Cherunniyoor

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Cherunniyoor
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Cherunniyoor
Cherunniyoor (India)
Coordinates: 8°43′04″N76°44′40″E / 8.7178°N 76.7444°E / 8.7178; 76.7444 Coordinates: 8°43′04″N76°44′40″E / 8.7178°N 76.7444°E / 8.7178; 76.7444
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Thiruvananthapuram
Talukas Varkala
Government
  Type Panchayati raj (India)
  Body Gram panchayat
Population
 (2001)
  Total37,219
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695142 [1]
Vehicle registration KL-81

Cherunniyoor is a village in Varkala Taluk of Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.It is situated 3.4km south of Varkala Town center and also one of 5 panchayats that shares border with Varkala municipality. Palachira and Vadaserikonam junctions in cheruniyoor panchayat is two of the fastest urbanizing suburbs of Varkala. [2]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Cherunniyoor had a population of 37219 with 17184 males and 20035 females. [2]

The village is about 4 km to the south of Varkala, an important pilgrim centre and beach resort in Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram) District of the Indian state of Kerala. The village has government-run primary, upper primary and high schools, a post office, bank, agriculture office and the local panchayat (local government) offices. A substantial number of people, especially the young, are employed in the Middle East. Cherunniyoor has developed spectacularly in population and infrastructure in the late 1990s. The noted Sastha Temple is located about one kilometre from Cherunniyoor Junction. The population comprises a broad spectrum of Hindus, Muslims and a small number of Christians. Two Lower primary schools, one upper primary school and one High school and one higher Secondary School are there in the Cherunniyoor Panchayat Area. The nearest railway station is Varkala, 5 km away. Redstar is the major information and career center located in Cherunniyoor. Another famous cultural club MSSC is here at Mudiyacode, where the first Upper Primary School, St. Sebastian UPS, is also located. Moongodu lake, a branch of Anchuthengu Lake, borders the south-east of Cherunniyoor. When the Assembly constituencies were reorganised, Cherunniyoor, which hitherto had been part of Varkala Constituency, became a part of Attingal Constituency.

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