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Cherunniyoor
village
CherunniyoorLocation in Kerala, IndiaShow map of KeralaCherunniyoorCherunniyoor (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 8°43′04″N 76°44′40″E / 8.7178°N 76.7444°E / 8.7178; 76.7444
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Talukas	Varkala
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population
• Total	37,219
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695142
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.

Demographics

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

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.

Notable people

• Cherunniyoor Jayaprasad (born 1951), playwright and theatre director

References

1. "India Post :Pincode Search". Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
2. ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

v t e Thiruvananthapuram district
District HQ: Thiruvananthapuram
History	Travancore Battle of Colachel
Geography	Karamana River Vamanapuram River Neyyar River Varkala Beach Agastya Mala Ponmudi Meenmutty Falls Kovalam Neyyar Dam Shankumugham Beach
Cities and Taluks	Taluks Chirayinkeezhu Neyyattinkara Nedumangad Thiruvananthapuram Corporations Thiruvananthapuram Municipalities Varkala Neyyattinkara Nedumangad Attingal
Transport	Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station Thiruvananthapuram Pettah railway station Varkala Sivagiri railway station Kochuveli railway station Neyyattinkara railway station Central Bus Station Thiruvananthapuram NH 47 Main Central Road Nemom railway station
Education	University of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Thiruvananthapuram Engineering College Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering Trivandrum International School Mahatma Gandhi College Centre for Earth Science Studies College of Engineering Attingal Swathi Thirunal College of Music College of Fine Arts Trivandrum
Buildings	Padmanabhaswamy Temple Secretariat Building Halcyon Castle Kowdiar Palace Niyamasabha Mandiram Napier Museum Kanakakkunnu Palace
Culture	International Film Festival of Kerala Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Culture of Thiruvananthapuram
Lok Sabha constituencies	Thiruvananthapuram Attingal
Sports	Thiruvananthapuram Golf Club Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium University Stadium
Museums	Kerala Soil Museum Napier Museum

v t e Settlements in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala
District HQ: Thiruvananthapuram
Chirayinkeezhu	Alamcode Ayiroor Azhoor Chemmaruthy Cherunniyoor Chirayinkeezhu Edakkode Edava Mudakkal Kadakkavoor Karavaram Keezhattingal Kilimanoor Koonthalloor Koduvazhannoor Kudavoor Madavoor Manamboor Nagaroor Navaikulam Ottoor Pallickal Pazhayakunnummel Perunguzhi Pulimath Sarkara-Chirayinkeezhu Vakkom Vellalloor Vettoor
Nedumangad	Anad Aruvikkara Aryanad Kallara Karakulam Koliyakode Kurupuzha Manikkal Mannoorkara Nedumangad Nellanad Palode Panavoor Pangode Peringamala Perumkulam Pullampara Theakada Thennoor Tholicode Uzhamalackal Vamanapuram Vattappara Veeranakavu Vellanad Vembayam Vithura
Neyyattinkara	Amboori Anavoor Athiyannur Chenkal Kallikkad Kanjiramkulam Karode Karumkulam Keezharoor Kollayil Kottukal Kulathoor Kulathummal Kunnathukal Malayinkeezhu Maranalloor Neyyattinkara Ottasekharamangalam Pallichal Parassala Parasuvaikkal Perumkadavila Thirupuram Vazhichal Vellarada Vilappil Vilavoorkkal Vizhinjam
Thiruvananthapuram	Andoorkonam East Fort Iroopara Kadinamkulam Kalliyoor Karamana Kazhakoottam Kazhakkoottam-Menamkulam Keezhthonnakkal Melthonnakkal Nalanchira Nemom Pallippuram Pattom Peroorkada Poojappura Sreekariyam Thiruvananthapuram Uliyazhathura Ulloor Valiyavila Veiloor Venganoor

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