Vettikkavala

Vettikkavala
village
Vettikkavala
Location in Kerala, India
Vettikkavala
Vettikkavala (India)
Coordinates: 8°59′0″N 76°49′0″E / 8.98333°N 76.81667°E / 8.98333; 76.81667Coordinates: 8°59′0″N 76°49′0″E / 8.98333°N 76.81667°E / 8.98333; 76.81667
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kollam
Population (2001)
 • Total 18,930
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration KL-24

Vettikkavala is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Vettikkavala had a population of 18930 with 9069 males and 9861 females.[1] vettikavala block panjayath grama panchayath, paalamukku, chirattakonam, thalachira, vaidhyasala, kaduvappara, valiyaditheri, pakisthan junction, pullipara, thengincode kokkadu chakkuvarakal are included.vettikavala government model high school is a great achieved and academically very scholastic school. It is a high tech higher secondary school.vettikavala Shree Mahadevar temple is one of the most known famous Shiva Vishnu temple in Kerala.It is older as 1300 years, honerabl king sreemulam Thirunal Rajah renovated the temple.maruthiyara waterfalls situated near paruthikuzhy. kallada irrigation project near thengumcodu.kokkadu is a beautiful place with wild forest.

Transportation

Road

Transportation is mainly dependent on state run KSRTC buses. It is well connected to Kottarakkara by frequent bus services, and with Pathanamthitta and Thiruvananthapuram by two KSRTC Fast Passenger bus services. Kollam - Tirumagalam NH744 passed through Chengamanad which is situated 2 km away. Pathanapuram - Valakam Sabarimala Bye Pass pass through Vettikavala. Kadakkal-Chengamanad road is another important road passing through Vettikavala.

Rail

Kottarakara and Avaneeswaram railway stations located in the Kollam-Sengottai railway line are nearest stations both are situated 8 km away from Vettikavala.

Air

The nearest airport is [[Trivandrum International Airport]]

Nearest Important Places

  1. കോയിക്കൽ ശ്രീധർമ്മ ശാസ്താ ക്ഷേത്രം
  2. Chengamanadu (ചെങ്ങമനാട്) -2 km
  3. Kottarakara - 7 km
  4. വെട്ടിക്കവല ശ്രീ മഹാദേവർ ക്ഷേത്രം-0km
  5. Villoorpally -1.5 km
  6. Pathanapuram -14.5 km
  7. Valakam 4.5 km
  8. Trivandrum 67 km
  9. Kollam 34 km
  10. Punalur 15 km
  11. Kokkadu 8 km
  12. Thalachira 3.7 km
  13. Anchal 14 km
  14. Muttavila -1 km

15Panaveli -4 km

Educational Institutions

  • Govt Model Higher Secondary School Vettikavala
  • Travancore Devaswom Board School Vettikavala

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-10.


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