Chavakkad

Chavakkad is a municipality in Thrissur District of Kerala state in India. Chavakkad is noted for its beach and fishing. It lies on National Highway 17 is about 75 km north of the city of , the commercial capital of Kerala and 25 km west of , the cultural capital of .
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  • Type: Town with 38,000 residents
  • Description: town
  • Also known as: “Chaughat”, “Chetwagi”, “Chetwayi”, “Chitwye”, and “Chowghat”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple and Chavakkad Beach.

Hindu temple
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The Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple is situated in the town of , Thrissur district, Kerala, India. Located approximately 26 kilometers northwest of Thrissur city, the temple stands as one of the most revered and actively visited Hindu pilgrimage sites globally.

Beach
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is a beach in Chavakkad Municipality of Thrissur District in the Indian state of Kerala. It lies on the Arabian Sea coast and attracts tourists.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guruvayoor and Orumanayur.

Photo: ARUNKUMAR P.R, Public domain.
is one of the most sacred and important pilgrim towns in . This temple-town is extremely famous for its large Sree Krishna Temple, believed to be one of the 108 most divine Vishnu temples of world.

Village
is a village in in the state of , India.

Chavakkad

Latitude
10.581° or 10° 34′ 52″ north
Longitude
76.0233° or 76° 1′ 24″ east
Population
38,000
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
7J2RH2JF+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2934096610
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1274468
Wiki­data ID
Q888436
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Chavakkad” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تشافاكاد”
  • Bengali: “চাওঘাট”
  • Bengali: “চাৱক্কদ”
  • Bishnupriya: “চাৱক্কদ”
  • Cebuano: “Chāvakkād”
  • Chinese: “恰瓦克卡德”
  • Dutch: “Chavakkad”
  • French: “Chavakkad”
  • German: “Chavakkad”
  • Gujarati: “ચાવાક્કડ”
  • Hindi: “चावक्काड”
  • Irish: “Chavakkad”
  • Italian: “Chavakkad”
  • Japanese: “チャヴァッカッド”
  • Kannada: “ಚವಕ್ಕಾಡ್”
  • Kashmiri: “چاواکڑ”
  • Korean: “차바카드”
  • Malay: “Chavakkad”
  • Malayalam: “Chavakkad”
  • Malayalam: “ചാവക്കാട്”
  • Marathi: “चावक्कड”
  • Newari: “चभक्कड”
  • Newari: “चावक्काट्”
  • Portuguese: “Chavakkad”
  • Russian: “Чаваккад”
  • Spanish: “Chavakkad”
  • Swedish: “Chāvakkād”
  • Tamil: “சவக்காடு”
  • Tamil: “சாவக்காடு”
  • Telugu: “చవక్కడ్”
  • Telugu: “చావక్కాడ్”
  • Urdu: “چاواکاڈ”
  • Urdu: “چاواکڑ”
  • Vietnamese: “Chavakkad”

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