Chirayinkeezhu taluk
Taluk in Kerala, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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This article is about the taluk. For the village, see Chirayinkeezhu.
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Chirayinkeezhu taluk
Chirayinkeezhu | |
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taluk | |
Coordinates: 8.70°N 76.82°E / 8.70; 76.82 | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Thiruvananthapuram |
Named for | Chirayinkeezhu |
Headquarters | Attingal |
Government | |
• Body | Gram panchayat |
Area | |
• Total | 215.61 km2 (83.25 sq mi) |
• Rank | 5th |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 339,785 |
• Rank | 4th |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
Demonym | Chirayinkeezhuaite |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Telephone code | 0470 |
Vehicle registration | KL-16 |
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