About Village
Chenkal is a village in Neyyattinkara Taluk in Thiruvananthapuram District. This village is comprised of 21 wards of Chenkal Grama Panchayat (under Parassala Block Panchayat) and 2 wards of Neyyattinkara Municipality. It comes under Neyyattinkara Legislative Assembly Constituency. Resurvey was completed in this village in 1988. This village contains lands coming under ReSurvey Block Numbers 43 and 44 (in Chenkal Grama Panchayat) and Town Survey Block Numbers 74 to 81 (in Neyyattinkara Municipality). Total area of this village is 1969 hectares. Kollayil, Kulathoor, Thirupuram, Karode and Parasuvaikkal are nearby villages. People are mostly farmers, daily labourers and small-scale traders. There are very few townships in this village. Neyyar river, which is the south-most river in Kerala State, flows through this village and forms a major portion of its boundary.
Demography
Majority of the people in this village are farmers, daily labourers and small-scale traders. Majority of the people in this village belongs to normal living standard.
Geography
Most of the place are plane areas. Plenty of ponds, canals and thodu are seen in this village. This village contains lots of paddy fields and agricultural lands. Neyyar river, which is the south-most river in Kerala State, flows through this village and forms a major portion of its boundary.
Socio-Economic
Majority of the people in this village are farmers, daily labourers and small-scale traders. They belong to normal economic living standards. Plenty of small scale trading shops, hotels, schools, religious institutions, etc are present in this village. This village contains lots of paddy fields and agricultural lands. This place is one of the major production centres of rice and vegetables in the district. Neyyar river makes this land fertile.
Ecology
Climate here is normal and very suitable for agriculture. Most of the places are plane areas. Plenty of ponds, canals and thodu, paddy fields and agricultural lands are present. Neyyar river, which is the south-most river in Kerala State, flows through this village and forms a major portion of its boundary. This river makes this land fertile. One of the biggest ponds in the district known as "Valiyakulam" is situated in this village.
Tourism
Maheshwaram Sri Siva Parvathi Temple is a major attraction here, which is famous for the tallest "Shivalingam" in the country. With a height of 111 feet and 2 inches, it got recognition from the Indian book of records. Chenkal also has a famous pond named "Valiyakulam" which is one of the biggest ponds in the district and a place with serene natural beauty and a calm and quite atmosphere.