About Amaravila in Amaravila, Neyyattinkara, Neyyattinkara

Amaravila is a village in Neyyattinkara town in Trivandrum district, Kerala State, India. The word "Amaravila" means "land of immortals". Kerala's second largest checkpost after Walayar is situated in Amaravila. This village is situated in NH 47 on the way to Kanyakumari, on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. It is around 3 km from Neyyattinkara town. This town is noted for its religious integration, where a Ganapathy temple in Narayanapuram street, a mosque (Amaravila Juma Masjid), and a church (CSI Church) stand near to one another. This village has a post office, village office, sub-registrar office, Akshaya e-center, and an excise office. Situated on the banks of the Neyyar River, this village has a large area of cultivated land including paddy and plantains. The river Neyyar makes this land more fertile. A government tile factory is also located in this village.Amaravila CSI church or CSI Amaravila, founded in 1810 and known in those days as Emily Chapel, an old Anglican Church (Anglican Communion), is one of the main attractions of this village.Closest cities, towns and villagesPoovar beach is 6 km from this village. Kovalam beach is 11 km from here. The distance between Amaravila and Vizhinjam International Seaport is 10 km. Ponmudi is 42 km from Amaravila. Neyyar Dam (38 km from Amaravila) is another popular picnic spot. Kanyakumari is 64 km from this village.