Vattappara

Vattappara
—  town  —
Vattappara Location of Vattappara in Kerala and India
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
Subdistrict(s)	Chirayinkeezhu
Population	23,105 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 695028[1] • Telephone • +0472 • Vehicle • KL-

Vattappara is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.^[2][3] , well known for its geographical peculiarities with quarries that are generally used for extracting building materials (rock).This town is by the side of MC Road connecting Trivandrum and Kottayam and 14 km away from Trivandrum City. The nearest township is Nedumangad.There is no recorded history on the origin of this place. The major occupation in Vattappara is farming(Rubber, Coconut).

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Education 3 Religion 3.1 Temples 3.2 Churches 4 Transport 4.1 Road 4.2 Rail 4.3 Air 5 Geography 6 External links 7 References

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Vattappara had a population of 23105 with 11343 males and 11762 females.^[2]

Education

• SUT Academy of Medical Sciences,Vencode, Vattappara
• PMS College of Dental Science & Research, Golden Hills, Vattappara
• Lourdes Mount Higher Secondary School,Kanakkode,Vattappara
• L M S H S S,Vattappara.
• Seventh Day Adventist English Medium School,Vattapara.
• Little Flower LP school,kazhunad kallayam vattappara

Religion

Temples

• The Thiruchittapara Anjaneya Swamy Temple is famous, as it is believed that the Temple has miraculous healing powers.
• The' Thampuran Temple
• Equally famous is the "Mottamoodu Paalayamketti" lord Siva temple. This temple has a speciality that

the Pretistha (Deities) here are of Lord Siva, Lord Vishnu, Devi, Lord Ayyappa, Lord Ganapati, n Lord siva's Bhootagan.

• Nearby the Siva Temple, is the "Ooroottumandapam" Temple.

Churches

• The CSI Church,Vattappara is around 100 years old. It belongs to the Church of South India - South kerala diocese and was constructed in early 1900s. The church campus is currently reconstructed and around 500 families are permanent members of this church. A primary school, a higher secondary school, cemetery etc. are attached with this church.
• The St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church, pallivila, vattapparaIt situated in the heart of Vatappara. More than 700 families are permanent members of this church. A primary school and a nursery in the name of Little flower belong to this church. The church was constructed in the early 1930s and in 2005 it celebrated its 75 platinum jubilee. It has a nursery and cemetery attached with this church.

Transport

Road

The major portion of the road transportation is provided by KSRTC ( Kerala State Road Transport Corporation).There are frequent bus services through this route. There is no private bus service in this place.

Rail

The nearest Railway Station is Trivandrum Central railway station which is 14 km from Vattappara.

Air

The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport which is 12 km from Vattappara.

Geography

• North : Vembayam
• East  : Nedumangad
• West  : Pothencode
• South : Mannanthala

	Kazhakkuttam	Venjaramood	Ponmudi
	Pothencode		Nedumangad
		Vattappara
	Kovalam	Trivandrum	Aruvikkara

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External links

• [Satellite picture of vattappara junction http://wikimapia.org/180045/Vattappara-junction]

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References