Village in Kerala, India

Polachira

Polachira is a wetland spread over 600 hectares located near Paravur Municipality in Kollam District of Kerala, India.

Plan a trip to Polachira→From Thiruvananthapuram

Every way there

Thiruvananthapuram → Polachira
48 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · ₹365–455
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Kochi → Polachira
71 km · quickest by road, 2h 11m · ₹600–760
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Coimbatore → Polachira
218 km · quickest by road, 6h 8m · ₹2,040–2,550
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

The field note

What is in and around Polachira, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

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What Polachira has

YScheduled flightsThiruvananthapuram (TRV), 47 km
NTrains and coachesno timetable feed known for this country
YFerriesMukkom Boat Jetty, 5 km; sailings estimated
YDriving and taxiOpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
NBike and scooter shareno share feed known
NCruisesno open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. Nearest place with more: Kollam, 13 km.

8.841°, 76.700°

Formerly part of the Chathannoor Grama Panchayath, it is now located in the Chirakkara Grama Panchayath. Polachira is about 2 km south of Chathannoor town and 9 km north east of Paravur town. Chathannoor-Polachira-Ozhukupara Bund Across Road is the main access to Paravoor.

How locals move

Getting around Polachira the local way

Get inFrom Varkala Railway Station, Taxis and Auto Rickshaws can be hired.

From Wikivoyage: Edava, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-06.

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