Parasuvaikkal is a village in

Thiruvananthapuram district Thiruvananthapuram District (), is the southernmost district in the Indian state of Kerala. The district was created in 1949, with its headquarters in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, which is also Kerala's administrative centre. The present d ...

in the state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a 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 regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

, India. Parasuvaikkal has four

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

temples, Parasuvaikkal major Sree Bhagavathy temple governed by

Travancore Devaswom Board Travancore Devaswom Board is statutory and autonomous body managing around 1200 temples in southern part of India. The regular operations of one of the major temples of India, Sabarimala temple, works under its guidance. History and Administrati ...

, Ponnamkulam Devi Kshethram, Idanatukonam Sree Dharma Sastha Temple and Kottakkakam Sree Mahadeva Kshethram Trust. A mosque and number of churches are there. Educational institutions are very few in number.

Transport

Connected from major cities. NH 66 Road passing through Parasuvaikal via to Kanniyakumari. Parasuvaikkal is the next village after

Parassala Parassala (പാറശ്ശാല) is a small town located near the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.It comes under Thiruvananthapuram district at southern tip of Kerala. It is situated 34 km south of state capital Thiruvananthapuram in K ...

from Kerala - Tamil Nadu Border and its well connected to a number of major cities in Kerala by road and rail. A small railway station in the Southern Railway network is nearby, namely Dhanuvachapuram. Most of the passenger trains stops here. The Salem - Kanyakumari National Highway (NH 66) passes through the village. Government buses as well as private bus services operate between Thiruvananthapuram and other major towns such as

, Neyyattinkara, Balaramapuram, Kollam and the northern districts of Kerala.

Thiruvananthapuram 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 ...

Cochin International Airport Cochin International Airport is an International airport serving the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. Located at Nedumbassery, about northeast of the city centre, Cochin International Airport is first of its kind which is develo ...

Tuticorin Airport Tuticorin Airport is a domestic airport located from Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, serving the districts of Thoothukkudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, and Kanniyakumari in southern Tamil Nadu. It is west of the city centre on Thoothukkudi-Tirunelveli N ...

Madurai Airport Madurai Airport is a customs airport serving Madurai and its adjoining districts in Tamil Nadu, India. It is the 36th busiest airport in India, both in terms of passengers handled and aircraft movement. The airport is located near State Highwa ...

are the nearest airports.

Demographics

India

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

, Parasuvaikkal had a population of 17092 with 8477 males and 8615 females.

References

Villages in Thiruvananthapuram district {{Thiruvananthapuram-geo-stub