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Kattakada is a town in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. It is situated 13 km north of Neyyattinkara town, 18 km south of Nedumangad town and 20 km east of the Capital City, Thiruvananthapuram.[citation needed]
Kattakada | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Kattakkada Bus terminal and shopping complex | |
  Kattakada Location in Kerala, India  Kattakada Kattakada (India) | |
| Coordinates: 8°30′12″N 77°05′07″E / 8.5033°N 77.0852°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram district |
| 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 |
There is also a Tehsil/Taluk called Kattakada. It comprises 14 revenue villages and 12 Panchayats that surround the town. This taluk was formed in February 2014.[2]
The place name Kattakkada is derived from the Kattaal Devi Temple situated in the town. The word Kattaal in Malayalam translates to Wild Banyan Tree.[citation needed]
Etymology
editThe city takes its name from the Malayalam word kattal-kada meaning Store under a banyan tree (കാട്ടാൽ കട - കാട്ടാക്കട)
Location
editKattakada is in the eastern part of Thiruvananthapuram District. It is situated about (22 km) east of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala. To its north is Nedumangad (18 km) and to its south is Neyyattinkara (14 km)West Vithura(20km). It is a commercial centre and the second largest market of hill products in the district [citation needed], after Nedumangad. Neyyar Dam, a tourist spot and the core of Agasthyavanam Wildlife Sanctuary [citation needed], is only 10 km away from Kattakada at Kallikkad panchyath, towards the east.[citation needed]
The nearest railway stations are Thiruvananthapuram Central(18 km), Balaramapuram (10 km) and Neyyattinkara (13 km).[citation needed]
The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Panchayat Population". Thiruvananthapuram district. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- ^ "Capital Gets Kattakkada Taluk Today - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
External links
edit- Kattakkada Taluk formed
- About Kattakada - In the Local Self Government, Kerala website Archived 8 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- 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