Cheppad

Cheppad Cheppaud
village
Cheppad School
Coordinates: 9°15′08″N 76°28′02″E / 9.2522200°N 76.467210°E / 9.2522200; 76.467210Coordinates: 9°15′08″N 76°28′02″E / 9.2522200°N 76.467210°E / 9.2522200; 76.467210
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	KL-
Lok Sabha constituency	Alappuzha

Cheppad is a scenic village in Karthikapally Taluk of Alleppy District in Kerala State, India. It is about halfway between Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram on the National Highway 47.

Etymology

Cheppad was known as "Cheppukadu" in ancient times; "cheppu" indicates a small container and "kadu" indicates a small forest.

Economy

Cheppad is turning into a town of the future with the already existing national thermal power station, new government medical college, modernisation of Cheppad railway station and 5-star hotels in the neighbourhood. Cheppad is covered by the state of the art 3G mobile network and high speed broadband up to 8 Mbit/s and the new National Highway 47 development gives Cheppad access to all major cities.

C.K. Highschool

Demography

Cheppad is inhabited by a predominantly Hindu community. The Christian community is the second largest religious community and many denominations of Christian faith can be found here. There is no documentary evidence to establish the arrival of Christian community to this place. St. George Syrian Orthodox Church, Cheppad belongs to the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church under the holy see of Malankara(Indian) Orthodox church.

St George Orthodox Church

Main article: St. George Orthodox Church, Cheppad

St George Orthodox Church, Cheppad

St. George Orthodox Church in Cheppad is popularly known as Cheppad Valiya Pally, and is a pilgrim centre of the Malankara Orthodox Church. St George Orthodox Church is the resting place of Cheppad Philipose Mar Dionysius, Malankara Metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church during 1825-1855. The 600-year-old mural paintings in Cheppad St. George Orthodox Church exhibit the Christian traditional paintings. The paintings are on the walls of the Madbaha (altar) of the Church, and show events in the life of Jesus Christ from birth to ascension.

References

External links

Media related to Cheppad at Wikimedia Commons

Alappuzha district

Cities and towns

Blocks and Panchayats

Ambalappuzha	Ambalappuzha (North) Ambalappuzha (South) Punnapra (North) Punnapra (South) Purakkad

Aryad	Aryad Mannanchery Mararikkulam South Muhamma

Bharanicavu	Bharanikkavu Chunakkara Mavelikkara Thamarakkulam Nooranad Palamel Vallikunnam

Champakulam	Champakkulam Edathua Kainakary Nedumudi Thakazhy Thalavadi

Chengannur	Ala Budhannoor Cheriyanad Mulakkuzha Pandanad Puliyoor Thiruvanvandur Venmony

Harippad	Cheruthana Harippad Karthikappally Karuvatta Kumarapuram Pallippad Thrikkunnapuzha Veeyapuram

Kanjikkuzhy	Cherthala South Kadakkarappally Kanjikuzhi Mararikkulam North Thanneermukkam

Mavelikkara	Chennithala Thriperumthara Chettikulangara Mannar Mavelikkara Thekkekara Thazhakkara

Muthukulam	Arattupuzha Cheppad Chingoli Devikulangara Kandalloor Krishnapuram Muthukulam Pathiyoor

Pattanakkad	Aroor Ezhupunna Kodamthuruthu Kuthiathodu Pattanakkad Thuravoor Vayalar

Thycattussery	Arookutty Chennampalippuram Panavally Perumbalam Thaikattussery

Veliyanad	Kavalam Muttar Neelamperoor Pulinkunnu Ramankari Veliyanad

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