Chathakudam

Chathakudam
village
Chathakudam Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	680562
Telephone code	234
Vehicle registration	KL-08/KL45
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city	cherpu
Lok Sabha constituency	thrissur
Avg. summer temperature	35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	25 °C (77 °F)

Chathakudam is a village in Thrissur district, Kerala, India.

Chathakudam is only 13 km away from Thrissur town on the way en route Thrissur Kodungallur Route. 18 Trips of Bus Service is available from Thrissur Town to this village. Alternatively one can aboard a bus to Irinjalakuda or Kodungallur and get down at Poochinipadam and take an auto rickshaw to Chathakudam.This village is also approximately 5 km from Amballur-Pudukkadu on NH47.The place is known for Temple and festivals. Chathakudam Sree Dharma Sastha Temple is the main landmark of the village. The village is surrounded with acres of paddy fields and almost 200 houses, and nearly 5000 is the population.

Chathakuam Pooram

The place is very famous by Chathakudam Pooram which is the best and popular one in Peruvanam-Arattupuzha Poorams.Chathakudam Sastha's Pooram is the first pooram in these festivals and historically it is known as Sastha's "Thiruvathira Purappadu" On Thiruvathira day of Meenam month. After this pooram people believed that Chathakudam Sastha will be going to lead and participate in Arattupuzha Pooram,Peruvanam.Thikkattuseery,Thottippal pooram etc. This 10 days festivals ends after Arattupuzha Pooram.Chathakuadm Sree Dharma Sastha is the main participant in Devamela of Arattupuzha with Urakam ammathiruvadi.