Chavara Thekkumbhagom

Chavara Thekkumbhagom or or is a village in Kollam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a traditional village of about 20 km2 area fully surrounded by the Ashtamudi lake and this island is now connected with bridges, one from the south at Neendakara and one to the north at Thevalakara. It is thickly populated place of not less than 15000 and the number of houses not less than 3000.Chavara Thekkumbhagom is famous place in Kollam. It is only 8 km from Kollam Boat Jetty. Also this place is the birthplace of story teller Prof V.Sambasivan, Mahakavi Azhakathu Padmanabha Kurup, Swami Shanmugha Das and O. Nanu Upadhyayan etc. Thekkumbhagom is named as Maamala Nadu for its plenty of beauty. We can see the Chinese Net System in the lake and it is surrounded by Ashtamudi Lake, the deepest lake in Kerala.LocationCoordinates: 8°57'48"N 76°33'43"EGeographyChavara Thekkumbhagom fully surrounded by the Ashtamudi lake, so it is an island. Traditionally Panchayath divided into four lands named Kara, named Vadakkumbhagom, Malibhagom, Thekkumbhagom and Naduvathu chery. festivals and other cultural activities based on these karas. Beyond lake this place is bordered by Thevalakkara Panchayath on north, Kollam town on south, Thrikkaruva Panchayath on east and Chavara, Neendakara Panchayath on west.