Vellarada is a border

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

situated 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. It is 42 km from Thiruvananthapuram. It is the southernmost part of Kerala state, sharing its border with Tamil Nadu. Vellarada is said to be the threshold to the high-range areas of the eastern part of Thiruvananthapuram district. The southernmost point of Western Ghats in Kerala is near Vellarada. Vellarada is also known for its hilltop shrine "Kurisumala Pilgrim Centre" (also called Thekkan kurisumala) at an elevation of . Thousands of devotees from various parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka visit the shrine during Lent every year.

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 in ...

, A total of 8285 families resides in Vellarada. Vellarada village had a population of 31839 with 15702 males and 16137 females. There is a positive sex ratio of 1027 existing in Vellarada. Literacy is at 87.78 %. The dominant religions in Vellarada are Hinduism and Christianity. The Scheduled Caste (SC) constitutes 5.82 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) was 0.78 % of the total population in Vellarada village. Majority of the population practice agriculture, chiefly cash crops like rubber.

Administration

* From local self-government perspective, in the three-tier

Panchayati Raj 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 ment ...

local self-government model, Vellarada

Grama Panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...

falls in the Perumkadavila

Block Panchayat Panchayat samiti is a rural local government (panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. It has been said to be the "panchayat ...

of Thiruvananthapuram Jilla PanchayatPanchayath. The Vellarada

, in turn, has 23 wards which are the smallest administrative unit. * In the political map of the country, Vellarada falls into Parassala Legislative assembly constituency of Kerala state and

Thiruvananthapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) Thiruvananthapuram Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) Constituency ( ml, തിരുവനന്തപുരം ലോകസഭ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) is one of the 20 parliamentary constituencies in Kerala, India. It is located in Thi ...

of parliament of India. * In revenue administration point of view Vellarada Village falls into Neyyattinkara taluk of

. * In

Law and Order In modern politics, law and order is the approach focusing on harsher enforcement and penalties as ways to reduce crime. Penalties for perpetrators of disorder may include longer terms of imprisonment, mandatory sentencing, three-strikes laws a ...

perspective, Vellarada falls under

Kerala Police The Kerala Police is the law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Kerala. Kerala Police has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. The motto of the force is "Mridhu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye" which means "Soft in Temperamen ...

's Thiruvananthapuram Rural police district. The station serves neighbouring villages of Kunnathukal and Amboori als

* In terms of registration, Vellarada has a Sub Registrar Office, that is under Department of Registration,

Government of Kerala Government of Kerala is the Subnational administrative division, subnational government of the Indian state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who selects all the other ministers. The chief minister and their most senior mini ...

. However, Vellarada SRO doesn't have an independent vehicle registration code Parassala (KL -19).

Transportation

In the case of transportation Vellarada doesn't have direct rail connectivity or waterways connectivity. Roadways are the main and only mode of transportation.

Roadways

The major roads passing through Vellarada are: * The Hill Highway from Parassala to Nandarapadavu in Kasaragod * The State Highway 3 (Kerala), i.e. the

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 sub ...

–

Aralvaimozhi Aralvaimozhi is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari District in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a small town situated in southern India. The town was earlier called as ''Aramboly'' during colonial period. History Aralvaimozhi pass was a s ...

road made by Travancore kings that passes through Anappara in Vellarada * The

Karamana Karamana is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram (formerly and often still known as Trivandrum), the capital city of Kerala, India. It is one of the most densely populated but green parts of Thiruvananthapuram. The land is serviced by the Karamana Riv ...

–Vellarada Road Public transport through road is entirely managed by KSRTC and TNSTC. *

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 ( ...

(KSRTC) connects Vellarada directly with district headquarters

Thiruvananthapuram 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 ...

, Neyyattinkara,

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 ...

Kattakada Kattakada is a town in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. It is situated 13km north of Neyyattinkara town, 18km south of Nedumangad town and 20km east of Capital City Thiruvananthapuram. There is also a Tehsil/Taluk called Kattakada. It co ...

and distant towns such as

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- ...

