Vembayam

Vembayam

വെമ്പായം
Vembayam വെമ്പായം
village
	Vembayam Location in Kerala, India Vembayam Vembayam (India)
	Coordinates: 8°36′24″N 76°55′33″E / 8.6068°N 76.9257°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Talukas	Nedumangad
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population (2001)
• Total	19,405
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695615
Vehicle registration	KL-

Vembayam (Malayalam : വെമ്പായം ) is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.^[2]^[3]

Location

Vembayam is located on Main Central Road, at a distance of 18 km from Thiruvananthapuram. It comes under Nedumangad Taluk. Nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and railway station is Thiruvananthapuram central Railway station. Vembayam is surrounded by Vamanapuram Taluk towards North, Kazhakuttam Taluk towards west, Vellanad Taluk towards East, Kilimanoor Taluk towards North . Kerala State Road Transport Corporation operates a bus mini terminal at Vembayam jn.. It is well connected to all parts of the state by state road transport buses. Pirappancode International Swimming Pool and Thampuran Para are located here.

Demographics and Economy

As of 2001^[update] India census, Vembayam had a population of 19405 with 9416 males and 9989 females.^[2] Traditionally Agriculture are the economic activities of people. Agricultural industry also played a vital role. Vembayam was an ideal place for Rice farming and rubber plantations. Rice is the staple food of the people of Vembayam, and, traditionally, the cultivation of rice has occupied pride of place in the agrarian economy of the Panchayath. The lush green of paddy fields is one of the most captivating features of Vembayam's landscape. But gradually reduced to the agricultural land. As per the data Vembayam is thick with rubber plantations. The entire paddy fields were converted into housing colonies.

Schools

There are a number of Public and Private schools in Vembayam.

Gvt.BHS Kanniakulangara
Gvt.GHS Kanniakulangara
Gvt. VHSS Neduveli
Gvt.LPS Kanniakulangara
Gvt.LPS thekkada
Gvt.LPS Cheeranikkara
Gvt.LPS Konchira
Gvt.Government UP School
St Thomas Vembayam
GVt. UP School Konchira
Gvt.LPS Punkumoodu
Gvt.LPS Nannattukavu
Lourdes Mount E Hss Vattappara
Lourdes Mount E Hss Vattappara

Notable personalities

Sankar, Film director, Screen writer and Novelist
K. P. A. C. Azeez, Malayalam Film actor

Major Political Organizations

Indian national congress (i)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Bharatheeya Janatha Party
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)
Siva Sena
Kerala Congress (M)
Social Democratic Party of India(SDPI)
PDP
Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI)
Students Federation of India (SFI)
All India Students Federation (AISF)
All India Yuth Federation (AIYF)
Indian Youth Congress (i)
RSS
Kerala Students Union (KSU)
Muslim youth league (MYL)
Muslim Student's Federation (MSF)
Bharatheeya Janatha Yuva Morcha

References

^ "India Post :Pincode Search". Retrieved 2008-12-16.
^ ^a ^b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-10. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Yahoo Maps India : Vembayam". Retrieved 2008-12-18.

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[1] "India Post :Pincode Search". Retrieved 2008-12-16.

[censusindia-2] "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-10. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] "Yahoo Maps India : Vembayam". Retrieved 2008-12-18.

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