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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chavara Thekkumbhagom
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = Mamukil
| settlement_type = island village
| image_skyline = Dalavapuram bridgea.jpg
| image_alt = Dalavapuram-Pallikodi Bridge
| image_caption = Dalavapuram-Pallikodi Bridge in Thekkumbhagom which is one of the Biggest Bridges of [[Kollam]]
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|8|57|48|N|76|33|43|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kollam district|Kollam]]
| government_type = [[Gram panchayat]]
| governing_body = Thekkumbhagom [[Gram panchayat]]
| leader_title1 = Panchayath President
| leader_name1 = Thankachi Prabhakaran
| leader_title2 = Vice President
| leader_name2 = Prabhakaran Pillai
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 8
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 16937
| population_as_of =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_footnotes = As per 2011 census
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 691584
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL]]-02,[[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL]]-23
| footnotes = Public transport Service is Operated between Kollam and Karunagappally Via Thekkumbhagom by [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] from 5.00 am to 8.10pm running every 30 minutes .

LAST BUS from [[Kollam]] is at 8.10 from [[kollam]] [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] bus stand. YOU CAN BOARD AT 8.15 PM FROM CHINNAKADA ALSO
| official_name = Chavara South
| area_code = 0476
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in India|STD code]]
| image_map = Guhanandapuram school.jpg
| map_alt = Guhanandapuram Higher Secondary School
| map_caption = Guhanandapuram Higher Secondary School (Only Higher Secondary School In The Village)
| image_blank_emblem = Guhanandapuram Subramanya Swami Kshethram.jpg
| blank_emblem_type = Guhanandapuram Subramanya Swami Temple
| blank_emblem_size = 300px
| blank_emblem_alt = Guhanandapuram Subramanya Swami Temple
| imagesize = 300px
| mapsize = 300px
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest [[City]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Kollam]] - 10 km (20 minutes)
| blank_name_sec2 = Nearest [[Railway Station]]
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Kollam Junction railway station]] (QLN)
| blank1_name_sec2 = Neighbourhoods
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Kollam Municipal Corporation]], [[Neendakara]], [[Chavara]], [[Thevalakkara]]
| image_map1 = Kollam-Dalavapuram boat service.jpg
| mapsize1 = 300px
| map_caption1 = Kollam-Guhanandapuram Boat service
}}

'''Chavara Thekkumbhagom'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Revenue Portal |url=https://village.kerala.gov.in/Office_websites/contactus.php?nm=618618ThekkumbhagamVillageOffice |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=village.kerala.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Population finder {{!}} Government of India |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/population-finder |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://kollam.gov.in/villa.html |title=Kollam |publisher=Kollam.nic.in |access-date=2014-02-24 |archive-date=2 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302230215/http://kollam.gov.in/villa.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> or ''Chavara South'' is an Island village in [[Kollam district|Kollam District]] of the state of [[Kerala India|kerala, India]]. It is located 10 km from the [[Kollam|Kollam City]]. It is covered by Ashtamudi Lake and located near the coast of [[Indian Ocean]].It contains a famous Devi temple and Subramanya temple along with St Joseph's Church. It has only 2 outer connections via Dalavapuram pallikodi Bridge and Pavumba Bridge.

==Notable people==
* [[V. Sambasivan|V.Sambasivan]] - From Guhanandapuram-NaduvathuCherry,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guhanandapuram, Chavara Thekkumbhagom Panchayat, Kollam District, Kerala, India |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/routes-locations/guhanandapuram/id/4063 |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=Kerala Tourism |language=en}}</ref> Thekkumbhagom, A performer of the art [[Kadhaprasangam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.devaragam.com/vbscript/MusicNew.aspx?MovieId=1799|title=V Sambasivan-Kathaprasangam:Ayisha|publisher=Devaragam.com|access-date=14 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128075423/http://www.devaragam.com/vbscript/MusicNew.aspx?MovieId=1799|archive-date=28 January 2013}}</ref> written by himself and [[Othello]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7yrTn_RVfk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/D7yrTn_RVfk |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Sambashivan-Othello|publisher=Youtube.com|access-date=14 August 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> by [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]].
* [[Azhakathu Padmanabha Kurup]]-From Azhakathu-NaduvathuCherry, Thekkumbhagom, A renowned scholar in [[Sanskrit]] and [[Malayalam]], who composed the first Malayalam epic poem ''Ramachandravilasam''.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060118031516/http://www.kerala.gov.in/ Kerala.gov.in]
*[http://www.klm.kerala.gov.in Klm.kerala.gov.in]
*[http://www.keralatourism.org Keralatourism.org]
{{Kollam district}}

[[Category:Islands of Kollam]]
[[Category:Villages in Kollam district]]
[[Category:Islands of India]]
[[Category:Populated places in India]]

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S7singh at 21:48, 7 November 2025