Kallikkad
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Kallikkad is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district
in the southern Indian state of Kerala
. The village is one of the 11 census villages in the Neyyattinkara
taluka of Thiruvananthapuram district.As per the 2001 Census of India, Kallikkad has a population of 9,515. Males number 4,705 and females number 4,810. Neyyar dam is situated in this panchayath. there are so meny Kani settlements in this panchayath. vlavetti is one of them. this panchayath have prominent historical and cultural backgrounds. the travancore king, Marthanda varma's plight against Ettuveetil pillas were through the mountain paths of kallikkadu. the famous Kanipattu strike was organised by the leaders of Kallikkad and Ottasekharamangalam. vikraman nair, kallikkad gangan, kunjiraman nair etc. were the leaders. Kallikkad Ramachandran the famous filim maker and writer's birth place is near the village. K R Ajayan, the journalist and short story writer is from this village. sporting union the famous spots club contributed meny yongsters to the field. adhyathma chinthalaya ashramam is at kallikkad. sivanda yoga kendra in neyyardam is the world denoted spiritual place at neyyardam.
Thiruvananthapuram district
Thiruvananthapuram District is the southernmost district of the Indian state of Kerala. It came into existence in the year 1957. The headquarters is the city of Thiruvananthapuram which is also the capital city of Kerala....
in the southern Indian state of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. The village is one of the 11 census villages in the Neyyattinkara
Neyyattinkara
Neyyattinkara is municipality in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. The name Neyyattinkara in Malayalam literally means the shore of Neyyar River. Neyyar River flows from Agasthyarkoodam , the highest peak in southern end of the Western Ghats. The taluk has a total...
taluka of Thiruvananthapuram district.As per the 2001 Census of India, Kallikkad has a population of 9,515. Males number 4,705 and females number 4,810. Neyyar dam is situated in this panchayath. there are so meny Kani settlements in this panchayath. vlavetti is one of them. this panchayath have prominent historical and cultural backgrounds. the travancore king, Marthanda varma's plight against Ettuveetil pillas were through the mountain paths of kallikkadu. the famous Kanipattu strike was organised by the leaders of Kallikkad and Ottasekharamangalam. vikraman nair, kallikkad gangan, kunjiraman nair etc. were the leaders. Kallikkad Ramachandran the famous filim maker and writer's birth place is near the village. K R Ajayan, the journalist and short story writer is from this village. sporting union the famous spots club contributed meny yongsters to the field. adhyathma chinthalaya ashramam is at kallikkad. sivanda yoga kendra in neyyardam is the world denoted spiritual place at neyyardam.