Kappil, Thiruvananthapuram

Kappil
Kappil
place
	Kappil Location in Kerala, India Kappil Kappil (India)
	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
Telephone code	0471
Vehicle registration	KL 81
Nearest city	Thiruvananthapuram
Niyamasabha constituency	Chathannor
Website	https://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

Road

Kappil lies on the Varkala - Paravur - Kollam Road.

Rail

Varkala Railway Station, which is 7 km (4.3 mi) from Kappil, is well connected to major cities such as Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Delhi and Chennai.

Kappil railway station

Edava railway station

Air

Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, located 46 km away.

Tourism

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

Varkala Beach
Odayam Beach
Manthra Beach
Sivagiri Mutt
Varkala Black Beach
Janardhanaswami Temple
Kappil Devi Temple

Gallery

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

References

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

External links

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[1] "Pin Code of Kappil in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala". mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

[2] ttps://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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Kappil
place
Kappil Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Kappil Kappil (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 8°46′49″N 76°40′35″E / 8.78028°N 76.67639°E / 8.78028; 76.67639
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/