Cherthala
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Cherthala ചേർത്തല |
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| Taluk | |
| Coordinates: 9°41′13″N 76°20′10″E / 9.68694°N 76.33611°ECoordinates: 9°41′13″N 76°20′10″E / 9.68694°N 76.33611°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha district |
| Government | |
| • MLA (2011-16) |
Mr. Tilothaman (M.L.A Cherthala) Adv. A.M. Arif (M.L.A. Aroor) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 187.43 km2 (72.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 45,827 |
| • Rank | 11 (Cherthala Urban Agglomeration) |
| • Density | 1,612/km2 (4,180/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 688524 |
| Telephone code | 0478 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-32 or KL-04 |
| Sex ratio | 1030 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alappuzha |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Cherthala and Aroor |
Cherthala (formerly Shertallai or Shertallay) is a town located in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India. It is 31 km to Kochi and Kottayam and 22 km north of Alappuzha town, on the Kochi-Alappuzha National Highway NH 47, as well as the coastal rail route. The coastal town is also about 20 kilometers from the historical town of Vaikom) Via Ullala -Chempakassery house and the popular tourism destination Kumarakom.
In local administration, the Cherthala town is a municipality while in the state administrative structure Cherthala is a taluk in the district of Alappuzha.A Famous company (Mc:Dowel-Varanadu) situated here . N.S.S Karayogam also try to develop cherthala. The Corporation of Cochin has drafted a master plan that aims to develop Cherthala as the satellite town around Kochi.
According to the local legend, once Vilwamangalam Swamiyar, the well known Kerala Hindu saint, while travelling through Cherthala, found an idol of the Devi with its head immersed in a muddy pond. The swami understood the divinity of the idol, took it out of the mud, cleaned it and consecrated it in a temple near the pond. Thus the place is believed to have gotten its name as cher meaning "mud" and thala meaning "head" in Malayalam. The deity of the temple has the name Cherthala Karthiyayani. The word put together means "head from the mud". Unlike in other Kerala temples, the idol of Cherthala Karthiyayani Devi is consecrated in the Sreekovil just below the ground level and cannot be directly viewed by the devotees.
There is another story that says that the former name was Karappuram and that this piece of land was given by the erstwhile State of Cochin to the erstwhile state of Travancore for protecting it from enemies. The place got its name as chertha ("joined") thala ("abutting land").
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