Varkala Taluk
Varkala Taluk is a Taluk situated in the northernmost tip of Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the 3rd most densely populated taluk in the district comprising 10 villages and Varkala municipality.
Spanning an area of about 177.16 km2,Varkala Taluk is home to over 9% of total population of Thiruvananthapuram district. Varkala is the taluk headquarters and the largest town of the taluk.
Revenue villages
- Varkala
- Edava
- Pallickal
- Navaikulam
- Chemmaruthy
- Cherunniyoor - Vettoor
- Kudavoor
- Manamboor
- Ottoor
- Madavoor
- Ayiroor
- Vettoor
Educational institutions
- SN College Varkala
- SR Medical College Akathumuri
- Sree Shankara Dental College
- SN Nursing College Varkala
- VK College of Engineering and Technology Chavercode
- SN Training College Nedunganda
- Asan Memorial Teacher Training Institute Vettoor
- CHMM College Chavercode
- University Institute of Management Varkala
- Govt ITI Varkala
- Govt ITI Varkala
- University Institute of Technology Pallickal
Railway stations
- Varkala
- Edava
- Kappil
- Akathumuri
Transportation
- Road
SH64 originating from Varkala City connect major towns in Kollam district.
Thiruvananthapuram - Kasargod Coastal Highway is passing through the Varkala Town.
- Rail
Varkala railway station serving the taluk is 2nd busiest in the district after Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station and 8th busiest railway station in the Thiruvananthapuram division.
Varkala Railway Station is well connected to major cities & towns in India like Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Madurai, Coimbatore, Bhopal, Vijayawada, Nilambur etc.
- Air
Varkala also has its own helipad in the town built in 1980.