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About Cheruthana Village

Cheruthana is one of the larger villages in Karthikappally tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,882, made up of 6,017 males and 6,865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1425 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 690517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cheruthana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheruthana village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Alappuzha
Tehsil Karthikappally
Pincode 690517
Area (hectares) 1425 hectares
Population 12,882
Male Population 6,017
Female Population 6,865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,141
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Cheruthana compares

By the 2011 count Cheruthana is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 19,937 residents. Its 1425 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1150.

Getting to Cheruthana

Cheruthana 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 Cheruthana 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Cheruthana from other places

Cheruthana lies about 24 km from Alappuzha, and the nearest railway station is Karuvatta, about 2.2 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 Cheruthana
Nearest railway station Karuvatta 2.2 km
Nearest town Kumārapuram 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Karthikappally 5.4 km
District headquarters Alappuzha 24 km

Villages closest to Cheruthana

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

Common questions about Cheruthana

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheruthana village had a population of 12,882. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 19,937 residents.

Cheruthana village has 6,017 males and 6,865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheruthana has about 1141 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1150.

The pincode recorded for Cheruthana is 690517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cheruthana covers 1425 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Cheruthana falls under Karthikappally tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Cheruthana is Karuvatta, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Cheruthana is about 24 km from Alappuzha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cheruthana is in Karthikappally tehsil of Alappuzha district. Karuvatta is about 2.2 km away. Kumārapuram is about 4.1 km away. Karthikappally is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karuvatta (2.0 km), Haripad (2.6 km) and Veeyapuram (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Cheruthana today is likely to be higher.

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