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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kappil
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| image_skyline = Sunset at Kappil beach.jpeg
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| image_alt = Sunset at Kappil beach
| image_alt = Kappil - Varkala Coastal Road
| image_caption = Sunset at Kappil beach
| image_caption = Kappil Road
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 695311<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/pincode/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/kappil.html|title=Pin Code of Kappil in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala|access-date=2018-10-24|last=|first=|date=|website=mapsofindia.com|publisher=}}</ref>
| postal_code = 695311<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/pincode/india/kerala/kollam/kappil.html|title=Pin Code of Kappil in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala|access-date=2018-10-24|website=mapsofindia.com}}</ref>
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| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 0471
| registration_plate = KL 81<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mvd.kerala.gov.in/en/node/825}}</ref>
| area_code = 0470
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| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| registration_plate = '''KL-02''','''KL-24''', '''KL-16'''
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
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| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
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| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Niyamasabha]] constituency
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| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Varkala]] , [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravoor]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Chathannor]]
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| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Attingal]]
| website = https://trivandrum.nic.in/en/
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'''Kappil''' is a tourist place in [[Thiruvananthapuram district]] , Kerala state, India. It is located in [[Edava]] [[Panchayati Raj|Panchayat]] at the cost of [[Arabian Sea]], near [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravoor]]..<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/kappil-beach-backwaters-Paravoor/427|title=Kappil beach and backwaters|access-date=2018-10-24|last=|first=|date=|website=keralatourism.org|publisher=Kerala Tourism Department}}</ref> Currently kappil is under Attingal Constituency.
'''Kappil''' is a seashore tourist spot located in Thiruvananthapuram district, [[Kerala]], [[India]]. [[Varkala railway station]] is the major railway station near Kappil.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/kappil-beach-backwaters-Paravoor/427|title=Kappil beach and backwaters|access-date=2018-10-24|website=keralatourism.org|publisher=Kerala Tourism Department}}</ref>


==Transportation==
==Transportation==


*'''Road'''
===Road===
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Kappil lies on the [[Varkala]] - [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]] - Kollam Road.
Kappil is connected with [[Varkala]] - [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]] - [[Kollam]] Road. Varkala Municipal Bus Station opposite to [[Varkala Railway Station]] is well connected to [[Attingal]], [[Trivandrum]], Kollam, etc. KSRTC and private buses are doing services in Kappil village to adjacent cities like Varkala, Trivandrum, Kollam, Paravur, etc.


*'''Rail'''
===Rail===
*[[Varkala Railway Station]], which is {{cvt|7|km}} from Kappil, is well connected to major cities such as [[Kollam]], [[Trivandrum]], [[Delhi]] and [[Chennai]].


[[Varkala Railway Station]]
*[[Kappil railway station]]
which is 7km from Kappil is well connected to major cities like [[Trivandrum]], [[Delhi]], [[Chennai]], [[Goa]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Kollam]] , [[Kochi]] , [[Mumbai]] , [[Kanyakumari]], [[Bangalore]] etc


*[[Edavai railway station|Edava railway station]]
[[Kappil railway station]] is within the village (700m) is connected by passenger trains from [[Trivandrum]], [[Kollam]], [[Nagercoil]], [[Kanyakumari]],[[Punalur]] etc


===Air===
[[Edavai railway station]] with in the panchayat is also situated 4km from Kappil is connected with passenger trains from [[Trivandrum]], [[Kollam]], [[Nagercoil]] etc.
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[[Trivandrum International Airport]], located 46 km away.

*'''Air'''
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[[Trivandrum International Airport]] which is 48km from Kappil.


==Tourism==
==Tourism==
[[File:Kappil beach 02.jpeg|thumb|Kappil beach]]
[[File:Kappil beach 02.jpeg|thumb|Kappil beach]]
[[File:Kappil beach sunset.jpeg|thumb|Kappil beach sunset]]
[[File:Kappil beach sunset.jpeg|thumb|Kappil beach sunset]]
Scenic backwaters, beach and facilities for watersport are available. Nellatil, [[Edava]], [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]], Nadayara, [[Varkala]] etc. are locations in the vicinity which are worth visiting.{{opinion|date=May 2012}}
Scenic backwaters, beach and facilities for watersport are available.


