Vattappara is a village in

Thiruvananthapuram district Thiruvananthapuram District () is the List of districts of Kerala, southernmost district in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. The district was created in 1949, with its headquarters in the city of Thiruvananth ...

in the state of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

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. , well known for its geographical peculiarities with quarries that are generally used for extracting building materials (rock).This town is by the side of

MC Road Kerala's State Highway 1 or KL SH 1, also known as Main Central Road or MC Road, is the arterial state highway starting from Kesavadasapuram in Thiruvananthapuram and ends at Angamaly, a suburb of Greater Cochin in Ernakulam district, in the s ...

connecting

Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the largest and ...

and

Kottayam Kottayam () is a city in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is the district headquarters of the district and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Kottayam has a population of ...

and 14 km away from

City. The nearest township is

Nedumangad Nedumangad is a municipal town in the Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the headquarters of Nedumangad Tehsil and Nedumangad Revenue Division. It is a suburb of the extended metropolitan region of Thiruvanantha ...

.There is no

recorded history Recorded history or written history describes the historical events that have been recorded in a written form or other documented communication which are subsequently evaluated by historians using the historical method. For broader world h ...

on the origin of this place. The major occupation in Vattappara is farming(

Rubber Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, ''caucho'', or ''caoutchouc'', as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds. Types of polyisoprene ...

Coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family (biology), family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, ...

Demographics

India

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, Vattappara had a population of 23105 with 11343 males and 11762 females. Social Institutions * Akshaya E Cetre, Kanacode, Vattappara *

SUT Academy of Medical Sciences Sree Uthradom Thiurnal Academy of Medical Sciences is located in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala state, India. It was founded in 2006 and is managed under the Sri. Moogambigai Charitable Trust. Location SUT Academy of Medical Scie ...

, Vencode, Vattappara * PMS College of Dental Science & Research, Golden Hills, Vattappara * Lourdes Mount Higher Secondary School, Kanakkode, Vattappara * Seventh Day Adventist English Medium School, Vattapara * Little Flower LP school, Kazhunad kallayam vattappara * LMA LPS Kanacode, Vattappara *Government L.P School Kuttiyani * Shalom Special School, Vattappara

Religion

Temples

*Kuttiyani Sree Dharmma Sastha (Vana Sastha) Temple * The Thiruchittapara Anjaneya Swamy Temple * The Muchannoor Thampuran Sri Durga Devi Temple * The Kodoor Sri Bhagavathi Temple * The Panniyodu Panchami Devi Temple, Pallivila, Vattappara * The Kuttiyani Sree Dharma Sasta Temple at Kuttiyani * Mottamoodu Paalayamketti lord Siva temple * Vettinad Ooroottumandapam Temple * Sri Endalayappan Temple, Kazhunadu * Sri Endalayappan Temple * Sri Thampuran temple, Pallivila, Vattappara * Ramaraserry Sree Bhadra Parameshwari Devi Temple, Vattappara

Churches

* St. Francis Xavier Latin Catholic Church * CSI Church, Vattappara * Seventh-Day Adventist Church * Jehovah Jireh Prayer Assembly Church, Stephens tower Vattappara

Transport

Road

The major portion of the road transportation is provided by KSRTC (

Kerala State Road Transport Corporation Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is a state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the country's oldest state-run public bus transport services. The corporation is divided into three zones ( ...

).There are frequent bus services through this route. There is no private bus service in this place.

Police station

Vattappara Police Station

Vattappara Police Station. Ph: 9497980137

Rail

The nearest Railway Station is

Trivandrum Central Thiruvananthapuram Central (station code: TVC,) is an NSG–2 category railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a major railway station that serves the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of ...

railway station which is 15 km from Vattappara.

Air

The nearest airport is

Trivandrum International Airport Thiruvananthapuram International Airport is an international airport that serves Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. Established in 1932, it is the first airport in the state of Kerala and the fifth international airport of ...

which is 20 km from Vattappara.

Geography

*North :

Vembayam Vembayam is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Location Vembayam is located on Main Central Road, at a distance of 21 km from Thiruvananthapuram. It comes under Nedumangad Taluk. Nearest airport is ...

*East :

*West :

Pothencode Pothencode, is a rapidly developing business town, northern suburb of Trivandrum city and a developing commercial area of Thiruvananthapuram District in the Indian state of Kerala. Spiritual leaders Brahmasree Jagadguru Swami Sathyananda Sarasw ...

*South :

Mannanthala Mannanthala is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India. It is located on the Main Central Road, after Nalanchira, in the direction of Kottayam.http://wikimapia.org/10748791/Mannanthala Keraladithyapuram is about away fr ...

Geographic Location

, Centre = Vattappara , North =

Venjarammoodu Venjaramoodu is a north-east suburb of Thiruvananthapuram city, the capital of Kerala. It is east of Attingal, northwest of Nedumangad and northeast of Thiruvananthapuram City. Geography Venjaramoodu is a town in the district of Thiruvanant ...

, Northeast =

Ponmudi Ponmudi (the Golden Peak) is a hill station in the Peringamala gramapanchayath of Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala in India. It is located 22km west of Vithura town, 53 km north-east of Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram City, ...

, East =

, Southeast =

Aruvikkara Aruvikkara is a panchayat in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala India. It is located on the banks of the Karamana River, 15 km from Thiruvananthapuram. Aruvikkara is the capital of the state of Kerala in South India and o ...

, South =

, Southwest =

Kovalam Kovalam is a beach and seaside resort in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. Kovalam is located southeast of the city center. The beaches around Kovalam are popular vacation destinations for both domestic and international travelle ...

, West =

, Northwest = Kazhakkuttam

External links

* atellite picture of vattappara junction http://wikimapia.org/180045/Vattappara-junction

References

{{reflist Villages in Thiruvananthapuram district