Choozhal
Choozhal is a village in Tamil Nadu located nearly 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Kanyakumari and 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Choozhal is a village in Tamil Nadu located nearly 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Kanyakumari and 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It is on the border between Tamil Nadu and Kerala, India.
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Worth seeing in and around Choozhal
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Parassala Mahadeva Temple
Parassala Sree Mahadeva temple is one of the foremost centres of worship in south Kerala and the temple is situated at the tiny village of Parassala adjoining the Kerala - Tamil Nadu boundary. Here the deity, Lord Siva is facing the west, which is considered as a rare phenomenon, and devotees even from far off places attend the worship.
3.4 km · Hindu Temple in Parassala, Kerala · Wikipedia
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Getting to Choozhal
- Airports
- Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 29 km · Cochin (COK), 219 km
- Kochi → Choozhal205 km · quickest by road, 4h 59m · ₹1,540–1,930
- Coimbatore → Choozhal300 km · quickest by road, 8h 18m · ₹2,740–3,420
- Tiruchirappalli → Choozhal327 km · quickest by road, 7h 21m · ₹2,640–3,300
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No local-transport research exists yet for Choozhal
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Choozhal. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom the station, hire a taxi or auto-rickshaw to Poovar (approximately ₹300–400 by auto, ₹500–600 by taxi).
- Get inTaxis and auto-rickshaws are the most convenient option for the final stretch.
- Get aroundAuto-rickshaws are available for moving between the jetty, resorts, and the village proper.
- Get aroundRates for a standard one-hour backwater and beach cruise start at approximately ₹600–1,000 per person for shared boats; private charters cost more.
From Wikivoyage: Poovar, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-06.
- 01125 km
- 02135 km
- 03193 km
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Next door to Choozhal
Choozhal is 27 km from Thiruvananthapuram, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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