Pothencode

Pothencode
suburb
Pothencode Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°37′08.23″N 76°53′50.99″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695584
Telephone code	91-471
Vehicle registration	KL- 22
Nearest city	Thiruvananthapuram
Lok Sabha constituency	Attingal

Pothencode, is a rapidly developing town and a developing area of Thiruvananthapuram District in the Indian state of Kerala. It is believed that the word Pothencode is derived from Budhencode. Spiritual leaders Brahmasree Jagadguru Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi, Sree Rama Dasa Mission, Karunakara Guru and founder of Punnyabhumi Daily hail from the village. Santhigiri Ashram is situated here. Pothencode is 18 km from East Fort.

It is included in Pothencode Grama Panchayat and Kazhakkuttom Block Panchayat.

Temples

Panimoola Temple is situated 2 km from Pothencode.ARIYOTTUKONAM Temple is situated 1 km from pothencode. Rock cut temples are one of the main styles of Kerala architecture from the 7th to 9th centuries AD. This cave temple is found at the mid-height of the rock, facing south west. It has an oblong shrine, with rock-cut lingam, an ardhamondapa and pillared facade. There is a circular walkway inside the garbhagriha. The left wall of the ardhamondapa carries a Ganapathy figure and the right side is a local chieftain. The temple is dated to about 850 AD. The Department of Archaeology declared this temple a protected monument in 1965.

Politics

[[Communist Party of India (Marxist) Communist Part of India (CPI) is the ruling party, the INC and the followed by the BJP. In the [[kerala general election, 2016( Nedumangad) C Divakaran got a lead of 700+ votes from this panchayat. TR Anil is the panchayat President. Pothencode Grama panchayath is under Nedumangad Assembly Constituency.

Surroundings

Karoor is the nearest place where two temples, one high school, and two sports and arts clubs are situated. Karoor Mahadeva, Maha Vishnu temple is ancient. Pradhosha Vrrath and Somavara Vratha and Ayillya are the special poojas.

Murukkumpuzha is a beautiful tourist destination surrounded by lake. The lake water source is Perumathura sea.

Religion

Pothencode is a mixed village, accommodating Hindus, Muslims and Christians. The people of Pothencode celebrate Onam, Panimoola Utsavam, Bakrid, and Santhigiri Poojitha maholtsavam.

Education

• Govt Higher Secondary School Ayirorpara
• [http://www.lvhspothencode.org/index.html Lekshmi vilasam High school
• St.Thomas UPS Pothencode
• St.Thomas LPS Pothencode
• Govt UPS
• Eiswara Vilasom UPS Koithoorkonam
• Govt UPS Kalloor
• Govt LPS Kalloor
• NCSU
• Pothencode Public Library
• Epro- academy of engineers

Govt Offices

• Sub Registrar Office, Pothencode

External links

• Panchayath Page on Kerala.gov.in