Chirayinkeezhu taluk

Chirayinkeezhu taluk
Chirayinkeezhu
taluk
Chirayinkeezhu taluk is located in Kerala
Chirayinkeezhu taluk
Chirayinkeezhu taluk
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°42′N 76°49′E / 8.70°N 76.82°E / 8.70; 76.82
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
Named forChirayinkeezhu
HeadquartersAttingal
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Area
 • Total215.61 km2 (83.25 sq mi)
 • Rank5th
Population
 (2011)
 • Total339,785
 • Rank4th
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
DemonymChirayinkeezhuaite
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code0470
Vehicle registrationKL-16

Chirayinkeezhu Taluk is a Taluk (tehsil) in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1] It is shares border with Varkala Taluk in North and with Thiruvananthapuram Taluk in South. It comprises 12 panchayats and Attingal Municipality. Chirayinkeezhu taluk is the birthplace of a host of illustrious personalities like the painter Raja Ravi Varma, the great poet and social reformer Kumaran Asan and Prem Nazir etc.

  1. ^ "Chirayinkeezh". Archived from the original on 8 November 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2010.