Valakom, Kottarakara

Valakom is a village in the Kollam district of Kerala, India which comes under Kottarakkara Taluk. It is 10 km south of Kottarakara and 8 km north of Ayoor on M C Road/SH-1 (Angamali-Thiruvananthapuram).Valakom is well connected with Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital and to other major towns of kerala by road..There is no railway line passing through valakom. Kottarakkara railway station on the Punalur-Kollam line is the nearest railway station.

Valakom comes under the Kottarakkara legislative assembly constituency currently represented by Adv. Aisha Potty of CPI(M) and Mavelikkara parliament constituency currently represented by Mr. Kodikkunnil Suresh of INC. The former minister of state R. Balakrishna Pillai and his son, the actor-minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar hail from this village. Other notable figures are: Krishnakumar (Dy. S.P., Trivandrum Circle), P.M. Thomaskutty (Chief Manager, Federal Bank, Kottarakara),Mr. Johnkutty (Dy. S.P, Punalur) Dr. Eric George Varghese (Current Pediatric doctor). SO many churches and religious institutions as well as a BEVCO outlet is also situated here. Major Banks operating in Valakom: Federal Bank, State Bank of Travancore, Muthoot Fincorp, Kosammattam Finance, Panamkunnil Bankers, etc.

Y.M.A. Library, Sree Gosalakrishna temple are situated at Marangattukonam 1 km from valakom. The major educational institutions in the village are the Marthoma High School(started in 1924, which is the oldest one in this locality), R. V. Training College & school and C.S.I. Training Center, college & school for the Hearing Impaired. Mercy Hospital is a major health care center in this area. There are a few other clinics also there.A police aid post is located near the Mercy Hospital Junction (Old Kalachantha/cattle market) which is one km north of the town in SH-1.The famous pilgrim center Sabarimala is easily accessible from Valakom and the distance is 108 km. Kottarakara Ganapathi Temple, Kottukal Rock Cut Cave Temple and Chadayamangalam Jatayu Para are the nearest pilgrim and tourist destinations. Distance from major cities of Kerala from Valakom by road are as follows.

Thiruvananthapuram- 063 km, Kollam - 038 km, Kottayam - 090 km, Kochi - 153 km; Thissur - 223 km; Kozhikode - 354 km

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