Kattakada
Kattakada is a Taluk in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. It is situated 13km west of Neyyattinkara Town, 18km south of Nedumangad town and 22km east of Capital City Thiruvananthapuram.
Kattakada | |
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Town | |
Kattakkada Bus terminal and shopping complex | |
Coordinates: 8°30′15″N 77°4′49″E | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Thiruvananthapuram district |
Government | |
• Type | Government |
• Body | Kattakada Grama Panchayath |
Area | |
• Total | 22.54 km2 (8.70 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 40,448 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 695572 |
Telephone code | 0471 |
Vehicle registration | KL-74 |
Location
Kattakada is in the eastern part of Thiruvananthapuram District. It is situated about (22 km) east of Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala. To its north, Nedumangad (18 km) and to south, Neyyattinkara (14 km)West Vithura(20km). It is a commercial centre and the second biggest market of hill products in the district , after Nedumangad. Neyyar Dam, a tourist spot and the core of Agasthyavanam Wildlife Sanctuary , is only 10 km away from Kattakada at kuttichal panchyath, towards the east.
The nearest railway stations are Trivandrum Central(18 km), Balaramapuram (10 km) and Neyyattinkara (13 km).
The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.
See also
References
- "Panchayat Population". Thiruvananthapuram district. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
External links
- Kattakkada Taluk formed
- ASRTECH Website designing and developing
- -Kripabag-Complete Printing of Bags, Covers, Bigshoppers...etc
- About Kattakada - In the Local Self Government, Kerala website
- About Kattakada - In the Official Website of Church of South India (CSI) Parish Kattakada
- Kattakada Details on 1city.in
- Map of Thiruvananthapuram District
- About Kattakada
- map