Chirayinkeezhu taluk ചിറയിൻകീഴ് താലൂക്ക് Chirayinkeezhu |
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taluk | |
Location in Kerala, India | |
Coordinates: 8°42′N 76°49′E / 8.70°N 76.82°ECoordinates: 8°42′N 76°49′E / 8.70°N 76.82°E | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Thiruvananthapuram |
Headquarters | Attingal |
Government | |
• Body | Gram panchayat |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Telephone code | 0470 |
Vehicle registration | KL-01 , KL-16 |
Chirayinkeezhu Taluk is a Taluk (tehsil) in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is situated in the northern part of the Thiruvananthapuram district. It comprises 29 villages and two municipalities. 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, the practical saint and sanyasin Sree Narayana Guru, Prem Nazir etc.
There are 29 villages and two municipalities are in the taluk.
Alamcode, Ayiroor, Azhoor, Chemmaruthy, Cherunniyoor, Chirayinkeezhu, Edakkode, Edava, Kadakkavoor, Karavaram, Keezhattingal, Kilimanoor, Ponganadu, Koonthalloor, Koduvazhannoor, Kudavoor, Madavoor, Manamboor, Mudakkal, Nagaroor, Navaikulam, Ottoor, Pallickal, Pazhayakunnummel, Perunguzhi, Pulimath, Sarkara-Chirayinkeezhu, Vakkom, Vellalloor, Vettoor·