Kattakada is a town in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. It is situated 13 km north of Neyyattinkara town, 18 km south of Nedumangad town and 20 km east of the Capital City, Thiruvananthapuram.

There is also a Tehsil/Taluk called Kattakada. It comprises 14 revenue villages and 12 Panchayats that surround the town. This taluk was formed in February 2014.

The place name Kattakkada is derived from the Kattaal Devi Temple situated in the town. The word Kattaal in Malayalam translates to Wild Banyan Tree.

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Kattakada is in the eastern part of Thiruvananthapuram District. It is situated about (22 km) east of Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala. To its north is Nedumangad (18 km) and to its south is Neyyattinkara (14 km)West Vithura(20km). It is a commercial centre and the second largest 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 Kallikkad panchyath, towards the east.

The nearest railway stations are Trivandrum Central(18 km), Balaramapuram (10 km) and Neyyattinkara (13 km).

The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.

• Mandapathinkadavu
• Neyyattinkara
• Neyyattinkara Railway Station
• Amaravila
• kuttichal
• Kanjiramkulam
• Peyad
• Parassala
• Neyyattinkara Sree Krishna Swami Temple
• Upper cloth revolt
• Thiruvananthapuram
• Municipalities of Kerala

• Kattakkada Taluk formed
• About Kattakada - In the Local Self Government, Kerala website Archived 8 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
• About Kattakada - In the Official Website of Church of South India (CSI) Parish Kattakada
• Kattakada Details on 1city.in
• Map of Thiruvananthapuram District
• About Kattakada
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