Chemmannar

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Chemmannar (Malayalam: ചെമ്മണ്ണാർ) is a village in the High ranges of Idukki district, Kerala,India.

Chemmanar town
Chemmanar Church
foot bridge

Etymology

The Name Chemmannar is derived from the tributory river Periyar, the water of the river is slightly red coloured because it contains red soil, which is in Malayalam is called "Chemmannu".in an ar(river) chemmannu (red soil) flowed . Thus, the name origin from chemmannu+ar=chemmannar.

Economy

Agriculture is the main occupation of the people in the village. Dairy is the main supplementary source of income of the farmers in the village.

Chemmannar School

St: Xavier’s HSS, was set up in the year 1963 and was upgraded to a high school in 1971 and a higher secondary school in 2000.

Geographic Location

References

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