Thirparappu
Thirparappu is a town located in the Kanyakumari District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Thirparappu is a town located in the Kanyakumari District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a popular tourist destination. It is located 5.9 km (3.7 mi) from the nearby town Arumanai, 6.9 km (4.3 mi) from Kulasekaram, 42 km (26 mi) from Nagercoil, headquarters of the Kanyakumari District, and 55 km (34 mi) from Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is famous for its falls on the Kodayar (Kothai) River and the Pechiparai Dam, located 13 km (8.1 mi) away.
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Worth seeing in and around Thirparappu
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.
- 01Thirparappu Waterfalls
Thirparappu Waterfalls is located near Kulasekharam town in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu state, India. The Kodayar River makes its descent at Thirparappu.
0 m · waterfall in India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Thirparappu
- Airports
- Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 39 km · Cochin (COK), 217 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 294 km
- Kochi → Thirparappu204 km · quickest by road, 4h 58m · ₹1,610–2,020
- Coimbatore → Thirparappu292 km · quickest by road, 8h 5m · ₹2,930–3,660
- Tiruchirappalli → Thirparappu312 km · quickest by road, 6h 57m · ₹2,540–3,180
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No local-transport research exists yet for Thirparappu
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 Thirparappu. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get in{{go | name | url | address 8.410410 | long from Kovalam | phone | hours | wikipedia Neyyattinkarastation1.jpg | wikidata=Q15262230 | lastedit=2026-05-16 | content By bus By taxi By auto-rickshaw=== In an auto-rickshaw ₹150-170 (per head) is a fair price.
- Get inAdvice being if they are trying to rip you off go to leave for another rickshaw and they will often back down and offer you a fair price; if not, get in a different rickshaw.
- Get aroundThe rate should be around ₹15 per kilometre on auto rickshaw but some drivers may try to overcharge up to ₹100 for 1 km.
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Next door to Thirparappu
Thirparappu is 36 km from Thiruvananthapuram, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- ArumanaiVillage in Kanniyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India2.4 km
- ThiruvarambuVillage in Kanniyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India3.1 km