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Chenkal
Sign in to saveChenkal is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Until the land-reforms ordinance enacted by the Communist regime in the 1950s, the village formed part of the estate of the jenmi (Yejamanan) of Kandamath. The ramparts of the medieval Kandamath Palace (Kandamath Madom Thampuran Vaka) and the ruins can still be seen in the area. Maheshwaram Shiva Parvathi temple, which houses the tallest Shiva lingam in the world, having a height of 111 ft, is located in this village.
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under the topic Villages in Thiruvananthapuram district.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- village in India
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Thiruvananthapuram district
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- postal code
- 695132
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Chenkal is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Until the land-reforms ordinance enacted by the Communist regime in the 1950s, the village formed part of the estate of the jenmi (Yejamanan) of Kandamath. The ramparts of the medieval Kandamath Palace (Kandamath Madom Thampuran Vaka) and the ruins can still be seen in the area. Maheshwaram Shiva Parvathi temple, which houses the tallest Shiva lingam in the world, having a height of 111 ft, is located in this village.
==Demographics== India census, Chenkal had a population of 36,891 with 18,047 males and 18,844 females.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chenkal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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2 mapped locations