Chempu

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Chempu
village
Map of Chempu Panchayath
Coordinates: 9°48′26″N 76°23′49″E / 9.80722°N 76.39694°E / 9.80722; 76.39694
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Government
• Type	Gramapanchayat
Area
• Total	18.42 km2 (7.11 sq mi)
Population
• Total	18,828
• Density	1,022/km2 (2,650/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	686608
Vehicle registration	KL-36
Nearest city	Kochi
Literacy	90%

Chempu (SH-15, Kochi-Kumarakom road) is a village near Vaikom in Kottayam, Kerala, India. It is bounded by the shores of the Lake Vembanad, and is crossed by various distributaries of the River Muvattupuzha.