Paravur
Paravur is in Quilon/Kollam district, Kerala, Southern Travancore, India. It is a municipal town connected to Thiruvananthapuram and Quilon by trains and bus.The population is around 44,000.Places of Interest
Highlights include Paravur railway station and Puttingal Temple.
Paravur railway station
Railway station
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Paravur railway station is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station in the Indian municipal town of Paravur in Kollam district, Kerala.
Puttingal Temple
Hindu temple
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Puttingal Temple is a Hindu temple in the coastal town of Paravur, India. The temple was founded after the presence of the goddess was experienced on an ant hill with Puttu being the Malayalam word for ant hill.
Kappil railway station
Railway station
Kappil railway station station code KFI, is one of the four railway stations serving the Varkala urban agglomeration in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. Kappil railway station is situated 4 km south of Paravur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mayyanad and Edava.
Mayyanad
Town
Photo: Adarsh Padmanabhan, CC BY 3.0.
Mayyanad is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. Mayyanad is notable for contributing significantly to the workforce of the Government of Kerala. Mayyanad is situated 5 km northwest of Paravur.
Edava
Photo: Anosaan, Public domain.
Edava is a panchayat in Varkala Taluk, and lies at the northernmost tip of Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Edava is located 5 km north of Varkala, 21 km south of port city Kollam, and 44 km north of capital city Thiruvananthapuram.
Paravur
- Type: Area
- Location: Kerala, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
8.81403° or 8° 48′ 51″ northLongitude
76.68407° or 76° 41′ 3″ eastElevation
37 metres (121 feet)Open location code
6JWRRM7M+JJGeoNames ID
11502196
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