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Kappil is a seashore tourist spot located in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India. Varkala railway station is the major railway station near Kappil.[3]
Kappil | |
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place | |
Coordinates: 8°46′49″N 76°40′35″E / 8.78028°N 76.67639°E | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Thiruvananthapuram |
Government | |
• Body | Edava Panchayat |
Area | |
• Total | 3 km2 (1 sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 695311[1] |
Telephone code | 0471 |
Vehicle registration | KL 81[2] |
Nearest city | Thiruvananthapuram |
Niyamasabha constituency | Chathannor |
Website | https://trivandrum.nic.in/en/ |
Transportation edit
Road edit
Kappil lies on the Varkala - Paravur - Kollam Road.
Rail edit
- Varkala Railway Station, which is 7 km (4.3 mi) from Kappil, is well connected to major cities such as Kollam, Trivandrum, Delhi and Chennai.
Air edit
Trivandrum International Airport, located 46 km away.
Tourism edit
Scenic backwaters, beach and facilities for watersport are available.
Kappil is also famous for the Kappil Bhagavathy Temple and is a tourist spot during the festival season.
Nearby Places edit
- Varkala Beach
- Odayam Beach
- Manthra Beach
- Sivagiri Mutt
- Varkala Black Beach
- Janardhanaswami Temple
- Kappil Devi Temple
Gallery edit
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Kappil boatclub
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View of the beach
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An evening view from Kappil Bridge
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Edava-Nadayara Lake and Kappil Railway Bridge
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A rainy day
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Thekkumbhagam boat race
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Kappil Beach
References edit
- ^ "Pin Code of Kappil in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala". mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ https://mvd.kerala.gov.in/en/node/825.
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(help) - ^ "Kappil beach and backwaters". keralatourism.org. Kerala Tourism Department. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
External links edit
- Media related to Kappil, Thiruvananthapuram at Wikimedia Commons