At Glance

 

  • District 
:Thiruvananthapuram 
  • Taluk
:Varkala
  • Block Office
:Cheruniyoor
  • Established year 
:1954
  • Legislative Assembly Constituencies
:Varkala, Attingal 
  • Lok Sabha constituency
:Attingal 
  • Number of District Panchayat divisions
:2 (Chemmaruthy, Manamboor)
  • Block Panchayat divisions
:14
  • Number of Gp's
: 7
  • Total Population 
:159846
  • Female
:88141
  • Male
:71705
  • SC Population 
:27754
  • Literacy 
:89.17%  (Male 93%, Female- 85.96%)
  • Area
:86.67 Square kilometer

 

Boundaries

  
  • West 
:Ithikkara Block 
  • East
:NH 66
  • South
:Chirayinkeezh Block 
  • West
:Arabian sea
  • Distance from the district headquarters to the block
:50 കി.മീ
  • Post office
:Cherunniyoor - 695 142
  • Rivers/water bodies passing through the Block Panchayat
:Vamanapuram river, Ayiroor river, Nadayar lake, Kovilthottam lake
  • Major industries within the Block Panchayat area
:Coir, Dairy Development, Cashew, Cane Handicrafts
  • Major crops 
:Paddy, coconut palm.
  • Major hospitals
:CHC Manamboor 
  • Post offices within the Block Panchayat area
:Cherunniyoor, Manamboor, Vadasserykonam, Vettoor, Ayiroor, Edava