Kappil is also famous for [[Kappil Bhagavathy Temple]] and a tourist spot during the festival season.
Kappil is also famous for the Kappil Bhagavathy Temple and is a tourist spot during the festival season.

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==Nearby Places==
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* [[Varkala Beach]]
* Odayam Beach
* Manthra Beach
* [[Sivagiri, Kerala|Sivagiri Mutt]]
* Varkala Black Beach
* [[Janardanaswamy Temple|Janardhanaswami Temple]]
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* Kappil Devi Temple


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Kappil boatclub.JPG|Kappil boatclub
Image:Kappil boatclub.JPG|Kappil boatclub
Image:Kappil_Beach.JPG|The lonely beach
Image:Kappil_Beach.JPG|View of the beach
Image:Kappil_bridge.JPG|A beautiful evening view from Kappil bridge
Image:Kappil_bridge.JPG|An evening view from Kappil Bridge
Image:Kappil_lakeview.JPG|Edava-Nadayara Lake & Kappil Railway Bridge
Image:Kappil_lakeview.JPG|Edava-Nadayara Lake and Kappil Railway Bridge
Image:Kapil_rain.JPG|A rainy day
Image:Kapil_rain.JPG|A rainy day
Image:Kappil lake boat race (15-Feb-2009).jpg|Thekkumbhagam boat race
Image:Kappil lake boat race (15-Feb-2009).jpg|Thekkumbhagam boat race
File:A view of Kappil, kerala.jpg|Kappil beach
File:A view of Kappil, kerala.jpg|Kappil Beach
</gallery>
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

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==Near by Places==
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* Mayyanad Beach,
* Little Flower School,
* Salmiya Nursery,
* Jawahar balabhavan,
* New Vadakkey Veedu,
* K P Sirang,
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* Kappil Devi Temple,


==External links==
==External links==
* {{commons category inline|Kappil}}
* {{commons category-inline|Kappil, Thiruvananthapuram}}


{{Thiruvananthapuram district}}
{{Kollam district}}
{{Tourism in Kerala}}
{{Tourism in Kerala}}


[[Category:Villages in Thiruvananthapuram district]]
[[Category:Villages in Kollam district]]
[[Category:Beaches of Kerala]]
[[Category:Beaches of Kerala]]




{{Thiruvananthapuram-geo-stub}}
{{Kollam-geo-stub}}

Latest revision as of 23:27, 8 October 2024

Kappil
place
Kappil is located in Kerala
Kappil
Kappil
Location in Kerala, India
Kappil is located in India
Kappil
Kappil
Kappil (India)
Coordinates: 8°46′49″N 76°40′35″E / 8.78028°N 76.67639°E / 8.78028; 76.67639
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
Government
 • BodyEdava Panchayat
Area
 • Total3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695311[1]
Telephone code0471
Vehicle registrationKL 81[2]
Nearest cityThiruvananthapuram
Niyamasabha constituencyChathannor
Websitehttps://trivandrum.nic.in/en/

Kappil is a seashore tourist spot located in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India. Varkala railway station is the major railway station near Kappil.[3]

Transportation

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Road

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Kappil lies on the Varkala - Paravur - Kollam Road.

Rail

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Air

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Trivandrum International Airport, located 46 km away.

Tourism

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Kappil beach
Kappil beach sunset

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

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  • Kappil boatclub
    Kappil boatclub
  • View of the beach
    View of the beach
  • An evening view from Kappil Bridge
    An evening view from Kappil Bridge
  • Edava-Nadayara Lake and Kappil Railway Bridge
    Edava-Nadayara Lake and Kappil Railway Bridge
  • A rainy day
    A rainy day
  • Thekkumbhagam boat race
    Thekkumbhagam boat race
  • Kappil Beach
    Kappil Beach

References

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  1. ^ "Pin Code of Kappil in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala". mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. ^ https://mvd.kerala.gov.in/en/node/825. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Kappil beach and backwaters". keralatourism.org. Kerala Tourism Department. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
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