Chirayinkeezhu taluk
Chirayinkeezhu taluk | |
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Taluk | |
Chirayinkeezhu taluk Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 8°42′N 76°49′E / 8.70°N 76.82°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Established | 1955 |
| Named after | Chirayinkeezhu |
| Headquarters | Attingal |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 215.61 km2 (83.25 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 339,785 |
| • Rank | 4th |
| • Density | 1,575.9/km2 (4,081.6/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 0470 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-16 |
Chirayinkeezhu Taluk is a taluk in the district of Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala. It shares a land border with Varkala Taluk to the North and Thiruvananthapuram Taluk to the South. It comprises 12 panchayats as well as Attingal Municipality. Chirayinkeezhu taluk is the birthplace of several distinguished personalities, including the renowned painter Raja Ravi Varma, poet and social reformer Kumaran Asan, and the actor Prem Nazir.