Kappil, Thiruvananthapuram
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Kappil | |
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Village | |
![]() Kappil Road | |
![]() ![]() Kappil Location in Kerala, India | |
Coordinates: 8°46′49″N 76°40′35″E / 8.78028°N 76.67639°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Kerala |
District | Thiruvananthapuram |
Government | |
• Body | Edava Panchayat |
Area | |
• Total | 3 km2 (1 sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 695311[1] |
Telephone code | 0470 |
Vehicle registration | KL 81 |
Nearest city | Varkala |
Niyamasabha constituency | Varkala |
Kappil is a tourist place in Thiruvananthapuram district , Kerala state, India. It is located in Edava Panchayat of Varkala Taluk at the coast of Arabian Sea. It is 8 km (5.0 mi) north from Varkala city centre. Varkala Railway Station is major railway station near Kappil.[2]
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 7 km (4.3 mi) from Kappil is well connected to major cities like Kollam, Trivandrum, Delhi, Chennai, Goa, Hyderabad, Kochi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Kanyakumari, Bangalore etc.
Kappil railway station is within the village (700m) is connected by passenger trains from Trivandrum, Kollam, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Punalur etc.
Edavai railway station is within the panchayat, 4 km (2.5 mi) from Kappil is connected with passenger trains from Trivandrum, Kollam, Nagercoil etc.
- Air
Trivandrum International Airport which is 48 km from Kappil.
Tourism[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Kappil_beach_02.jpeg/220px-Kappil_beach_02.jpeg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Kappil_beach_sunset.jpeg/220px-Kappil_beach_sunset.jpeg)
Scenic backwaters, beach and facilities for watersport are available. Nellatil, Edava, Paravur, Nadayara, Varkala etc. are locations in the vicinity which are worth visiting.[opinion]
Kappil is also famous for Kappil Bhagavathy Temple and a tourist spot during the festival season.
Near by Places[]
- Varkala Beach
- Odayam Beach
- Manthra Beach
- Sivagiri Mutt
- Varkala Black Beach
- Janardhanaswami Temple
- Kappil Devi Temple,
Gallery[]
Kappil boatclub
The lonely beach
A beautiful evening view from Kappil bridge
Edava-Nadayara Lake & Kappil Railway Bridge
A rainy day
Thekkumbhagam boat race
Kappil beach
==References== [[1]]
- ^ "Pin Code of Kappil in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala". mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Kappil beach and backwaters". keralatourism.org. Kerala Tourism Department. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
External links[]
Media related to Kappil at Wikimedia Commons
- Villages in Kollam district
- Beaches of Kerala
- Kollam district geography stubs