Parasuvaikkal

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Parasuvaikkal
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Parasuvaikkal
Location in Kerala, India
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Parasuvaikkal
Parasuvaikkal (India)
Coordinates: 8°21′53″N77°08′15″E / 8.3648°N 77.1375°E / 8.3648; 77.1375
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Kerala
District Thiruvananthapuram
Government
  Body Parassala Grama panchayat
Population
 (2011)
  Total
17,698
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695 508
Telephone code+91 471 22
Vehicle registration KL-19
Nearest city Thiruvananthapuram
Lok Sabha constituency Thiruvananthapuram
Assembly constituency Parassala

Parasuvaikkal is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. [1]

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Parasuvaikkal has four Hindu temples, Parasuvaikkal major Sree Bhagavathy temple governed by Travancore Devaswom Board, Ponnamkulam Devi Kshethram, Idanatukonam Sree Dharma Sastha Temple and Kottakkakam Sree Mahadeva Kshethram Trust. A mosque and number of churches are there. Educational institutions are very few in number.

Transport

Connected from major cities. NH 66 Road passing through Parasuvaikal via to Kanniyakumari.

Parasuvaikkal is the next village after Parassala from Kerala - Tamil Nadu Border and its well connected to a number of major cities in Kerala by road and rail.

A small railway station in the Southern Railway network is nearby, namely Dhanuvachapuram. Most of the passenger trains stops here.

The Salem - Kanyakumari National Highway (NH 66) passes through the village. Government buses as well as private bus services operate between Thiruvananthapuram and other major towns such as Parassala, Neyyattinkara, Balaramapuram, Kollam and the northern districts of Kerala.

Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, Cochin International Airport, Tuticorin Airport, Madurai Airport are the nearest airports.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Parasuvaikkal had a population of 17698 with 8676 males and 9022 females. [2] [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. "Parasuvaikkal Census Town City Population Census 2011-2026 | Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 8 January 2026.