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Pallickal, Thiruvananthapuram

Coordinates: 8°50′28″N 76°48′02″E / 8.8412300°N 76.8006700°E / 8.8412300; 76.8006700
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Pallickal
village
Pallickal is located in Kerala
Pallickal
Pallickal
Location in Kerala, India
Pallickal is located in India
Pallickal
Pallickal
Pallickal (India)
Coordinates: 8°50′28″N 76°48′02″E / 8.8412300°N 76.8006700°E / 8.8412300; 76.8006700
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
TalukVarkala
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Area
 • Total16.36 km2 (6.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total16,900
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695604[1]
Telephone code0470268
Vehicle registrationKL-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

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Maramadi Festival

Pallickal is famous for the sports called " Maramadi" or [[Bull surfing|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

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

Schools

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  • Govt. Higher Secondary School, Pallickal
  • Govt. U.P School, Pallickal
  • Pakalkuri Higher Secondary School
  • Moothala LP School
  • Kattuputhusseri LP School

References

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  1. ^ "India Post :Pincode Search". Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.