Ponganadu

Ponganadu
small town
Ponganadu Location in Kerala, India Ponganadu Ponganadu (India)
Coordinates: 8°45′39″N 76°47′46″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram district
Talukas	Chirayinkeezhu
Government
• Type	Kilimanoor village
• Body	Kilimanoor Gram panchayat
• Rank	Rural
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695601
Telephone code	0470
Vehicle registration	KL-01 and KL-16
Nearest city	Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram
Attingal Lok Sabha constituency	Attingal Assembly constituency
Tropical, rainy, near sea coast (20 km) Climate	normal (Köppen)

Ponganadu is a village in the Thiruvananthapuram district, situated in the Indian state of Kerala. Madavoor (5 km), Nagaroor (6 km), Karavaram (7 km), Pulimath (7 km), Navaikulam (7 km) are other villages near Ponganadu. Ponganadu is surrounded by Chadayamangalam Taluk to the north, Varkala Taluk to the west, Vamanapuram Taluk to the east and Chirayinkeezhu Taluk to the south.

Location

Ponganadu is situated in between National Highway 47 (India) and State Highway 1 (Kerala). It is near the Municipal towns of Varkala (17 km) and Attingal (18 km). The nearest airport is Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram) International Airport. The nearest railway station is Varkala Railway Station (Varkala Sivagiri Railway Station). It is around 42 km north of Thiruvananthapuram and 37 km south of Kollam, the two nearest cities.

Geography

It is located at 8°45′39″N 76°47′46″E.

Government and politics

Local government

Ponganadu is situated within Kilimanoor Panchayath and Chirayinkeezhu taluk.

Transport

Road

Ponganadu is 42 km away from Thiruvananthapuram.

• Ponganadu – Kallambalam: PWD road connects with NH 47
• Ponganadu – Paripalli: PWD road connects with NH 47
• Ponganadu – Kilimanoor PWD road connects with State Highway 1 (MC Road)
• Ponganadu – Thattathumala road connects with State Highway 1 (MC Road)

Rail

The nearest railway station is Varkala Sivagiri.

Air

The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) International Airport.

Education

Schools

• Govt. High School, Ponganadu
• Govt. UPS Ponganadu
• Puthumangalam LPS, Ponganadu
• Raja Ravi Varma Central Higher Secondary School, Malayamadom
• Govt.LPS Aroor
• Govt.UPS, Peroor Vadassery

College

Vidhya Institute of Technology

Tourism

Vennichira Kulam

• Ganapathi Para
• Vennichira Pond
• Kizhakkumkara Ancient Temple
• Padinjattinkara ancient Temple
• Thirupalkadal Sreekrishnaswamy Temple
• Vellallur Para

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Thirupalkadal Sreekrishnaswamy Temple

Religious centres

Temples

• Ayyappa Temple
• Ayanthiyil Kavu Temple
• Sreekrishna Temple
• Alathukav Subrhamaney Temple
• Attoli Madom
• Mantapam Temple
• Kizhakkumkara Devi Temple
• Deveswaram Mahadeva Temple
• Thirupalkadal Sreekrishnaswamy Temple
• Kanjrathummood Devi temple

Mosques

• Vennichira Juma Masjid Ponganadu
• Aroor Juma Masjid

External links

• https://www.facebook.com/Grama-Darshan-Cultural-Society-Ponganadu-145281768991451/
• https://www.facebook.com/ponganadu/