The village has an ambience plush with tall black palmyra palm trees The name of Parassala became more popular, when we heard about Prof. Ponnammal - the octogenarian lady music wizard, who made a historical event by becoming the First Lady Singer in the famous Navarathri Mandapam of Thiruvananthapuram, during the year 2006
A railway station, telephone exchange, bus depot, a number of multi-specialty hospitals and a government Taluk hospital have given a drastic change to the rustic image of this old village. Among the several educational institutions, Government Vocational & Higher Secondary School and Evans Higher Secondary School & Teachers Training Institute are among a few that reap excellent results in public examinations. Parassala Sree Mahadeva temple is one of the foremost Centers of worship in south Kerala and the temple is situated at the tiny village of Parassala adjoining the Kerala Tamil Nadu boundary. Here the deity, Lord Siva is facing the west, which is considered as a rare phenomenon, and devotees even from far off places attend the worship. One of the most famous Christian Church in Parassala is St. Peter's Church located in Hospital Junction built in 1604 by the Portuguese, very recently renovated and the Abbs Memorial Church, built in the 1850s by the English missionaries.
