# Vellarada

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Village in Kerala, India

Vellarada village Vellarada Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Vellarada Vellarada (India) Show map of India Coordinates: 8°26′46″N 77°11′50″E / 8.4461°N 77.19711°E / 8.4461; 77.19711 Country India State Kerala District Thiruvananthapuram Government • Body Grama Panchayath Population (2011) • Total 28,667 Languages • Official Malayalam, English Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST) PIN 695505 Vehicle registration KL-19

**Vellarada**is a border [village](/source/Village) situated in [Thiruvananthapuram district](/source/Thiruvananthapuram_district) in the state of [Kerala](/source/Kerala), India.[1] It is 42 km from Thiruvananthapuram. It is the southernmost part of Kerala state, sharing its border with Tamil Nadu. Vellarada is said to be the threshold to the high-range areas of the eastern part of Thiruvananthapuram district. The southernmost point of Western Ghats in Kerala is near Vellarada.

Vellarada is also known for its hilltop shrine "Kurisumala Pilgrim Centre[2]" (also called Thekkan kurisumala) at an elevation of 640 metres (2,100 ft). Thousands of devotees from various parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka visit the shrine during Lent every year.

## Demographics

As of 2011[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vellarada&action=edit) India [census](/source/Census), A total of 7,575 families resides in Vellarada. Vellarada village had a population of 28,667 with 13,923 males and 14,744 females. There is a positive sex ratio of 1,059 existing in Vellarada. Literacy is at 92.29%. The dominant religions in Vellarada are Hinduism and Christianity. The Scheduled Caste (SC) constitutes 7.02% while Schedule Tribe (ST) was 1.22% of the total population in Vellarada village.[3]

Majority of the population practice agriculture, chiefly cash crops like rubber.

## Administration

- From local self-government perspective, in the three-tier [Panchayati Raj](/source/Panchayati_raj_in_India) local self-government model, Vellarada [Grama Panchayat](/source/Gram_panchayat) falls in the [Perumkadavila](/source/Perumkadavila) [Block Panchayat](/source/Block_panchayat) of Thiruvananthapuram [Jilla Panchayat](/source/Zilla_Panchayat)Panchayath. The Vellarada [Grama Panchayat](/source/Gram_panchayat), in turn, has 23 wards which are the smallest administrative unit.

- In the political map of the country, Vellarada falls into Parassala Legislative assembly constituency of Kerala state and [Thiruvananthapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)](/source/Thiruvananthapuram_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)) of parliament of India.

- In revenue administration point of view Vellarada Village falls into [Neyyattinkara taluk](/source/Neyyattinkara_taluk) of [Thiruvananthapuram district](/source/Thiruvananthapuram_district).

- In [Law and Order](/source/Law_and_order_(politics)) perspective, Vellarada falls under [Kerala Police](/source/Kerala_Police)'s Thiruvananthapuram Rural police district. The station serves neighbouring villages of Kunnathukal and Amboori also.[\[1\]](https://tvmrural.keralapolice.gov.in/wings/police-stations/vellarada-ps)

- In terms of registration, Vellarada has a Sub Registrar Office, that is under Department of Registration, [Government of Kerala](/source/Government_of_Kerala). However, Vellarada SRO doesn't have an independent vehicle registration code Parassala (KL -19).

## Transportation

In the case of transportation Vellarada doesn't have direct rail connectivity or waterways connectivity. Roadways are the main and only mode of transportation.

### Roadways

The major roads passing through Vellarada are:

- The [Hill Highway](/source/Hill_Highway_(Kerala)) from Parassala to Nandarapadavu in Kasaragod

- The [State Highway 3 (Kerala)](/source/State_Highway_3_(Kerala)), i.e. the [Nedumangad](/source/Nedumangad)–[Aralvaimozhi](/source/Aralvaimozhi) road made by Travancore kings that passes through Anappara in Vellarada

- The [Karamana](/source/Karamana)–Vellarada Road[4]

Public transport through road is entirely managed by [KSRTC](/source/Kerala_State_Road_Transport_Corporation) and [TNSTC](/source/Tamil_Nadu_State_Transport_Corporation).

