Nedumangad
| Nedumangad | |
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| Coordinates | 8°36′12″N 77°00′10″E / 8.60333°N 77.00278°ECoordinates: 8°36′12″N 77°00′10″E / 8.60333°N 77.00278°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District(s) | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Population | 56,138 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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• 68 metres (223 ft) |
Nedumangad is a municipality in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is located around 20 km to the north-east of Thiruvananthapuram city on the Thiruvananthapuram — Thenmala State Highway. It is an important centre for the commercial trade in pepper and rubber. A wholesale market set up by the Department of Agriculture (with the assistance of the European Union) is also situated there.
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[edit] Geography
Nedumangad is located at 8°36′N 77°00′E / 8.6°N 77.0°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 68 metres (223 feet).
It lies 18 km from Thiruvananthapuram (or Trivandrum) on the way to Ponmudi hill resort. It is the capital of the taluk, and is unique for having no coastal belt or railway lines.[clarification needed]
It is bounded on the west by Trivandrum Taluk, on the east by the State of Tamil Nadu, on the south by Neyyattinkara Taluk and on the north by Kollam District.
[edit] Places of interest
Agasthyarkoodam, a mountain preserve famous for its abundant ayurvedic herbs and medicinal plants is around 50 km away. About 32 km from Nedumangad, en route to the Ponmudi Hill Resort lies the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, which is of particular interest to ornithologists. Near Nedumangad town another Monolithic - Thiruchittapara is located. With Siva Vishnu Temple, lots of monkeys congregated this place. The name Nedumangadu means kadu (forest) of Vishnu, who was called Neduman, Neduvan, and Nediyavan in ancient texts like Chilappadikaram.
Other Places Nearby
- Nedumangad Muslim Jamaath
- Valicode Muslim Jamaath
- Kottu Thangal maqbara
- Perumala
- Pazhavadi Ganapathy Temple
- Ponmudi (45 km)
- Meenmutty Falls (30 km)
- Happyland (Water Theme Park) (15 km)
- Thirichittoor Rock at Venkavila - (3 km)
- Arasuparambu Sri Sastha Temple- (2 km)
- Bhoothathan Koil, Kollamcavu - (2 km)
- Karimbikavu Sree Dharmasastha Temple - (2.7 km)
- Koyikkal Palace and Museum - (400 metres)
[edit] State Government Offices
- Nedumangad Taluk Office
- Nedumangad, Sub Registrar's Office
- Nedumangad meterological department
- Nedumangad (village office)revenue tower
- Nedumangad Muncipality
[edit] Politics
Nedumangad assembly constituency is part of the Attingal (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nedumangad
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
Nedumangad itself is a Kerala Legislative assembly constituency and is currently won by Ruling party(UDF)Mr.Palode Ravi.
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- Koyikkal Palace
- Happyland (Water Theme Park)
- Darsana English Medium Higher Secondary School
- Lourdes Mount English Medium Higher Secondary School
- Mohandas College Of Engineering Technology
- P. A. Aziz College of Engineering
- Muslim Association College of Engineering
- Gokulam Medical College
- SUT College of Medicine
- National Training College
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