The Embranthiris of Neelamana Illam also were servile to Elancheeri Moosad and assisted them in the administration of the village.

It's believed that these Neelamana Embranthiris were brought to Chelembra by the Manazhi Moosad from the northern districts of Kerala to take care of the rituals and administration of the temples of this village.

During the time of his father Manazhi Sreedharan Moosad, the Sankara Narayana Temple administration was entrusted with a committee of devotees which was led by Karuthedath Raman Nambeesan, Vasuthodi Neelakantan Nambeesan, Chandran Appat, P P Balakrishnan Master, Radhakrishna Menon and Nellikkode Dasan.

Chelembra has witnessed a building boom in recent years, along the sides of two National Highways and a bypass road.

The cotton face towels known locally as "thorthu" was sold throughout the area and in the nearby cities, Kozhikode.

This led to conflict and the villagers jointly razed the wall of one of the landlords enabling road development.

Chelembra is the first Panchayath in Kerala which achieved 100% computer literacy by implementing the Akshaya programme successfully.

[citation needed] Darul Irshad Shariath College is situated on Kolakuth road.

Devaki Amma Training College and Narayanan Nair High School are also situated nearby.

The common Hindu festivals include the several "utsavams" celebrated in small temples, during which "theyyam" and "thira" will be on display.

Duff Muttu, Kolkali and Aravanamuttu are common folk arts of this locality among Muslim population.

Another noted educational institution is Naarayanan Nair Memorial Institutions, Devaki Amma Colleges and Manhajur Rashad Islamic college affiliated to Darul Huda Islamic University Chemmad.

The Subrahmanya Vilasam Aided Upper Primary (SVAUP)School is one of the noted educational institution of this area.

There is a health centre at Chelooppadam near the Poolappoyil area which caters to the needs of the local people.

National highway 66 passes through Idimuzhikkal and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai.

Chelembra is close to Kadalundippuzha, which allows access to water transportation extending all the way till Kozhikode and beyond.

The Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary spreads over a cluster of islands where the Kadalundipuzha River flows into the Arabian Sea.

Now the road-widening efforts initiated by the National Highways Authority have totally changed the facade of this town.