Kappil, Thiruvananthapuram

Kappil
Village
Sunset at Kappil beach
Sunset at Kappil beach
Kappil
Location in Kerala, India
Kappil
Kappil (India)
Coordinates: 8°46′49″N 76°40′35″E / 8.78028°N 76.67639°E / 8.78028; 76.67639Coordinates: 8°46′49″N 76°40′35″E / 8.78028°N 76.67639°E / 8.78028; 76.67639
Country  India
State Kerala
District Thiruvananthapuram
Area
 • Total 3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Malayalam
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 695311
Telephone code 0470
Vehicle registration KL-80,KL-16, KL-01
Nearest city Varkala
Lok Sabha constituency Attingal

Kappil is a tourist place in Thiruvananthapuram district , Kerala state, India. It is located in Edava Panchayat at the cost of Arabian Sea, near Varkala. Currently kappil is under Attingal Constituency.

Transportation

  • Road

Kappil is connected with Varkala - Paravur - Kollam Road. Varkala Municipal Bus Station opposite to Varkala Railway Station is well connected to Attingal, Trivandrum, Kollam, etc. KSRTC and private buses are doing services in Kappil village to adjacent cities like Varkala, Trivandrum, Kollam, Paravur, etc.

  • Rail

Varkala Railway Station which is 7km from Kappil is well connected to major cities like Trivandrum ,Chennai ,Kollam , Kochi , Mumbai , Kanyakumari, Banglore etc

Kappil Railway Station is within the village (700m) which is only a halt station

Edava Railway Station which is also a halt station is situated 4km from Kappil.

  • Air

Trivandrum International Airport which is 48km from Kappil.

Tourism

Kappil beach
Kappil beach sunset

Scenic backwaters, beach and facilities for watersport are available. Nellatil, Edava, Paravur, Nadayara, Varkala etc. are locations in the vicinity which are worth visiting.

Kappil is also famous for Kappil Bhagavathy Temple and a tourist spot during the festival season.

References

    Varkala papanasham, Little Flower School, Salmiya Nursery, Jawahar balabhavan, New Vadakkey Veedu, K P Sirang, Kappil Devi Temple,

    • Media related to Kappil at Wikimedia Commons


    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.