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About Chemmaruthy Village

Chemmaruthy is one of the larger villages in Chirayinkeezhu tehsil, in the district of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 32,444, made up of 14,751 males and 17,693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,199 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1754 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 695145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chemmaruthy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chemmaruthy village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thiruvananthapuram
Tehsil Chirayinkeezhu
Pincode 695145
Area (hectares) 1754 hectares
Population 32,444
Male Population 14,751
Female Population 17,693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,199
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chemmaruthy compares

By the 2011 count Chemmaruthy is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 20,786 residents. Its 1754 hectares work out to about 18 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 1185.

Getting to Chemmaruthy

Chemmaruthy is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chemmaruthy 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chemmaruthy from other places

Chemmaruthy lies about 38 km from Thiruvananthapuram, and the nearest railway station is Varkala Sivagiri, about 6.9 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 Chemmaruthy
Nearest railway station Varkala Sivagiri 6.9 km
Nearest town Puttankulam 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chirayinkeezhu 14 km
District headquarters Thiruvananthapuram 38 km

Villages closest to Chemmaruthy

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chemmaruthy village had a population of 32,444. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 20,786 residents.

Chemmaruthy village has 14,751 males and 17,693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chemmaruthy has about 1199 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1185.

The pincode recorded for Chemmaruthy is 695145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chemmaruthy covers 1754 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chemmaruthy falls under Chirayinkeezhu tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Chemmaruthy is Varkala Sivagiri, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Chemmaruthy is about 38 km from Thiruvananthapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chemmaruthy is in Chirayinkeezhu tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district. Varkala Sivagiri is about 6.9 km away. Puttankulam is about 6.9 km away. Chirayinkeezhu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Navaikulam (1.8 km), Ayiroor (5.2 km) and Manamboor (5.6 km).

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

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