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The SH-07 / T.K.Road is the life line of the Central Travancore. It is also known as Thiruvalla- Pathanamthitta-Kumbazha Highway. This State Highway origins and ends within the
Pathanamthitta District Pathanamthitta District (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalities in Pathanamthitta: Adoor, Pandalam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvalla ...
. It covers a total distance of 32.8 km. It interconnects the townships of
Thiruvalla Thiruvalla, alternately spelled Tiruvalla, is a town in Kerala and the Headquarters of the Taluk of the same name located in Pathanamthitta district in the State of Kerala, India. The town is spread over an area of . It lies on the banks of ...
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Kozhencherry Kozhencherry ( ml, കോഴഞ്ചേരി) is a census town in Pathanamthitta district of Central Travancore region (South Central Kerala) in Kerala state, India. census, the population was 433,357 people in 92,825 households. History Ko ...
and Pathanamthitta. It starts at SCS Junction, Thiruvalla (
Main Central Road The Main Central Road, better known as MC Road is the arterial State Highway starting from Kesavadasapuram in Trivandrum city and ends at Angamaly, a suburb of Kochi city in Ernakulam District, in the state of Kerala, India. It is designated ...
intersection) and ends at Kumbazha (
Main Eastern Highway The Main Eastern Highway is the lifeline of the high range townships of the Travancore region of Kerala state, India. It is also known as Punalur-Muvattupuzha Highway. Main Eastern Highway is categorized as State Highway - 08 ( SH-08 ) of ...
intersection). Till the 1990s, it was called Thiruvalla-Kozhencherry Road and ended at Kozhencherry (Poyanil Jn.). The first letters of Thiruvalla and Kumbazha forms the nomenclature of the road as T.K.Road


Route description

SCS junction,
Thiruvalla Thiruvalla, alternately spelled Tiruvalla, is a town in Kerala and the Headquarters of the Taluk of the same name located in Pathanamthitta district in the State of Kerala, India. The town is spread over an area of . It lies on the banks of ...
- Manjadi - Meenthalakara - Kattode - Thottabagom -
Vallamkulam Bridge Vallamkulam Bridge is a two-lane concrete bridge linking the Eraviperoor and Kaviyoor panchayats in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. The Vallamkulam Bridge crosses the Manimala river on the Thiruvalla - Kozhencherry Road. It is 6 km a ...
- Nellad - Eraviperoor junction -
Kumbanad Kumbanad is a town located in the Koipuram Town Panchayath Along with Pullad. It is part of Thiruvalla Taluk of Pathanamthitta district in the State of Kerala. It is an important town situated on T.K. Road, equidistant from Eraviperoor and ...
Pullad Pullad (പുല്ലാട്) is a town in Thiruvalla Taluk in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. Pullad is a part of Koipuram village, "Special Grade below Municipality level" 12 km east from Thiruvalla SCS Junction and 3 km fro ...
(Kottayam - Kozhencherry Highway -SH09- joins - Chettimukku - Nedumbrayar - Maramon -
Kozhencherry Kozhencherry ( ml, കോഴഞ്ചേരി) is a census town in Pathanamthitta district of Central Travancore region (South Central Kerala) in Kerala state, India. census, the population was 433,357 people in 92,825 households. History Ko ...
- Thekkemala junction - Nellikala - Elanthur - Pathanamthitta - Kumbazha junction (joins Main Eastern Highway / SH08) The T.K.Road connects M.C.Road(S.H.-01) to
Main Eastern Highway The Main Eastern Highway is the lifeline of the high range townships of the Travancore region of Kerala state, India. It is also known as Punalur-Muvattupuzha Highway. Main Eastern Highway is categorized as State Highway - 08 ( SH-08 ) of ...
(S.H.-08). The T.K.Road (S.H.-07) has the richest townships en route. It can also be called as "the N.R.I. Highway of Kerala". Not only the main townships of Thiruvalla and Pathanamthitta, but all the small towns and villages through which T.K.Road passes through are major contributors towards India's Foreign Currency. The diaspora is spread across the world, mainly U.S., Middle East and Europe. The Highway also has great cultural significance too. The main trunk road to Sabarimala, Kerala's Largest Pilgrim Centre starts from Pathanamthitta. The annual Christian convention at Maramon is held near Kozhencherry which is on T.K.Road. The traditional Snake Boat race conducted during Onam celebration is at Aranmula which lies near to T.K.Road / S.H.-07. The District Headquarters, Pathanamthitta is connected to Cochin and Northern Kerala by T.K.Road. It connects the South Eastern townships of Kerala to M.C.Road. It is the shortest route to Cochin from Punalur, (the hill town of Kollam District) and in turn from the Tamil Nadu townships Tenkasi and Tirunelveli. Though T.K.Road / S.H.-07 passes only through the
Pathanamthitta District Pathanamthitta District (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalities in Pathanamthitta: Adoor, Pandalam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvalla ...
, it connects the district to the neighbouring districts of Kottayam, Alappuzha and Ernakulam. It also connects the Alappuzha and Kottayam districts to the eastern parts of Kollam district


Townships on the T.K. Road / S.H.-07

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Thiruvalla Thiruvalla, alternately spelled Tiruvalla, is a town in Kerala and the Headquarters of the Taluk of the same name located in Pathanamthitta district in the State of Kerala, India. The town is spread over an area of . It lies on the banks of ...
* Manjadi Junction * Meenthalakara * Kattode * Thottabhagam * Vallamkulam * Nellad *
Eraviperoor Eraviperoor is a village in Thiruvalla Taluk,Pathanamthitta district in the state of Kerala . Eraviperoor is the part of Thiruvalla Taluk in east location and is part of the Aranmula legislative assembly constituency.It Comes Under Thiruvalla ...
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Kumbanad Kumbanad is a town located in the Koipuram Town Panchayath Along with Pullad. It is part of Thiruvalla Taluk of Pathanamthitta district in the State of Kerala. It is an important town situated on T.K. Road, equidistant from Eraviperoor and ...
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Pullad Pullad (പുല്ലാട്) is a town in Thiruvalla Taluk in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. Pullad is a part of Koipuram village, "Special Grade below Municipality level" 12 km east from Thiruvalla SCS Junction and 3 km fro ...
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Maramon Maramon is a small town on the Pampa River, in Thiruvalla Sub-District & Taluk opposite to Kozhencherry in the state of Kerala, India. It is 16 km from the Thiruvalla Town headquarters, the town of Thiruvalla. Maramon Convention M ...
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Kozhencherry Kozhencherry ( ml, കോഴഞ്ചേരി) is a census town in Pathanamthitta district of Central Travancore region (South Central Kerala) in Kerala state, India. census, the population was 433,357 people in 92,825 households. History Ko ...
* Thekkemala Jn. * Karamveli * Nellikkala * Elanthur * Varyapuram * Pathanamthitta Town * Kumbazha Jn. - Pathanamthitta


See also

* Pathanamthitta *
Roads in Kerala Kerala, a state in Southern India, has a network of 11 National Highways, 72 State Highways and many district roads. Features Kerala has of roads, which accounts for 5.6% of India's total. This translates to about of road per thousand ...
* List of State Highways in Kerala


References

{{Kerala State Highways Network State Highways in Kerala Roads in Pathanamthitta district