Map of Varkala, India

Varkala is a city in Kerala, India, with a population of about 43,276. It lies at 8.7333°N, 76.7167°E. Varkala is about 2,212 km (1,375 mi) south of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Vettūr, 2 km to the southeast.

Varkala at a glance

Where is Varkala?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 37 min on the shortest day to 12 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Varkala

• Vettūr — 2 km southeast
• Paravūr Tekkumbhāgam — 9 km northwest
• Attingal — 12 km east
• Kollam — 22 km northwest
• Nedumangād — 35 km southeast
• Thiruvananthapuram — 38 km southeast
• Punalūr — 39 km northeast
• Neyyāttinkara — 55 km southeast
• Kāyankulam — 55 km northwest
• Pathanāmthitta — 60 km north

Largest cities in Kerala

• Kanayannur — 851,406
• Thiruvananthapuram — 788,271
• Cochin — 633,553
• Kozhikode — 550,440
• Kollam — 367,107
• Thrissur — 315,957
• Alappuzha — 240,991
• Palakkad — 132,728
• Kānnangād — 125,564
• Ponnāni — 105,512

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.