About Cherthala South Village

Cherthala South is one of the larger villages in Cherthala tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26,157, made up of 12,923 males and 13,234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 688539, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cherthala South Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cherthala South village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Tehsil	Cherthala
Pincode	688539
Area (hectares)	1270 hectares
Population	26,157
Male Population	12,923
Female Population	13,234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Cherthala South compares

By the 2011 count Cherthala South is the 5th largest of the 8 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 24,206 residents. Its 1270 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Cherthala South

Cherthala South is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Cherthala South as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Cherthala South from other places

Cherthala South lies about 18 km from Alappuzha, and the nearest railway station is Tiruvizha, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Cherthala South
Nearest railway station	Tiruvizha	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cherthala	4.1 km
District headquarters	Alappuzha	18 km

Villages closest to Cherthala South

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Cherthala tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Cherthala South

As per the Census of India 2011, Cherthala South village had a population of 26,157. That makes it the 5th largest of the 8 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 24,206 residents.

Cherthala South village has 12,923 males and 13,234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cherthala South has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Cherthala South is 688539. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cherthala South covers 1270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Cherthala South falls under Cherthala tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Cherthala South is Tiruvizha, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Cherthala South.

Cherthala South is about 18 km from Alappuzha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cherthala South is in Cherthala tehsil of Alappuzha district. Tiruvizha is about under 2 km away. Cherthala is about 4.1 km away. Alappuzha is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.