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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Cherunniyoor
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| settlement_type = village
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| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|8.7178|N|76.7444|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
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| parts_type = [[Taluka]]s
| parts = [[Varkala]]
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)]]
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 37219
| population_as_of = 2001
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 695142<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pin/pinsearch.aspx|title=India Post :Pincode Search|accessdate=2008-12-16}}</ref>
| registration_plate = KL-81
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'''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.<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |website=censusindia.gov.in |accessdate=2008-12-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archivedate=2008-12-08 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]], Cherunniyoor had a population of 37219 with 17184 males and 20035 females.<ref name="censusindia" />

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 [[Hindu]]s, [[Islam|Muslim]]s and a small number of [[Christianity|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.

==References==
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{{Thiruvananthapuram district}} {{Thiruvananthapuram district settlements}}

[[Category:Villages in Thiruvananthapuram district]]

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>Vishnu577 at 04:12, 25 October 2020