Parippally

Parippally

Parippalli
Parippally Parippalli
Town
	ESIC Medical College
	Coordinates: 8°48′44″N 76°45′32″E / 8.812361°N 76.758775°ECoordinates: 8°48′44″N 76°45′32″E / 8.812361°N 76.758775°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Government
• Body	Kalluvathukkal Panchayath
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-2
Nearest city	Kollam City (24 Km)
Assembly constituency	Chathannoor
Lok Sabha constituency	Kollam

Parippally is a town in Kalluvathukal Panchayath of Kollam district, Kerala, India. Paripally town is situated 22 km South of Kollam City along NH66 and 44km North of Trivandrum along NH66. Kollam Govt. Medical College is situated in Parippally.Nearest Town Chathannor is located 3 KM away from Paripally. Kottiyam is another major town located near to Parippally .

Transportation[edit]

Nearest Airport is Trivandrum International Airport (45 km). Kollam Helipad (Asramam) is about 23 km away from Parippally and Varkala Helipad (Cliff) is about 13 km away.

Paravur Railway Station is the nearest railway station to Parippally. Paravur is well connected to Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Salem, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Mangalore, Coimbatore, Pune, Tirunelveli, Trichy and various towns in Kerala through Indian Railways. It is the nearest railway station to the newly inaugurated Kollam Medical College, Parippally.

There are 4 major roads which connect Madathara, Paravur, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram. It is only 13 kilometers away from the famous Varkala Sivagiri, Varkala Beach and Varkala Temple.

Administration[edit]

Parippally is the part of Kalluvathukkal Panchayath.

Schools[edit]

Famous schools are KPHS Kalluvathukkal, ASHSS Parippally. UKF Engineering College is in Paripally. Govt Medical College, Kollam is situated in Paripally.

Temples[edit]

There are more than 7 temples in this village. Kodimoottil Sri Bhadrakaali Temple is one among the most famous temples in Kerala. Gajamela and Ponkala which are associated with the temple festival are very famous. Thousands of devotees come to watch the Gajamela. Other major temples are Sri Guru Nagappan Kavu (ശ്രീ ഗുരുനാഗപ്പൻ ക്ഷേത്രം), Sree Subramanya Swami Temple, Mullukattil Nagaru Kavu, Mevanakkonam Thirunettarakavu Sree Badhra Kali Temple (fire works associated with the temple festival is very famous), Vayalil Thrikkovil Mahavishnu Temple (വയലില്‍ തൃക്കോവില്‍ മഹാവിഷ്ണു ക്ഷേത്രം), Kunnathuveetil Temple (കുന്നത്ത് വീട്ടിൽ ക്ഷേത്രം), Kanninkarazhikam Durga Devi Temple (കണ്ണങ്കരിഴികം ദുർഗ്ഗദേവി ക്ഷേത്രം), Sreeramapuram Sreeramswamy Temple (ശ്രീരാമപുരം ശ്രീരാമസ്വാമി ക്ഷേത്രം), Madankavu Devi Temple (മാടൻ കാവ് ദേവി ക്ഷേത്രം) Ezhippuram, is near by Parippally Junction. Kollam Medical College Hospital is situated at Parippally.

References[edit]

Kerala Atlas
Manorama year book: 2006

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