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Varkala Taluk
Taluk in Trivandrum district

Varkala Taluk

Varkala Taluk is a Taluk (tehsil) situated in the northernmost tip of Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala.

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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.

How locals move

Getting around Varkala Taluk the local way

  • 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.

From Wikivoyage: Varkala, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-08.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Alexey Komarov (CC BY 3.0), Wikimedia Commons.