Varkala Taluk
Varkala Taluk is a Taluk (tehsil) situated in the northernmost tip of Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Varkala Taluk is a Taluk (tehsil) situated in the northernmost tip of Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the 3rd most densely populated taluk in the district comprising 10 villages and Varkala municipality.
Spanning an area of about 177.16 km2, Varkala Taluk is home to over 9% of total population of Thiruvananthapuram district. Varkala is the taluk headquarters and the largest town of the taluk.
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Worth seeing in and around Varkala Taluk
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.
- 01Varkala Beach
Varkala Beach is situated in the town of Varkala in Varkala Municipality, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India. The beach skirts the Arabian Sea, part of the Indian Ocean.
2.2 km · cliff beach in Trivandrum, Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 02Janardanaswamy Temple
The Janardanaswamy Temple, also known as the Varkala Temple, is a Hindu temple situated in Janardhanapuram, Varkala city, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India. The temple is dedicated to the worship of deity Vishnu in the form of Janardanaswamy, locally known as Varkaleswara.
1.7 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 03Sarada Mutt
Sivagiri is an area in Varkala Municipality of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala. It is a pilgrimage centre of Varkala Town where the tomb, or samadhi, of Sree Narayana Guru is situated.
900 m · Hindu temple in India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Varkala Taluk
- Airports
- Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 35 km · Cochin (COK), 162 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 258 km
- Stations
- Varkala Sivagiri railway station, 800 m
- Kochi → Varkala Taluk144 km · quickest by road, 3h 32m · ₹1,070–1,330
- Coimbatore → Varkala Taluk255 km · quickest by road, 6h 56m · ₹2,240–2,800
- Calicut → Varkala Taluk299 km · quickest by road, 7h 26m · ₹2,180–2,730
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No local-transport research exists yet for Varkala Taluk
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 Varkala Taluk. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom Varkala Railway Station, taxis and auto rickshaws can be hired.
- Get inPapanasam Beach is around 5 km from Varkala Railway Station ₹40/₹50 by Auto Rickshaw).
- Get aroundThe town of Varkala is about 5 km inland, centered around the train station, and can be reached via autorickshaw for ₹80 The resort area lies along two cliffs, north and south, overlooking the beach areas.
- Go nextKollam - about an hour north by taxi, an easy half-day trip to take a boat ride on the backwaters.
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Next door to Varkala Taluk
Varkala Taluk is 22 km from Kollam, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Varkalatown in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India900 m
- Vettoorvillage in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India2.8 km
- Chemmaruthyvillage in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India3.5 km
- Cherunniyoor Grama PanchayatGram Panchayat in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, India2.8 km
- Sivagiri, Keralaarea in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India900 m
- Varkala Municipalitymunicipality in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, India1.1 km