Erattupetta Erattupetta is a municipal town located in Kottayam district, close to the place Aruvithura, state of Kerala, India,. It is located 38 km east of Kottayam, the district capital. Erattupetta Grama Panchayath was founded in 1964 and upgrad ...

and

Kottarakkara Kottarakkara (IAST: Koṭṭārakkara), also transliterated as ''Kottarakara'', is a town and municipality in the Kollam district of the Kerala, India. The town is close to Kollam Port, which has a rich history linked to the early medieval pe ...

. There are no private buses operating through Vellarada. *

Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd. - (TNSTC) is a Government owned public transport bus operator in Tamil Nadu, India. It operates Intercity bus services to cities within Tamil Nadu, and from Tamil Nadu to its neighbouring states. It a ...

(TNSTC) has only a very few services through Vellarada. TNSTC connects Vellarada directly with

Kanyakumari Kanniyakumari (; , referring to Devi Kanya Kumari), also known as Cape Comorin, is a city in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent and the southernmost city in mainland Ind ...

Thuckalay Thuckalay or Thakkalai is a town in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. Thuckalay comes under the Padmanabhapuram Municipality, and is the administrative headquarters of Kalkulam Taluk. The Revenue Divisional Office is located in Mettuka ...

Nagercoil Nagercoil, also spelt as Nagarkovil ("Temple of the Nāgas", or Nagaraja-Temple), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu state, India. Situated close to the tip of the Indian peninsula, it lies on an ...

Thirunelveli Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tami ...

Madurai Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...

most of them connect to either

Marthandam Marthandam is a major trade centre in Kuzhithurai municipality across National Highway (NH 47) in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. Formerly known as Thoduvetty (another name for the Marthandam market region), it was a portion o ...

. TNSTC is available in abundance from a nearby place called

Panachamoodu Panachamoodu is a village in Neyyattinkara Taluk in Trivandrum district, Kerala State, India. and also sharing its border with Tamil Nadu. See also * Neyyattinkara *Parassala Parassala (പാറശ്ശാല) is a small town located nea ...

which is a town that's partially in Kerala and partially in Tamil Nadu.

Railways

The nearest railway stations from Vellarada are: * Parassala railway station - 13 km *

Dhanuvachapuram Dhanuvachapuram is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. It is located at a height of about 100 meters from sea level. Dhanuvachapuram is also known the education center of Neyyattinkara because there are lot ...

railway station - 15 km * Neyyattinkara railway station - 17 km *

Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station 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 ...

- 37 km *

Eraniel railway station Eraniel Railway station (Station code: ERL) in Eraniel is the most important railway station of Kallkkulam taluk of Kanyakumari district in the Tamil Nadu state of India. The station has two platforms and falls on the Kanyakumari–Thiruvanantha ...

- 37 km

Airways

The nearest airports are: *

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 ...

- 40 km *

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 ...

- 151 km *

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 ...

- 260 km

Tourist attractions

*Kali Mala *Thekkan Kurissumala *Chittar Dam and reservoir (in Tamil Nadu) *Neyyar Wild Life Sanctuary *Kottur Elephant Rehabilitation Center *Mayam Kadavu, Amboori

Health care

* Vellarada Community Health Centre * Ruckmony Hospital, Vellarada * CSI Medical College Karakonam

Educational institutions

* Velayudha panikkar memorial higher secondary school vellarada * Seventh Day School * Govt Ups Vellarada * Easwara Vilasam Up School Koothali * Govt Lps School Koothali * Lms Lps Anchumaramkala *LMS LPS Manoor, Pattamthalakkal

Higher education institutes

* CSI Medical College, Karakonam * PRS Engineering College,Paliyodu - Vellarada * UIT Arattukuzhi - Vellarada * White Memorial Arts & Science College,Panachamoodu - Vellarada.

Religious

*Thekkan Kurisumala pilgrim center *St pius church Kurisumala *Kalimala *Choondical Sree Bhadrakali Devi Temple *Kaliyikkal Sree Bhadrakaali Temple *Pachayam Sree Dharma shastha Temple *Chirathalakkal Sree Bhagavathy Temple *C S I vellarada (district & Area Church) *C S I Muttachal *C S I Churuli *C S I Manali *vencodu Sree Dharmasastha Temple *Soul Winning Church of India (SWCI), Karamoodu *New Life Bethel Church, Muttachal *Suvartha Prayer Hall, Panayadu

References

Villages in Thiruvananthapuram district {{Thiruvananthapuram-geo-stub