Chalakudy is a prime destination of tourists and especially for those who love nature, its a heavenly experience to be here. Chalakudy is blessed with scenic beauty and the weather here is very refreshing. It has all amenities of a suburb and is well connected by National Highway and Railways. It is being developed as a high demand residential area and the cost of land is shooting up. New IT park,
Kinfra park @ Koratti, easiness to reach Kochi and Thrissur etc make Chalakudy a real estate attraction. The name "Chalakudy" is derived from the word "Shalakudy", meaning a place where sacrifices are made. The best season to visit Chalakudy is December to March and also in monsoon season. Chalakudy is a place of historical importance as it was the base for the operations of the Mysore invader Tipu Sultan while attacking the "Travancore lines'. Chalakudy Municipality came into existence in the year 1970. The municipality covering an area of 25.23 km2 is divided into 36 electoral wards. The Municipality has a total population of 48,371 with a density of 1,917 per km2. Chalakkudy is a Grade-II municipality. Chalakudy assembly constituency was a segment of Mukundapuram (Lok Sabha constituency).Later it became a segment of Chalakudi (Lok Sabha constituency). Located along the National Highway 47, between Kochi and Thrissur. Another major road is State Highway 21 which connects Chalakudy to Vazhachal and ends at the border of Tamil Nadu. Chalakudy has a KSRTC and private bus station in the town only. The KSRTC station provides inter-district and inter-state buses in and around Kerala and outside the state. The private station runs local bus services in to the suburbs of Chalakudy. There is a newly proposed north bus station (for private buses) near Anamala Junction, Chalakudy. The main rail transport system in Chalakudy is operated by the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways, and comes under Trivandrum Railway Division. There are two railway stations in Chalakudy, Divine Nagar Railway Station (in Muringoor village) and Chalakudy Railway Station. Chalakudy and Divine Nagar Railway Station lies in the busy route of Shoranur-Cochin Harbour section. All the passenger trains and some express trains stop here. The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport in Nedumbassery which is 22 KM from Chalakudy. All the major domestic and international flights are available here. Direct flights are available to Chennai, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata. Madura Coats, Apollo Tyres, Paulson Distillery, Choice Foods, Amoeba Associates, Carborundum Limited, Eddie Current and the Sthree Shakti Paper Mills are the major industrial establishments. The Government Press has a division functioning in Chalakudy. The Peringalkuthu Hydro-electric project is about 42 KM east of Chalakudy. In the business map, Chalakudy has a notorious place being one of the largest selling outlets of Beverages Corporation. Visitors attraction
Chalakudy is a prime destination of tourists and especially for those who love nature, its a heavenly experience to be here. Chalakudy River: It has one of the highest fish diversities in Kerala
Divine Retreat Centre, Potta
Athirappilly Water Falls
Vazhachal Falls
Sholayar Dam
Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary
Kodassery
Kannanpuzha Temple
Moonjeli Church, West Chalakudy
Pisharikkal Bhagavathi Temple - It is one of the 108 durgalaya
