Chilavu

Chilavu ചിലവ്
Village
Chilavu Show map of Kerala Chilavu Show map of India Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 9°53′20″N 76°47′07″E / 9.88889°N 76.78528°E / 9.88889; 76.78528Coordinates: 9°53′20″N 76°47′07″E / 9.88889°N 76.78528°E / 9.88889; 76.78528
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Idukki
Subdistrict	Thodupuzha
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Pincode	685588[1]

Chilavu (Malayalam: ചിലവ്) is a small village in Thodupuzha Taluk. It lies in the Idukki district of Kerala, South India. The village is 12 km east of Thodupuzha, on the Velliyamattom route.

The main public establishments of Chilavu are Christhuraja Catholic Church, Muhyudheen Juma Masjid, Sri Mahadevar Temple, St. Augustine's L.P School., BNE Madrasa and Masjidul Noor.

Chilavu is known as the 'Land of hills and natural beauty'. A post office, a branch of Alakodu Service Cooperative Bank, Chilavu Ayurvedic Dispensary, and Primary Health Centre are the main public institutions in Chilavu. It is a very small town having only a few hotels, stationary shops and provision shops. It is the Junction of three roads; to Karimannoor, Alakodu and Kalayanthani.

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