Chavara

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Chavara ചവറ
Taluk
Chavara Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°59′43″N 76°31′58″E / 8.9952900°N 76.532880°E / 8.9952900; 76.532880Coordinates: 8°59′43″N 76°31′58″E / 8.9952900°N 76.532880°E / 8.9952900; 76.532880
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	691583
Telephone code	476
Vehicle registration	KL-23
Nearest city	Kollam
Lok Sabha constituency	Kollam

Chavara is a village in Kollam district, Kerala, India. The village exports mineral sand, mainly titanium. "Chavara" is derived from "Chaavara", a Chinese word, meaning "cemetery". Chavara is part of the Quilon Lok Sabha constituency.^[1]

Chavara is situated on the shores of the Arabian sea and the major freshwater lake in Kerala, Ashtamudi flows through chavara. Chavara is a place blessed with lakes and laggoons like Sasthamkota lake. The public sector companies like KMML ( Kerala Minerals and metals Ltd)and IRE (Indian Rare Earths Ltd) are located in kerala. The MLA of the constituency is currently Mr. Shibu Baby John.

References

↑ "Assembly Constituencies — Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-20.

Kollam district

Municipalities

Paravoor (South)
Karunagapally
Punalur

Talukas
and
villages

Kollam	Shakthikulangara Thrikkadavoor Thrikkaruva Mandrothuruth East Kallada Mulavana Perinad Panayam Kilikollur Mangad Kottamkara Elampallur Nedumpana Pallimon Thrikkovilvattom Thazhuthala Vadakkevila Mundakkal Eravipuram Mayyanad Adichanallur Meenad Chirakkara Paravoor Kottappuram Poothakulam Parippally Kalluvathukkal Kollam East Kollam West

Kottarakkara	Pavithreswaram Puthur Ezhukone Kareepra Neduvathur Kulakkada Kalayapuram Mylam Melila Chakkuvarakkal Vettikkavala Kottarakkara Ummannur Valakom Elamad Odanavattom Veliyam Pooyappally Velinallur Nilamel Chadayamangalam Kottukkal Ittiva Kadakkal Kummil Mankode Chithara

Pathanapuram	Pattazhy Thalavoor Vilakudy Pidavoor Pathanapuram Pattazhy Vadakkekkara Punalur Karavaloor Anchal Edamulakkal Arakkal Valaikode Piravanthoor Edamon Punnala Ariyankavu Thenmala Kulathupuzha Yeroor Alayaman Thinkalkarikkam Ayiranelloor Channapetta

Karunagappally	Alappad Ochira Adinad Karunagappally Thazhava Pavumba Thodiyoor Kallalibhagom Thevalakkara Chavara Neendakara Clappana Kulasekharapuram Thekkumbhagam Ayanivelikulangara Panama Vadakumthala

Kunnathur	Sooranad North Sooranad South Mynagappally Sasthamkotta Poruvazhi Kunnathur West Kallada

Chavara is part of the Kollam Lok Sabha constituency.

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