Chakkarakadavu is a small village to the east of the town of Cherai, on Vypin Island in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India.[1]

Chakkarakadavu
village
Chakkarakadavu is located in Kerala
Chakkarakadavu
Chakkarakadavu
Location in Kerala, India
Chakkarakadavu is located in India
Chakkarakadavu
Chakkarakadavu
Chakkarakadavu (India)
Coordinates: 10°8′35″N 76°11′50″E / 10.14306°N 76.19722°E / 10.14306; 76.19722
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictErnakulam
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
683514
Telephone code0484
Nearest cityKochi
ClimateTropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)

Chakkarakadavu shares a common history with Cherai and with the greater Vypin Island. It is the birthplace of Mathai Manjooran, an Indian independence activist from Kerala and the staunchest proponent for the formation of the Kerala State.

References

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  1. ^ Office of the Registrar (1968). Census of India, 1961: Kerala. Census of India, 1961. Manager of Publications. p. 364. Retrieved 4 September 2017.