Thevalakkara
Deva Loka Kara ( Area of GODS) | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Thevalakkara Location in Kerala, India  Thevalakkara Thevalakkara (India) | |
| Coordinates: 09°01′00″N 76°35′00″E / 9.01667°N 76.58333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Taluk | Karunagappally |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gram Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.92 km2 (6.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 42,977 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 690524 |
| STD code | 0476287 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-23 |
| Nearest city | Karunagappally |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kollam |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chavara |
Thevalakkara is a village in the Karunagappally Taluk, Kollam District of the state of Kerala, India.[1] It is located near the coast of the Indian Ocean, about 13 kilometres north of the district capital Kollam, and 7 kilometres southeast of the subdistrict capital Karunagappally. It contains a Devi temple along with a church and a mosque. The kadappa at Thevalakara is where ship masts (kadappa) were made for centuries. In 2011, it has a total population of 42,977.[2]The name thevalakkara came from Devalokakkara which means the land of gods because the place had many worship places of different religions.
Example
-Martha Mariam Orthodox Syrian Church
-Thevalakkara Chaliyath Muslim Jamath
-Major Devi Temple
- ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- ^ "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.