Vakkom

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Vakkom is located in Thiruvananthapuram District and is near Kadakkavur. It is about 10 km from Attingal. Vakkom is the birth place of Vakkom Moulavi, one of the greatest renaissance leaders of Kerala. It is also the birth place of many prominent socio-political figures including Vakkom Purushothaman (Former speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly and Governor of Mizoram), Vakkom Majeed (Freedom fighter, politician and a former member of the Travancore-Cochin State Assembly) and INA Hero Vakkom Kadir . Sarkara Devi Temple and Varkala Beach (8.5 km) are points of interest nearby.

Attingal Bus Station is the nearest bus station. Kadakkavur Railway Station (1 km) and Trivandrum International Airport (30 km) serve this area. It is about 8 km off the National Highway 47 and 2 km off the Varkala-Kadakavur road.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vakkom
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Coordinates:   8°41'24"N   76°45'52"E

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  • Vakkom is located in Thiruvananthapuram District and is near Kadakkavur. It is about 10 km from Attingal. Vakkom is the birth place of Vakkom Moulavi, one of the greatest renaissance leaders of Kerala. Vakkom Purushothaman, the former speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly, was also born here. Sarkara Devi Temple and Varkala Beach (8.5 km) are points of interest nearby. Attingal Bus Station is the nearest bus station. Kadakkavur Railway Station (1 km) and Trivandrum International Airport (30 km) serve this area. It is about 8 km off the National Highway 47 and 2 km off the Varkala-Kadakavur road.
  • Kadakkavur Railway Station is under the southern Railways. It is on the Trivandrum-Ernakulam rail route. The main train connections include Trivandrum-Ernakulam Vanchinad Express, Mumbai-Kanyamumari Jayanthi Janatha Express, Banglore-Kanyakumari Island Express, Malabar Express, Venad Express, Guruvayur-Chennai Egmore Express, Trivandrum-Kannur Express and all Passenger trains. Kadakkavur Bus Stand is located near the Railway Station. The nearest Airport is Trivandrum International Airport. Station Code: KVU
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  • Vakkom is a village in Chirayinkeezhu Thaluk, Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.The nearest town is Attingal. It is located 35 kilometers north of Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. Vakkom panchayat is surrounded by back waters (Kayal). Neighbouring Panchayats are Anjengo, Kadakkavoor, Vettoor, Cherunniyoor and Manampoor. The nearest towns, within 9 km are Varkala and Attingal. The total area of Vakkom is 5.06 km2 and the total population, as per the census 2001, is 17640 with an effective literacy rate of 90.6%..more please click https://sites.google.com/site/vakkom1/
  • Place name become VAKKOM because of its two side ARE edge of the back waters.
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