Kottukal
Kottukal is a village in the taluk of Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram district, in the state of Kerala, India.
Kottukal is a village in the taluk of Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram district, in the state of Kerala, India.
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Worth seeing in and around Kottukal
3 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.
- 01Aazhimala Shiva Temple
The Aazhimala Shiva Temple is a Hindu temple located on the coast of the Arabian Sea near Vizhinjam in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, India. Dedicated to Shiva, the temple is known for the 18 m tall Gangadhareshwara sculpture, which is the tallest Shiva sculpture in Kerala.
2.7 km · Hindu temple in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 02Vizhinjam Lighthouse
Vizhinjam Lighthouse or Trivandrum Lighthouse is situated near Kovalam beach in Kerala. It started functioning on 30 June 1972.
3.9 km · Lighthouse in Keralam · Wikipedia - 03Vizhinjam rock caves
Vizhinjam Cave Temple is an ancient Hindu temple at Vizhinjam, near Trivandrum in southern Kerala, India. The granite cave encloses a one-celled shrine with a loose sculpture of Vinadhara Dakshinamurti.
2.6 km · building in India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kottukal
- Airports
- Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 15 km · Cochin (COK), 208 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 295 km
- Stations
- Vizhinjam International Seaport, 2.6 km
- Kochi → Kottukal193 km · quickest by road, 4h 45m · ₹1,420–1,780
- Coimbatore → Kottukal293 km · quickest by air, 6h 14m · ₹4,920–7,530
- Tiruchirappalli → Kottukal327 km · quickest by road, 7h 33m · ₹2,720–3,400
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No local-transport research exists yet for Kottukal
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 Kottukal. 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.
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Next door to Kottukal
Kottukal is 14 km from Thiruvananthapuram, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Vizhinjamneighborhood in Thiruvananthapuram2.6 km
- Adimalathuravillage in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India2.3 km
- Venganoortown in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India2.1 km
- Peringammalavillage in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India3.9 km
- Peringammala Grama PanchayatGram Panchayat in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, India3.9 km