Chirayinkeezhu taluk

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Chirayinkeezhu taluk Chirayinkeezhu
taluk
Chirayinkeezhu taluk Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°42′N 76°49′E / 8.70°N 76.82°E / 8.70; 76.82
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Named for	Chirayinkeezhu
Headquarters	Attingal
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Area
• Total	215.61 km2 (83.25 sq mi)
• Rank	5th
Population  (2011)
• Total	339,785
• Rank	4th
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Demonym	Chirayinkeezhuaite
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	0470
Vehicle registration	KL-16

Chirayinkeezhu Taluk is a Taluk (tehsil) in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala.^[1] It is shares border with Varkala Taluk in North and with Thiruvananthapuram Taluk in South. It comprises 12 panchayats and Attingal Municipality. 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 and Prem Nazir etc.