Vadaserikara is a village in
Pathanamthitta district
Pathanamthitta District (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalitie ...
, in the state of
Kerala
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, India. It is one of the 11 villages in
Ranni taluk with an area of 6007 hectares. The nearest railway station is
Chengannur
Chengannur () is a Municipalities of Kerala, municipalityhttps://lsgkerala.gov.in/system/files/2017-10/localbodies.pdf in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. It is located south east of the district headquarters in Alappuzha and about ...
located at a distance of
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] and sits at the confluence of the
Pamba and
Kallar River
Kallar may refer to:
Places
India
* Kallar, Kanhangad near Kanhangad, Kerala, India
* Kallar, Trivandrum in Trivandrum district in Kerala, India
* Kallar River, a tributary of the Neyyar river in India, flowing through Tamil Nadu and Kerala
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.
The village is located on the main trunk road to Sabarimala–the Pathanamthitta-Pampa Highway and is a stopover for pilgrims on the way to
Sabarimala
The Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple () is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Ayyappan, who is also known as Dharma Shasta and is the son of the deities Shiva and Mohini (female avatar of the god Vishnu).
The temple is situated atop th ...
, the abode of
Lord Ayyappa
Ayyappan, also known as Dharmasastha and Manikandan, is the Hindu deity of truth and righteousness. According to Hindu theology, he is described as the son of Shiva and Mohini (the female avatar of Vishnu), thus representing a bridge between Sh ...
, a pilgrim centre that attracts millions of Ayyappa devotees. It lies from
Kumplampoika and about from
Ranni. The Pathanamthitta-
Seethathodu
Seethathodu is a village in the Konni taluk, Pathanamthitta district, state of Kerala, India, near Chittar Town. Predominantly it is a rural region where agriculture being the most important sector. Both state-run and privately operated buse ...
road also pass through Vadasserikkara.
Marthoma Christians and
Orthodox
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form the majority of the population. The village has seen much growth since the 1990s. One of the biggest bridges in the district is at Benglavkadavu.
Demographics
India census, Vadaserikara had a population of 22,580 with 11,082 males and 11,498 females.
Electricity supply
33kV Substation, Perunad
See also
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Angamoozhy
Angamoozhy is a small village in the Pathanamthitta district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is located near the Kakkad Hydro Electric Project, Kakkad power station and the Sabarimala temple. Geographically, Angamoozhy is located in the West ...
*
Ranni
*
Chittar
*
Pathanamthitta
Pathanamthitta (), is a municipality, city in southern Kerala, India, spread over an area of . It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The town has a population of 37,538 (as of 2011 census). The Hindu pilgrim centre Sab ...
References
Villages in Pathanamthitta district
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