Chekkulam
| Chekkulam | |
|---|---|
| town | |
|
The National Library | |
| Coordinates: 9°19′0″N 76°43′0″E / 9.31667°N 76.71667°ECoordinates: 9°19′0″N 76°43′0″E / 9.31667°N 76.71667°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 689654 |
| Telephone code | 0468 |
| Vehicle registration | KL- |
| Literacy | 100%% |
Chekkulam is a small place in Kozhencherry, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala State, South India, India.
Geography
Chekkulam is situated about 2.5 km from Kozhencherry. At the Chekkulam junction, there are few shops and one public library.
Transportation
At present, Chekkulam has only one bus service in the morning at 9am.
Economy
Many people from Chekkulam are working abroad mainly in Middle East, Europe, USA, etc...
Community life
There is a library calls 'The National Library & Reading Room'. In associate with this library there is a National Arts and Sports club in Chekkulam with many active young members and many social services have been provided through this club. This village is famous for its paddy cultivation and green fields. This year Leaders of various political parties, people's representatives, extended support to cultivate paddy filed which are not used many years.
There is a small ground for Chekkulam near the Chekkulam Marthoma Church. Cricket and Volleyball are the main games played here.
Religion
The two major religions of Chekkulam are Christianity and Hinduism. The largest sect of Christianity are the Marthomites(http://www.marthomasyrianchurch.org/). A small church is the branch of the main Church, St.Thomas Mar Thoma Church, Kozhencherry. About 50 families constitute the congregation. No tensions exist between the Christians and the Hindus in this region.