Parippally

Parippally Parippalli
City
ESIC Medical College
Coordinates: 8.812361°N 76.758775°E / 8.812361; 76.758775
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Government
• Body	Kalluvathukkal Panchayath
Population  (2011)http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/628437-parippally-kerala.html
• Total	29,371
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-2
Nearest city	Kollam City (26 km)
Assembly constituency	Chathannoor
Lok Sabha constituency	Kollam
Website	www.parippally.com

Parippally is a village town in Kollam district, Kerala, India. Paripally town is 26 km away from Kollam city centre along the NH66. It is just 2 km away from the border of Kollam district on the way to Trivandrum District. Parippally is also near to Varkala beach and Varkala Temple.

Transportation

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 connects Madathara, Paravur, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram. It is only 13 kilometers away from the famous Varkala Sivagiri, Varkala Beach and Varkala Temple.

Administration

Parippally is the part of Kalluvathukkal Panchayath.

Schools

Famous schools are KPHS Kalluvathukkal, ASHSS Parippally. UKF Engineering College is in Paripally.

Temples

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 kavuശ്രീ ഗുരുനാഗപ്പൻ ക്ഷേത്രം), Sree Subramanya Swami Temple, Mullukattil nagaru Kavu, Mevanakkonam, Vayalil Thrikkovil Vayalil Thrikkovil Mahavishnu Temple ^{വയലില്‍ തൃക്കോവില്‍ 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 Juncion. Kollam Medical College Hospital is situated at Parippally.

References

• Kerala Atlas
• Manorama year book: 2006

External links

• Parippally Gajamela
• http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/628437-parippally-kerala.html