- [Kerala State Road Transport Corporation](/source/Kerala_State_Road_Transport_Corporation) (KSRTC) connects Vellarada directly with district headquarters [Thiruvananthapuram](/source/Thiruvananthapuram), [Neyyattinkara](/source/Neyyattinkara), [Parassala](/source/Parassala), [Kattakada](/source/Kattakada), [Nedumangad](/source/Nedumangad) and distant towns such as [Kottayam](/source/Kottayam), [Erattupetta](/source/Erattupetta), [Kottarakkara](/source/Kottarakkara), [Pathanamthitta](/source/Pathanamthitta), [Ranni](/source/Ranni%2C_Kerala), [Erumeli](/source/Erumeli), [Thodupuzha](/source/Thodupuzha), [Muvattupuzha](/source/Muvattupuzha) [Chengannur](/source/Chengannur), [Thiruvalla](/source/Thiruvalla), [Thrissur](/source/Thrissur), [Kumily](/source/Kumily) and [Kumbum](/source/Kumbum) . There are no private buses operating through Vellarada.

- [Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation](/source/Tamil_Nadu_State_Transport_Corporation) (TNSTC) has only a very few services through Vellarada. TNSTC connects Vellarada directly with [Kanyakumari](/source/Kanyakumari), [Thuckalay](/source/Thuckalay), [Nagercoil](/source/Nagercoil), [Thirunelveli](/source/Thirunelveli), [Madurai](/source/Madurai) most of them connect to either [Parassala](/source/Parassala) or [Marthandam](/source/Marthandam). TNSTC is available in abundance from a nearby place called [Panachamoodu](/source/Panachamoodu) which is a town that's partially in Kerala and partially in Tamil Nadu.

### Railways

The nearest railway stations from Vellarada are:

- [Parassala railway station](/source/Parassala_railway_station) - 13 km

- [Dhanuvachapuram](/source/Dhanuvachapuram) railway station - 15 km

- [Neyyattinkara railway station](/source/Neyyattinkara_railway_station) - 17 km

- [Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station](/source/Thiruvananthapuram_Central_railway_station) - 37 km

- [Eraniel railway station](/source/Eraniel_railway_station) - 37 km

### Airways

The nearest airports are:

- [Trivandrum International Airport](/source/Trivandrum_International_Airport) - 40 km

- [Tuticorin Airport](/source/Tuticorin_Airport) - 151 km

- [Cochin International Airport](/source/Cochin_International_Airport) - 260 km

## Tourist attractions

- Kali Mala

- Thekkan Kurissumala

- Chittar Dam and reservoir (in Tamil Nadu)

- Neyyar Wild Life Sanctuary

- Kottur Elephant Rehabilitation Center

- Mayam Kadavu, Amboori

Thekkan Kurisumala skyline

## Health care

- Perumkadavila Block Panchayath Vellarada Community Health Centre

- RUCKMONI MEMORIAL DEVI HOSPITAL, VELLARADA

- CSI Medical College Karakonam

## Educational institutions

- Velayudha panikkar memorial higher secondary school vellarada

- Seventh Day School

- Govt Ups Vellarada

- Easwara Vilasam Up School Koothali

- Govt Lps School Koothali

- Lms Lps Anchumaramkala

- LMS LPS Manoor, Pattamthalakkal

## Higher education institutes

- CSI Medical College, Karakonam

- PRS College of Nursing, Paliyodu - Vellarada

- UIT Arattukuzhi - Vellarada

- White Memorial Arts & Science College, Panachamoodu - Vellarada.

- RUCKMONI COLLEGE OF NURSING, VELLARADA

## Religious

- Thekkan Kurisumala pilgrim center

- Lokanatha Kshethram Vellarada

- St pius church Kurisumala

- Kalimala

- Choondical Sree Bhadrakali Devi Temple

- Kaliyikkal Sree Bhadrakaali Temple

- Pachayam Sree Dharma shastha Temple

- Chirathalakkal Sree Bhagavathy Temple

- C S I vellarada (district & Area Church)

- C S I Muttachal

- C S I Churuli

- C S I Manali

- vencodu Sree Dharmasastha Temple

- Soul Winning Church of India (SWCI), Karamoodu

- New Life Bethel Church, Muttachal

- Suvartha Prayer Hall, Panayadu

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-censusindia_1-0)** ["Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above"](http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Kurisumala pilgrimage to begin on March 13"](http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/kurisumala-pilgrimage-to-begin-on-march-13/article4486956.ece). *The Hindu*. 8 March 2013. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0971-751X](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0971-751X). Retrieved 22 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Vellanad Village Population - Nedumangad - Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala"](https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/628500-vellanad-kerala.html). *www.census2011.co.in*. Retrieved 9 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Karamana-Vellarada road to be developed in two phases"](https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/karamana-vellarada-road-to-be-developed-in-two-phases/article27891966.ece). *The Hindu*. 13 June 2019. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0971-751X](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0971-751X). Retrieved 6 April 2020.

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