Vennikulam is a small town situated in the bank of Manimala River Near Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, South India. Town is located midway between Pullad and Mallapally towns. It Is Part Of Thiruvalla Constituency. Vennikulam town is situated about 12km from Thiruvalla, Nearest Railway Station is Tiruvalla and Nearest Airport is Cochin International Airport. Sabarimala, a popular pilgrimage destination in South India, is only 75 km away from Vennikulam. State Highway 9 (Kerala) also known as Kottayam - Kozhencherry State Highway passes through Vennikulam.The major bus routes passing through Vennikulam junction are the "Thiruvalla to Ranni" and "Kottayam to Kozhencherry" bus routes. Private and KSRTC buses also ply the route. Notable Persons Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup (1902 – 1980) - Malayalam poet Educational Institutions Near Vennikulam Mahakavi Vennikulam Gopala Kurup Memorial Government Polytechnic College, Vennikulam, offering technical diploma courses in Civil, Electrical, Computer and Automobile Engineering St. Behanan's Higher Secondary School, Vennikulam St. Behanans L.P School, Thelliyoor P.O, Vennikulam Mar Dionysius Lower Primary School (M. D. L. P. School), Vennikulam Mar Dionysius Upper Primary School (M. D. U. P. School), Vellaramemala, Vennikulam St Thomas English Medium UP School , Vennikulam Mar Theophilos Bethany Convent Public School, Vennikulam Bethany Educational Society - Vennikulam Places of worship and religious institutions Thelliyoor kavu Devi Temple, Thelliyoor St. Behanans Orthodox Church, Vennikulam Salem Marthoma Church, Vennikulam Ebenezer Mar Thoma Church, Valankara, Vennikulam St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Vennikulam St Thomas Malankara Catholic Church, Vennikulam St. John's Orthodox Church, Vennikulam Bethany St. George Orthodox Church, Vennikulam Muthupala Paduthodu Sree Ayyappa temple, Paduthodu, Vennikulam Sree Poritturkkavu Devi Temple, Ambattubhagom, Vennikulam Thelliyoor Salem Marthoma Church, Valakuzhy St. Thomas Marthoma Church, Thuruthicad IPC Ebenezer, Memala, Vennikulam Vennikulam Mar Baselious orthodox church Thalachirayil Devi Temple, Vennikulam Muhiyideen juma musjid, Paduthodu, Vennikulam References Cities and towns in Pathanamthitta district