Vellarada

Vellarada

Vellarada
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village
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Government
• Body	Grama Panchayath
Population (2001)
• Total	31,384
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695505
Vehicle registration	KL-19

Vellarada is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.^[1] It is 42 km from Thiruvananthapuram. It is the southernmost part of Kerala state, sharing its border with Tamil Nadu. Vellarada is said to be the threshold to the highrange areas of eastern part of Thiruvananthapuram district.

Vellarada is also known for its hilltop shrine "Kurisumala Pilgim Centre^[2]" (also called Thekkan kurisumala) which is located at a height of 3,000 feet. Thousands of devotees from various parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka visit the shrine during the Lent every year.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Vellarada had a population of 31384 with 15503 males and 15881 females.

Thiruvananthapuram district consist of 13 Block Panchayats.They are Parassala,Perumkadavila,Athiyannoor,Nemom,Thiruvananthapuram. There are 23 wards in Vellarda grama panchayath, Karikamancode is one among them.

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References

^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-10. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Kurisumala pilgrimage to begin on March 13". The Hindu. 2013-03-08. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
^ MITTU MEDIA Video Shoot,Video Live,Video Edit Koothali,Vellarada Mob:9995975980(Jinoy) Near koothali Easwara Vilasam U.P school Near Thekkan Kurisumala,Vellarada NB:Anybody want to see our videos on youtube___www.youtube.com/superjinoy

Karikamancodu Devi Temple : https://sites.google.com/site/sreebhadradevipuram/

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[censusindia-1] "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-10. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] "Kurisumala pilgrimage to begin on March 13". The Hindu. 2013-03-08. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-10-22.

[3] MITTU MEDIA Video Shoot,Video Live,Video Edit Koothali,Vellarada Mob:9995975980(Jinoy) Near koothali Easwara Vilasam U.P school Near Thekkan Kurisumala,Vellarada NB:Anybody want to see our videos on youtube___www.youtube.com/superjinoy

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