Vattappara 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 India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. , 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 The Main Central Road, better known as MC Road is the arterial State Highway starting from Kesavadasapuram in Thiruvananthapuram, Trivandrum city and ends at Angamaly, a suburb of Greater Cochin, Kochi city in Ernakulam district, Ernakulam Dist ...

connecting

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 populati ...

and

Kottayam Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south-we ...

and 14 km away from

City. The nearest township is

Nedumangad Nedumangad is a town and municipality in Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area of Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala, and is the headquarters of Nedumangad tehsil and Nedumangad Revenue Division (RDO). It is a suburb ...

.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 hist ...

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. Thailand, Malaysia, and ...

Coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree 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, the seed, or the ...

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 ...

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

SUT Academy of Medical Sciences SUT 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 Sciences is in the capit ...

, Vencode, Vattappara * PMS College of Dental Science & Research, Golden Hills, Vattappara * Lourdes Mount Higher Secondary School, Kanakkode, Vattappara * Nuzzo Nursery, Pallivila, Vattappara * L M S H S S, Vattappara * Seventh Day Adventist English Medium School, Vattapara * Little Flower LP school, Kazhunad kallayam vattappara * LMA LPS Kanacode, Vattappara * Shalom Special School, Vattappara * Stephen's Dental Centre, Vattappara * Sathyam Institute Of Information Technology, Vattappara * Sneha Agencies, Vattappara * Lens & Light Digital Studio Vattappara * Royal Driving School Vencode, Vattappara * Amal Cafe, Vattappara

Religion

Temples

* 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 Ttemple, 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.

Banks

# SBI Vattappara # KSFE Vattappara # Uco Bank Vattappara # Dhanlakshmi Bank Vattappara # Kerala gramin bank Vattappara # Union Bank of India

Police station

Vattappara Police Station

Vattappara Police Station. Ph: 9497980137

Rail

The nearest Railway Station is

Trivandrum Central Thiruvananthapuram Central, formerly Trivandrum Central (also known as Thampanoor railway station) (station code: TVC), is a major railway station which serves the city of Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum), capital of Kerala state, In ...

railway station which is 15 km from Vattappara.

Air

The nearest airport is

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 ...

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 Thiruv ...

*East :

*West :

Pothencode Pothencode, is a rapidly developing town and a developing area of Thiruvananthapuram District in the Indian state of Kerala. Spiritual leaders Brahmasree Jagadguru Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi, Sree Rama Dasa Mission, Karunakara Guru and founde ...

*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. Keraladithyapuram is about away from Mannathala. It is connected to the city b ...

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External links

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

References

{{reflist Villages in Thiruvananthapuram district