Vattappara

Vattappara
Vattappara
Town
	Vattappara Location in Kerala, India Vattappara Vattappara (India)
	Coordinates: 8°35′36″N 76°57′02″E / 8.5933°N 76.9506°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Taluk	Nedumangadu
Population (2001)
• Total	23,105
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695028
Telephone code	0472
Vehicle registration	KL-21

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).

Demographics

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

Social Institutions

Akshaya E Cetre, Kanacode, Vattappara
SUT Academy of Medical Sciences, Vencode, Vattappara
PMS College of Dental Science & Research, Golden Hills, Vattappara
Lourdes Mount Higher Secondary School, Kanakkode, Vattappara
Nuzzo Nursery, Pallivila, Vattappara
L M S H S S, Vattappara
Seventh Day Adventist English Medium School, Vattapara
Little Flower LP school, Kazhunad kallayam vattappara
LMA LPS Kanacode, Vattappara
Shalom Special School, Vattappara
Stephen's Dental Centre, Vattappara
Sathyam Institute Of Information Technology, Vattappara
Sneha Agencies, Vattappara
Lens & Light Digital Studio Vattappara
Royal Driving School Vencode, Vattappara
Amal Cafe, Vattappara

Religion

Temples

The Thiruchittapara Anjaneya Swamy Temple
The Muchannoor Thampuran Sri Durga Devi Temple
The Kodoor Sri Bhagavathi Temple
The Panniyodu Panchami Devi Temple, Pallivila, Vattappara
The Kuttiyani Sree Dharma Sasta Temple at Kuttiyani
Mottamoodu Paalayamketti lord Siva temple
Vettinad Ooroottumandapam Temple
Sri Endalayappan Temple, Kazhunadu
Sri Endalayappan Temple
Sri Thampuran temple, Pallivila, Vattappara
Ramaraserry Sree Bhadra Parameshwari Devi Temple, Vattappara

Churches

St. Francis Xavier Latin Catholic Church
CSI Church, Vattappara
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Jehovah Jireh Prayer Assembly Church, Stephens tower Vattappara

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.

Banks

SBI Vattappara
KSFE Vattappara
Uco Bank Vattappara
Dhanlakshmi Bank Vattappara
Kerala gramin bank Vattappara
Union Bank of India

Police station

Vattappara Police Station

Vattappara Police Station. Ph: 9497980137

Rail

The nearest Railway Station is Trivandrum Central railway station which is 15 km from Vattappara.

Air

The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport which is 20 km from Vattappara.

Geography

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

Geographic Location

External links

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

References

^ "India Post :Pincode Search". Retrieved 16 December 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
^ "Yahoo Maps India : Vattappara". Retrieved 18 December 2008.

[1] "India Post :Pincode Search". Retrieved 16 December 2008.

[censusindia-2] "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

[3] "Yahoo Maps India : Vattappara". Retrieved 18 December 2008.

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