Varkala Taluk

Coordinates: 8°44′02″N 76°43′30″E / 8.734°N 76.725°E / 8.734; 76.725
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This article is about the Taluk. For the City, see Varkala.

Varkala Taluk
Taluk
UTC+5:30 (IST)
IN Telephone code0470
Vehicle registrationKL-81

Varkala Taluk is a

Taluk (tehsil) in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the 3rd most densely populated taluk in the district comprising 10 villages and Varkala municipality
. Spanning an area of about 171 km2,Varkala Taluk is home to over 9% of total population of Trivandrum district. Varkala is the taluk headquarters and the largest town of the taluk.[1]

Revenue villages

Educational institutions

  • SN College Varkala
  • SR Medical College Akathumuri
  • Sree Shankara Dental College
  • SN Nursing College Varkala
  • VK College of Engineering and Technology Chavercode
  • SN Training College Nedunganda
  • Asan Memorial Training Institute Vettoor
  • CHMM College Chavercode
  • University Institute of Management Varkala
  • Govt ITI Varkala
  • Govt ITI Varkala (SC)
  • University Institute of Technology Pallickal

Railway stations

  • Varkala
  • Edava
  • Kappil
  • Akathumuri

Transportation

  • Road

NH66 is passing through the Varkala Taluk connecting major cities in India like Mumbai, Trivandrum, Mangalore, Kochi etc.

SH64 originating from Varkala City connect major towns in Kollam district.

Trivandrum - Kasargod Coastal Highway is passing through the Varkala Town.

  • Rail

Taluk consist of 1 major (Varkala) and 3 minor (Kappil, Edava, Akathumuri) railway stations.

Varkala railway station
serving the taluk is 2nd busiest in the district after Trivandrum Central Railway Station and 8th busiest railway station in the Trivandrum division.
Trivandrum, Kochi, Madurai, Coimbatore, Bhopal, Vijayawada, Nilambur
etc.

  • Air

Trivandrum International Airport
is 39 km from Varkala Town is the nearest airport for Varkala Taluk. Varkala also has its own helipad in the town built in 1980.

References

  1. ^ "Thiruvananthapuram district gets its fifth taluk in Varkala | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India.


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