Chirayinkeezhu

This article is about the village. For the Taluk, see Chirayinkeezhu taluk.

Chirayinkeezhu (ചിറയിന്‍കീഴ്‌)
—  village  —
Sarkara Devi Temple
Chirayinkeezhu (ചിറയിന്‍കീഴ്‌) Location of Chirayinkeezhu (ചിറയിന്‍കീഴ്‌) in Kerala and India
Coordinates	8°42′N 76°49′E / 8.70°N 76.82°E / 8.70; 76.82Coordinates: 8°42′N 76°49′E / 8.70°N 76.82°E / 8.70; 76.82
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
Subdistrict(s)	Chirayinkeezhu
Nearest city	Thiruvananthapuram
Parliamentary constituency	Chirayinkil
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 695304 • Telephone • +0470 • Vehicle • KL-16

Chirayinkeezhu is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district situated in the Indian state of Kerala.^[1]

This is the birth place of the Malayalam actors Shri. Prem Nazir and Bharath Gopi.

Places

The Sarkara Devi Temple is situated at Chirayinkeezhu. The temple is famous for the kaliyoot festival on the Malayalam month of kumbham (March) and Meena bharani festival celebrated for 10 days on the malayalam month of meenam(March/April).

The famous "Anjengo fort"(Anchutengu kotta) is on the way from Chirayinkil to Varkala via Kadakkavoor. Birth place of upcoming superstar James anil anto

Transport

Chirayinkeezhu is located 28 km north of state capital city of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. Chirayinkeezhu Railway Station is the nearest Railway station. It is 28 km from Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station and 37 km away from Kollam junction railway station. Buses are available for Attingal and Thiruvananthapuram.

There are regular private bus services from/to nearby places Attingal,Kadakkavur,Varkala in good frequency.The famous "Anjengo Fort" is enroute Varkala from Chirayinkil.KSRTC(Kerala Road Transport Corporation) operates daily bus services from Thiruvananthapuram,Perumathura,Pothencode etc.

6 express trains and all passenger trains passing through have stops in Chirayinkil railway station.The station is a major one often crowded and busy during morning and evening with commuters going to and from nearby cities mainly Thiruvananthapuram.It serves as the nearest railhead for passengers from nearby towns like Attingal.

References

1. ^ "Chirayinkeezhu". http://www.india9.com/i9show/Chirayinkeezhu-53179.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-16.