Kappil is a tourist spot in

Kollam district Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 List of districts in Kerala, districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Lac ...

, Kerala state, India. It is located in

Edava Edava is a panchayat in Varkala Taluk of Trivandrum district in the state of Kerala, India. Edava is located 5km north of Varkala, 21km south of port city Kollam and 44km north of capital city Trivandrum. Kappil beach is a famous surf location ...

Panchayat The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical men ...

of Paravoor at the coast of

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. It is north of Kollam city centre. Paravoor Railway Station is major railway station near Kappil.

Transportation

Road

Kappil lies on the

Varkala Varkala, is a major coastal municipality situated in the northern suburb of Trivandrum, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the headquarters of Varkala Taluk and important government institutions such as the taluk office, court ...

- Paravur - Kollam Road.

Rail

* Varkala Railway Station, which is from Kappil, is well connected to major cities such as Kollam,

Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populatio ...

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and

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. * Kappil railway station * Edavai railway station

Air

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

, located 55 km away.

Tourism

Scenic backwaters, beach and facilities for watersport are available. Kappil is also famous for the Kappil Bhagavathy Temple and is a tourist spot during the festival season.

Nearby Places

* Varkala Beach * Odayam Beach * Manthra Beach * Sivagiri Mutt * Varkala Black Beach * Janardhanaswami Temple * Kappil Devi Temple

Gallery

Image:Kappil boatclub.JPG, Kappil boatclub Image:Kappil_Beach.JPG, View of the beach Image:Kappil_bridge.JPG, An evening view from Kappil Bridge Image:Kappil_lakeview.JPG, Edava-Nadayara Lake and Kappil Railway Bridge Image:Kapil_rain.JPG, A rainy day Image:Kappil lake boat race (15-Feb-2009).jpg, Thekkumbhagam boat race File:A view of Kappil, kerala.jpg, Kappil Beach

References

External links

* Villages in Kollam district Beaches of Kerala {{Kollam-geo-stub