Thevalakkara

Thevalakkara
Deva Loka Kara ( Area of GODS)
Village
Thekkan Guruvayur Temple within the village
Thekkan Guruvayur Temple within the village
Thevalakkara is located in Kerala
Thevalakkara
Thevalakkara
Location in Kerala, India
Thevalakkara is located in India
Thevalakkara
Thevalakkara
Thevalakkara (India)
Coordinates: 09°01′00″N 76°35′00″E / 9.01667°N 76.58333°E / 9.01667; 76.58333
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKollam
TalukKarunagappally
Government
 • TypeGram Panchayat
Area
 • Total16.92 km2 (6.53 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total42,977
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
690524
STD code0476287
Vehicle registrationKL-23
Nearest cityKarunagappally
Lok Sabha constituencyKollam
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChavara

Thevalakkara is a village in the Karunagappally Taluk, Kollam District of the state of Kerala, India.[1] It is located near the coast of the Indian Ocean, about 13 kilometres north of the district capital Kollam, and 7 kilometres southeast of the subdistrict capital Karunagappally. It contains a Devi temple along with a church and a mosque. The kadappa at Thevalakara is where ship masts (kadappa) were made for centuries. In 2011, it has a total population of 42,977.[2]

  1. ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.