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About Vettoor Cherunniyoor Village

Vettoor Cherunniyoor is one of the larger villages in Chirayinkeezhu tehsil, in the district of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36,818, made up of 16,409 males and 20,409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,244 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1769 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 695144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vettoor Cherunniyoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vettoor Cherunniyoor village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thiruvananthapuram
Tehsil Chirayinkeezhu
Pincode 695144
Area (hectares) 1769 hectares
Population 36,818
Male Population 16,409
Female Population 20,409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,244
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vettoor Cherunniyoor compares

By the 2011 count Vettoor Cherunniyoor is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 20,786 residents. Its 1769 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1185.

Getting to Vettoor Cherunniyoor

Vettoor Cherunniyoor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vettoor Cherunniyoor 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 Vettoor Cherunniyoor from other places

Vettoor Cherunniyoor lies about 36 km from Thiruvananthapuram, and the nearest railway station is Varkala Sivagiri, about 2.6 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 Vettoor Cherunniyoor
Nearest town Vettūr under 2 km
Nearest railway station Varkala Sivagiri 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chirayinkeezhu 9.3 km
District headquarters Thiruvananthapuram 36 km

Villages closest to Vettoor Cherunniyoor

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 Vettoor Cherunniyoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Vettoor Cherunniyoor village had a population of 36,818. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 20,786 residents.

Vettoor Cherunniyoor village has 16,409 males and 20,409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vettoor Cherunniyoor has about 1244 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1185.

The pincode recorded for Vettoor Cherunniyoor is 695144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vettoor Cherunniyoor covers 1769 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Vettoor Cherunniyoor falls under Chirayinkeezhu tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vettoor Cherunniyoor is Varkala Sivagiri, about 2.6 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 Vettoor Cherunniyoor.

Vettoor Cherunniyoor is about 36 km from Thiruvananthapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vettoor Cherunniyoor is in Chirayinkeezhu tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district. Vettūr is about under 2 km away. Varkala Sivagiri is about 2.6 km away. Chirayinkeezhu is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ayiroor (5.7 km), Vakkom (5.9 km) and Edava (6.0 km).

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

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