Why visit Edavai
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 19 places to eat, 40 places to stay and 14 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Varkala Beach and Ansil & Manoj Memorial Park.
Weather in Edavai
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Things to do14
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Varkala Beach
Beach · 3.9 km
Cliff beach in Trivandrum, Kerala, India
2 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks2
Vettakada Traditional Shore-Pull Net Fishing Spot
Monument and historic site · 0.7 km
Traditional Shore - pull net fishing area - Kerala Style
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Ansil & Manoj Memorial Park
Park
Ansil & Manoj Memorial Park Varkala - Edava - Kappil Bridge Approach Road, Varkala
sunrise-sunset
Restaurants and cafes19
Hima Restaurant
Restaurant · Indian · 1.1 km
Varkala - Edava - Kappil Bridge Approach Road, Edava
Mo-Su 07:00-20:00
Honey Bun Fresh Bakes and sweets
Bakery · 1.4 km
Opp: Venkulam Fish Market Venkulam Market Road, Edava
Mo-Su 06:00-22:00
Kutty's Kitchen
Restaurant · Fish, Indian, Curry · 2.0 km
Kappil Beach
Thachus Nadan Thattukada
Restaurant · Indian · 1.3 km
Kappil HS Road, Edava
Life Bakery
Bakery · 1.0 km
Opp: Happy Collections Varkala - Edava - Kappil Bridge Approach Road, Edava
GSR SnacksCatering
Bakery · 1.5 km
GSR SnacksCatering GSR Snacks and Catering , Payattuvila, Manthara, Edava po, Thiruvananthapuram
7 more on the map.
Where to stay40
Dreamz Residency
Motel and hotel
Dreamz Residency, Sree eight road Varkala - Edava - Kappil Bridge Approach Road, Edava
Churches and places of worship31
Sree Mangaleswary Devi Kshethram
Place of worship · Hindu · 1.5 km
Kappil HS Road, EDAVA
Kadiyathi Temple
Place of worship · 2.5 km
Janathamukku Varkala Edava Road, Edava
Palakkavu Bhagavathy Temple
Place of worship
Varkala - Edava - Kappil Bridge Approach Road, Edava
Sree Dharmashastha Temple
Place of worship · 1.8 km
Sree Dharmashastha Temple Shashtham Temple road, Thiruvananthapuram
Station Juma Masjid
Place of worship · 0.9 km
Varkala - Edava - Kappil Bridge Approach Road, Edava
Shopping8
Happy Collections
Shop · 1.0 km
Varkala - Edava - Kappil Bridge Approach Road, Edava
NATIONAL HARDWARES
Hardware store · 1.2 km
Moonmoola Junction Varkala - Edava - Kappil Bridge Approach Road
Paruthivilayill Electrical and Plumbing
Hardware store · 1.4 km
Venkulam market road, Edava
Swarachithra Building Materials
Hardware store · 1.4 km
Swarachithra Building Materials Varkala - Edava - Kappil Bridge Approach Road, Edava
Gas and EV charging2
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Gas station
Has Fuels Paravoor - Varkala Road, Edava
Janathamukku Petrol Pump - Bharat Petroleum
Gas station · 2.5 km
Paravur - Varkala Road, Varkala
Schools, colleges and libraries12
Jawahar Public School
School
Jawahar Public School Varkala - Edava - Kappil Bridge Approach Road, Varkala
Little Flower English medium higher secondary school
School · 1.4 km
Venkulam - Guest House Road, Edava
Government Higher Secondary School Kappil Trivandrum
School · 1.4 km
Varkala - Edava - Kappil Bridge Approach Road, Edava
Deepthi English Medium School Parayil Edava
School · 0.6 km
Edava, Thiruvananthapuram
LV Upper Primary School Venkulam
School · 1.7 km
LVUPS, Venkulam Varkala - Edava - Kappil Bridge Approach Road, Edava
M.R.M.K.M.M.H.S -Muslim School Edava
School · 1.5 km
Venkulam - Guest House Road, Edava
Healthcare4
S B CLINIC VENKULAM
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.4 km
S B CLINIC Edava - Ayiroor Road, EDAVA
Kanjana Medicals
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.2 km
Moonnumoola Jn Venkulam - Guest House Road, Edava
S R Medicals
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.4 km
Varkala - Edava - Kappil Bridge Approach Road, Edava
Map of Edavai
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Getting there and nearby towns
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 40 km away.
- Paravūr Tekkumbhāgam 4 km northwest, about 4 min by car
- Varkala 5 km southeast, about 5 min by car
- Vettūr 7 km southeast, about 7 min by car
- Kadakkavoor 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
- Attingal 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
- Kollam 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
- Chavara 28 km northwest, about 28 min by car
- Punalūr 38 km northeast, about 38 min by car
- Nedumangād 39 km southeast, about 39 min by car
- Thiruvananthapuram 42 km southeast, about 42 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Kappil Bhagavathy Temple, Shishirdasika, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Varkala beach from above, Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malabar coast (मालाबार) - panoramio (3), Tuderna, CC BY 3.0
- Malabar coast (मालाबार) - panoramio (2), Tuderna, CC BY 3.0
- The Weightlifter, Adharsh G Krishnan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kappil beach 01, Navaneeth Krishnan S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kappil beach 02, Navaneeth Krishnan S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kappil beach 03, Navaneeth Krishnan S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sunset at Kappil beach, Navaneeth Krishnan S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kappil beach 04, Navaneeth Krishnan S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kappil as seen from train - moving train - panoramio (1), Arun Muralidhar, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Varkala seashore (Kerala, India 2023) (52708110228), Paul Arps from The Netherlands, CC BY 2.0
- Afternoon beach game in Varkala (Kerala, India 2023) (52708545676), Paul Arps from The Netherlands, CC BY 2.0
- Varkala seashore (Kerala, India 2023) (52707101322), Paul Arps from The Netherlands, CC BY 2.0
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