Cherpulassery (also known by its former name Cherpulacherry) is a town and municipality in the Palakkad district, of Kerala, India.

[1] Cherpulassery is often called the Sabarimala of Malabar as the famous Ayyappankavu temple is located here .

[4] Cherpulassery (Cher- east side of pulasseri) was the seat of Nedungethirppad,[5] the chief of Nedunganad, one of the principalities mentioned in the Chera inscriptions.

[6] The Nedunganad Swaroopam dynasty, held sway over the present-day Pattambi and Ottapalam Taluks till it was first conquered by Valluvanad in the early parts of 15th century, and immediately afterwards by the Zamorin of Calicut.

[9] Cherpulassery is well connected by bus with the nearby towns of Ottapalam, Pattambi, Shornur and Perinthalmanna, all of which are at a distance of 17 kms from here.