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Country
  
India

District
  
Kollam

Vehicle registration
  
KL-24

State
  
Kerala

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

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

Contents

Map of Vettikavala, Kerala

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Vettikkavala had a population of 18930 with 9069 males and 9861 females. vettikavala block panjayath grama panchayath, paalamukku,chirattakonam, thalachira, vaidhyasala, kaduvappara, valiyaditheri, pakisthan junction, pullipara, thengincode kokkadu chakkuvarakal are included.valiyadithri juma masjid is an oldest masjid under thalachira Muslim jamaath.maruthiyara waterfalls situated near paruthikuzhy.adayil water pool situated near jumamaasjid. kallada irrigation project near thengumcodu.kokkadu is a beautiful place with wild forest.

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. Chengamanadu (ചെങ്ങമനാട്) -2 km
  2. Kottarakara - 7 km
  3. Vettikavala Sree Mahadevar Temple -0 km
  4. Villoorpally -1.5 km
  5. Pathanapuram -14.5 km
  6. Valakam 4.5 km
  7. Trivandrum 67 km
  8. Kollam 34 km
  9. Punalur 15 km
  10. Kokkadu 8 km
  11. Thalachira 3.7 km

Educational Institutions

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

    Vettikkavala Wikipedia