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Kappil is a tourist spot in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala state, India. It is located in Edava Panchayat of Varkala Taluk at the coast of Arabian Sea. It is 18 km (11 mi) north of Kollam city centre. Varkala Railway Station is major railway station near Kappil.[2]

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Kappil
place
Kappil Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Kappil Kappil (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 8°46′49″N 76°40′35″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Government
• Body	Edava Panchayat
Area
• Total	3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695311[1]
Telephone code	0470
Vehicle registration	KL 81
Nearest city	Varkala
Niyamasabha constituency	Varkala

Transportation

Road

Kappil lies on the Varkala - Paravur - Kollam Road.

Rail

• Varkala Railway Station, which is 7 km (4.3 mi) from Kappil, is well connected to major cities such as Kollam, Trivandrum, Delhi and Chennai.

• Kappil railway station

• Edavai railway station

Air

Trivandrum International Airport, located 55 km away.

Tourism

Scenic backwaters, beach and facilities for watersport are available.

Kappil is also famous for the Kappil Bhagavathy Temple and is a tourist spot during the festival season.

Nearby Places

• Varkala Beach
• Odayam Beach
• Manthra Beach
• Sivagiri Mutt
• Varkala Black Beach
• Janardhanaswami Temple
• Kappil Devi Temple

Gallery

• 
  Kappil boatclub
• 
  View of the beach
• 
  An evening view from Kappil Bridge
• 
  Edava-Nadayara Lake and Kappil Railway Bridge
• 
  A rainy day
• 
  Thekkumbhagam boat race
• 
  Kappil Beach

References

External links

• Media related to Kappil, Thiruvananthapuram at Wikimedia Commons

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