 The west half of Cheriyanad village was once located on the boundary of the Kingdom of the Kayamkulam Raja and the east half on the boundary of Pandalam Kingdom of Pandalam raja .In 1746 along with the rest of the kingdom it was annexed to Travancore.Cheriyanad possesses a "Padanilam" or a battlefield which is now used by the Cheriyanad temple for festivals .There was a Shastha temple Situvated in cheriyanad Padanilam.The Padanilam is also known as "Shastham Kunnu " The centre of Padanilam was known as otha varambu .