Kattakada


Kattakada is a Taluk and a suburb in Trivandrum, the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. It is situated 13km west of Neyyattinkara Town, 18km south of Nedumangad town and 22km south-west of Capital City Trivandrum.

Location

Kattakada is in the eastern part of Thiruvanathapram District. It is situated about 18 km east of Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala. To its north is situated Nedumangad and to its south, Neyyattinkara. It is a commercial centre and the second biggest market of hill products in the district, after Nedumangad. Neyyar Dam, a tourist spot and the core of Agasthyavanam Wildlife Sanctuary, is only 10 km away from Kattakada at kuttichal panchyath, towards the east. Thus, Kattakada is situated at the centre of four places: Trivandrum to the west, Neyyattinkara to the south, Neyyar Dam to the east and Nedumangad to the north.
The nearest railway stations are Trivandrum Central, Balaramapuram and Neyyattinkara.
The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.