway 66 connects Panvel, (Mumbai) and Kanyakumari and passes through Chathannoor. NH 66 passes through the centre of the town. Even though the nearest railway Station is Paravur, the residents of Chathannoor rely mostly on Kollam Railway station which is 16 km (9.9 mi) from the town and is well connected by buses. The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport which is about 52 km (32 mi) from the town center. The KSRTC sub centre in Chathannoor offers inter-district services and local services for adjacent villages like Paravur, Chirakkara, Ooyor etc..

Polachira can be reached by travelling 4 km to the south from town centre. This is a tourist destination. Poothakulam elephant camp is located at Chirakkarathazham, just one km away from Polachira.

The KSRTC bus station and the newly started mini civil station are located at a distance of about one kilometre from Chathannoor junction while travelling towards Trivandrum

Proximity to Hospitals like KIMS, Azeezia, HolyCross, Kollam Medical College, connectivity to other parts of the district and proximity to reputed educational institutions is increasing Chathannoor's demand as a major residential area in the district.

Chathanoor town comes under Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency). Chathannoor assembly constituency includes one Municipality, Paravur, and six other panchayaths namely Adichanalloor, Chathannoor, Kalluvathukkal, Chirakkara, Poothakkulam and Pooyappally .

Chathannoor Grama Panchayat office Ithhikkara Block Office KSRTC Sub Depot Chathannoor Sub Treasury Chathannoor Village Office of Meenadu Village Excise Office Family Health Cente AEO Office Electricity Office (KSEB) Spl Tahasildar Office Land acqusituion for NHAI Post Office BSNL Exchange Agriculture Office Govt Homeo Dispensary Chathannoor Police station, Chathannoor Assistant Commissioner of Police Office District Police Forensic office Kerala Water Authority Office PWD Office PWD Guest house Sub Registrar Office

The cultural identity of the location is associated with two ancient and prominent Hindu temples Sree Bhoothanatha Temple and Chenamath Mahadeva Temple out of which the annual festival of Sree Bhoothanatha Temple is celebrated with greater intensity. The annual festival of Sree Bhoothanatha temple is famous for the event called "Eduppukuthira" . Recently the youth have started using the pictures of "Eduppukuthira" as a geographical identity.

• Chathannoor Sree Boothanatha Temple
• Kanjiramvila Bhagavathi Temple
• Ananthagiri Sree Subramanya Swamy Temple Thazham
• Kanjirathumvila Bhagavathi Temple
• Chennamath Shiva Temple
• Vayalunada Bhagavathi Temple
• Varinjam Sree Subramanya Swamy Temple
• Sree Madankave Temple Uramvila
• Meenadu Sree dharmashastha Temple
• Kollakkuzhi Sree Bhaghavathi TempleVarinjam Sree Mahadevar Temple
• Pattupana devi temple koippadu
• Sree Koshnakavu Temple, Edanadu, Chathannoor
• Krungal Valluval Kadiyathi Temple, Kurungal Chathannoor

• Koippadu
• Chathannoor Assembly constituency - Wikipedia