Chenkal (Village)

Chenkal
village
Chenkal Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Chenkal Chenkal (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 8°21′55″N 77°06′27″E / 8.3653°N 77.1075°E / 8.3653; 77.1075Coordinates: 8°21′55″N 77°06′27″E / 8.3653°N 77.1075°E / 8.3653; 77.1075
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Talukas	Neyyattinkara
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population (2001)
• Total	35,992
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	695122
Vehicle registration	KL-19

Chenkal is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Until the land-reforms ordinance enacted by the Communist regime in the 1950s, the village formed part of the estate of the jenmi (Yejamanan) of Kandamath. The ramparts of the medieval Kandamath Palace (Kandamath Madom) and the ruins can still be seen in the area.

As of 2001^[update] India census, Chenkal had a population of 35992 with 17825 males and 18167 females.