[3] This police firing that happened while the state was ruled by a workers party, the Communist Party of India This incident made their ally RSP join the Vimochana Samaram against the communist government which later along with a series of developments in other parts of the state, finally culminated in the toppling of Communist government by EMS.

[4] A column was erected at Chandanathope in memory of Raman and Sulaiman, two men who were killed by the police firing on 26 July 1958 as a result of protests by cashew workers and who became martyrs in the fight for the rights of the cashew workers.

[5] In 1964 an Industrial Training Institute was started in Chandanathope by Government of Kerala.

In agricultural perspective there is marginal paddy cultivation in Kaduvachira wetland and there are numerous small scale dairy farmers.

Chandanathoppe is well connected with various important towns in Kollam district through Kerala State Road Transport Corporation buses and Kollam city buses of Elampalloor route.

Govt ITI Chandanathope is situated here, it's a premier skill development institute in the district.

[9] Chandanathope also has other educational institutions such as Chinmaya Vidyalaya Kollam, UHRD Center, MSM Higher Secondary School, Sivaram High-school, Govt LPS Kuzhiyam etc.