Kalluvathukkal
Kalluvathukkal | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Interactive map of Kalluvathukkal | |
| Coordinates: 8°49′57″N 76°44′43″E / 8.83250°N 76.74528°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.69 km2 (13.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 21,555[1] |
| • Density | 604.0/km2 (1,564/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| PIN | 691578 |
| Area code | 0474-257**** |
Kalluvathukkal is a village in the Kollam district of the Indian state of Kerala. NH 47 passes through the village.[2] The nearest towns are Chathannoor and Paripally. Kollam Government Medical College is only 3 km from Kalluvathukkal.[3] There are lower primary and upper primary schools in the Kalluvathukkal panchayat. The panchayat also has its own school, offering classes from 5th to 10th standard. A small stadium is located next to the school. The place is infamous for the Kalluvathukkal hooch tragedy, which took place on 21 October 2000 and claimed 31 lives.
Geography
Kalluvathukkal is located in the approximately 21 kilometers from Kollam city and 50 kilometers north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Kalluvathukkal's population is 21,555 people, including 10,065 males and 11,490 females.[1]
Administration
| Ward No | Ward name | Member | Party | Alliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ezhipuram | R. Muraleedharan | BJP | NDA |
| 2 | Chirakkara | N. Appukkuttan Pillai | BJP | NDA |
| 3 | Chavarkodu | S. Vijayan | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 4 | Kizhakkanela | Reena Mangalath | INC | UDF |
| 5 | Meenampalam | Sheeja N. R | CPI | LDF |
| 6 | Kadampattukonam | L. Bindu | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 7 | Ilamkulam | Hareesh Poovathoor | INC | UDF |
| 8 | Aduthala | Mercy Teacher | CPI | LDF |
| 9 | Nadakikkal | B. R. Deepa | BJP | NDA |
| 10 | Mevanakonam | S. Sathyapalan | BJP | NDA |
| 11 | Karimpaloor | Alli Aji | BJP | NDA |
| 12 | Pampuram | Ajayakumar D. L | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 13 | Parippally | N. Santhini | INC | UDF |
| 14 | Vattakuzhikkal | Sudeep | BJP | NDA |
| 15 | Velamannoor | Chandrika Teacher | CPI | LDF |
| 16 | Vilavoorkonam | P. Pratheesh Kumar | INC | UDF |
| 17 | Kulamada | D. Subhadramma | RSP | UDF |
| 18 | Kulathoorkonam | Ranjith (Thambikkuttan) | BJP | NDA |
| 19 | Kalluvathukkal | Rajani Rajan | INC | UDF |
| 20 | E S I | Baiju Lakshmanan | BJP | NDA |
Transport
Kollam Railway Station is 19 km from Kalluvathukkal, while Paravur Railway Station, which is 10 km away, and Varkala Railway Station, located 13 km away, are also nearby. Ten pairs of express trains stop at Paravur Railway Station. Kollam Railway Station is 22 km from the village, and the Chathannoor KSRTC depot is 5 km from Kalluvathukkal.
The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport, approximately 44 kilometers south on National Highway 66.
Kalluvathukkal is well-connected to major cities like Trivandrum, Alappuzha, Kochi, and Thrissur, as well as important towns such as Kollam, Paravur, Kottarakkara and Varkala via National Highway 66 (NH 66) and other state Public Works Department (PWD) roads.
Notable people
- Kalaranjini, Chirakkara Devi temple near Kalluvathukkal is her ancestral family temple
- Urvashi (actress), Chirakkara Devi temple near Kalluvathukkal is her ancestral family temple
- Kalpana (Malayalam actress), Chirakkara Devi temple near Kalluvathukkal is her ancestral family temple
- Anwar Rasheed
References
- ^ a b "Kalluvathukkal Population - Kollam, Kerala". Census 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Kalluvathukkal Population - Kollam, Kerala". Census 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Colleges/Universities | District Kollam, Government of Kerala | India". Retrieved 20 July 2025.