Kalavasal
Kalavasal is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India.
Kalavasal is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. It is located at an altitude of about 162 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 9°55′49.1″N 78°05′43.8″E. Madurai, Arasaradi, S. S. Colony, Arappalayam, Vasantha Nagar, Koodal Nagar, Vilangudi, Thathaneri, Simmakkal, South Gate and Yanaikkal are some of the important neighbourhoods of Kalavasal. In order to decongest the traffic near Kalavasal junction, a flyover of 0.75 km long, at a project cost of about ₹54.07 crore is constructed in Kalavasal. It is the first of its kind. It is a four-lane flyover. The purpose of building a flyover here is not met with its usage as fewer commuters use this.
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Worth seeing in and around Kalavasal
10 places 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.
- 01Meenakshi Temple
Meenakshi Temple, also known as Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, is a historic Hindu temple located on the southern bank of the Vaigai River in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Meenakshi, a form of Parvati, and her consort Sundareswarar.
2.9 km · historic Hindu temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 02Kazimar Big Mosque
The Kazimar Big Mosque, also known as the Kazimar Periya Pallivasal, is a Sufi Hanafi mosque in Madurai city, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mosque was constructed in 683 AH and is the oldest mosque in the city.
2.8 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 03Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal
Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal is a palace located 2 km to the southeast of the Meenakshi Amman Temple in central Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was built by Tirumala Nayaka, a king of the Madurai Nayak dynasty who ruled Madurai from 1623 to 1659, and was completed in 1636.
3.6 km · 17th-century palace in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 04Goripalayam Mosque
The Goripalayam Mosque is a large mosque and dargah complex, located in the Goripalayam area of Madurai City, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mosque contains the tombs of the Sultan of Yemen, Khaja Syed Sultan Alauddin Badusha Razi, and a former Sultan of Madurai, Khaja Syed Sulthan Shamsuddin.
3.7 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 05St. Mary's Cathedral, Madurai
St. Mary's Cathedral Shrine or Church of Our Lady of Dolours is a Roman Catholic church situated in Madurai, Tamil Nadu in India.
3.9 km · church building in Madurai, India · Wikipedia - 06Thiru Aappanoor
Thiru Aappanoor is a Hindu temple of the god Shiva in Sellur, Madurai, India. The Pandya Kings and the Royal Sethupathi kings made many contributions to this temple.
3 km · Shiva Temple in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 07Sungam Mosque
The Sungam Mosque, also known as the Sungam Pallivasal is a mosque in Madurai city, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mosque was founded by Muslim Jamath people, and was completed in 1840 in the Mughal style.
2.8 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 08Madurai Central Prison
Madurai Central Prison is located in Madurai, India. The prison complex occupies 31 acres.
700 m · building in India · Wikipedia - 09Fatima College, Madurai
Madurai 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, which is governed by the Madurai Municipal Corporation established on 1 November 1866.
2.1 km · women's college in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 10Albert Victor Overbridge
Albert Victor Overbridge or AV bridge is the first bridge that connects the South and North banks of Vaigai river, in Madurai city of Tamil Nadu in India.
3.3 km · bridge in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kalavasal
- Airports
- Tiruchirappalli (TRZ), 115 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 168 km · Cochin (COK), 187 km
- Stations
- Madurai Junction railway station, 2 km
- Tiruchirappalli → Kalavasal118 km · quickest by road, 2h 54m · ₹850–1,060
- Coimbatore → Kalavasal172 km · quickest by road, 3h 54m · ₹1,320–1,650
- Kochi → Kalavasal201 km · quickest by road, 5h 56m · ₹1,770–2,220
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Kalavasal
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 Kalavasal. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThe buses required to get around will all mostly be available in Periyar bus stand and you can also get an auto rickshaw (you should know to negotiate and bargain the cost of the ride) or a cab or rent a car.
- Get aroundAuto rickshaws are readily available in the city and they are not equipped with meters.
From Wikivoyage: Madurai, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-08.
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Next door to Kalavasal
Kalavasal is 3 km from Madurai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Maduraicity of Tamil Nadu in southern India2.9 km
- VilangudiVillage in Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India1.8 km
- Anaiyurhuman settlement3.9 km
- Muthupattivillage in Tamil Nadu, India3.9 km
- PalanganathamVillage in Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India2.9 km
- Sellur (Madurai)neighborhood in Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India3.7 km