Pallickal, Thiruvananthapuram

Pallickal
Pallickal
village
	Pallickal Location in Kerala, India Pallickal Pallickal (India)
	Coordinates: 8°50′28″N 76°48′02″E / 8.8412300°N 76.8006700°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Taluk	Varkala
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Area
• Total	16.36 km2 (6.32 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	16,900
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695604
Telephone code	0470268
Vehicle registration	KL-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

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

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

Schools

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

References

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

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[1] "India Post :Pincode Search". Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2008.

[censusindia-2] "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

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