Pallickal, Thiruvananthapuram Explained

Pallickal
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:8.8412°N 76.8007°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Thiruvananthapuram
Parts Type:Taluk
Parts:Varkala
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:16.36
Population Total:16900
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:695604[1]
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0470268
Registration Plate:KL-81

Pallickal is a panchayath in Varkala Taluk of Trivandrum district in the state of Kerala, India. It is situated 18 km east of Varkala along Varkala - Madathara State Highway 64 and 46 km north-east of capital city Trivandrum.[2] It is known for its lush paddy fields and Land of Volleyball in south kerala. More over, this village is full of Sports enthusiasts and supporters.

Attractions

Pallickal is famous for the sports called " Maramadi" or Bull Surfing

There are many temples in this village. They are Kodimarathinmood Devi Temple, Panappallil Bhagavathi Temple, Chazhoor Mahavishnu Temple, Pulimath Devei Temple, Anakunnam Mahadeva temple, Ayiravilli Mahadeva Temple, Ilamabarakkod Devi Temple, Parayil Sreedharmasastha temple, Mannavil Moorthi temple, Thevermukalil Ardha Nareerswara Temple, Pakalkkuri Maha Vishnu Temple, and the newly made Sree Narayana Gurudeve Temple at Moothala. There are five mosques in this village. One is situated in Pallickal town itself, which is recently renovated and Thazhebhagom Muslim Jamaath is one of the oldest mosques in this area.

Sports

Pallickal is called " Home of Volleyball " in Kerala. Jas club Pallickal molded a lot of stars to State, National and even International Levels

Schools

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: India Post :Pincode Search. 2008-12-16. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120520133707/http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Pin/pinsearch.aspx. 2012-05-20.
  2. Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2008-12-10.