Why visit Chavara
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 15 places to eat, 11 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Kovilthottam Lighthouse and Neendakara Bridge.
Weather in Chavara
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About Chavara
Chavara is a village in Karunagappally taluk, Kollam district, Kerala, India. It is a part of Kollam Lok Sabha constituency.
From the Wikipedia article Chavara (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Sreenarayanaguru Open University
School · 5.9 km
Open university in Kerala
Museums and landmarks6
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes15
3 more on the map.
Where to stay11
Churches and places of worship52
Sree Narayanapuram Mahavishnu Temple
Place of worship · 2.3 km
Nadakkavu, Chavara South
Shopping16
Thandalath Hardwares
Hardware store · 3.4 km
Sankaramangalam Ammaveedu Road, Chavara
Kuttiyil Electric And Plumping Store
Hardware store · 2.9 km
Kuttiyil Electric And Plumping Store,Kottukadu Cresent Jn., CHAVARA
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries46
Government Higher Secondary School Chavara
School · 3.2 km
Sankaramangalam, Chavara
Government Upper Primary School, chavara
School · 2.1 km
Thekkumbhagom, Chavara, Kollam
Member Sree Narayanapillai Institute of Management and Technology
School · 2.8 km
Eruveli, Chavara
Healthcare18
Govt Ayurveda Dispensary Chavara Thekkumbhagom
Hospital · 2.2 km
Govt Ayurveda Dispensary Chavara Thekkumbhagom Nadakav, Chavara South
Govt Ayurveda dispensery
Hospital · 2.2 km
gad chavara thekkumbhagom Nadakav, Chavara South
Map of Chavara
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Getting there and nearby towns
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 68 km away.
- Kollam 11 km southeast, about 11 min by car
- Kayamkulam 24 km north, about 24 min by car
- Paravūr Tekkumbhāgam 24 km southeast, about 24 min by car
- Kattanam 23 km north, about 23 min by car
- Varkala 32 km southeast, about 32 min by car
- Vettūr 34 km southeast, about 34 min by car
- Haripād 36 km north, about 36 min by car
- Chengannūr 40 km north, about 40 min by car
- Punalūr 42 km east, about 42 min by car
- Pathanāmthitta 43 km northeast, about 43 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Chavara Govt. HSS, Nov 2015, Arunvrparavur, CC BY-SA 3.0
- കോവിൽത്തോട്ടം വിളക്കുമാടം, Dr. Ajay Balachandran, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Indian Institute of Infrastructure and Construction-Kollam, Mar 2016, Arunvrparavur, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sree narayana guru open university kollam (cropped), Kannan Shanmugam, Shanmugam Studio,Kollam, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Neendakara bridge 2020, Fotokannan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Club Mahindra Ashtamudi Resort, 2022 02, Noon Plastic, CC BY 4.0
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