Varkala Taluk is one of six taluks in the Thiruvananthapuram Revenue District, along with Thiruvananthapuram, Neyyattinkara, Nedumangad, Chirayinkeezhu, and Kattakkada. It includes the Varkala Municipality and 12 villages.
Villages in Varkala Taluk are Ayiroor, Chemmaruthi, Cherunniyoor, Edava, Kudavoor, Madavoor, Manamboor, Navaikulam, Ottoor, Pallikkal, Varkala (as town), and Vettoor. The taluk is celebrated for its coastal landscape, tourism draw, and local commercial importance.