Vithura

Vithura
Vithura
Village
	Vithura Grama Panchayat Office
	Vithura Location in Kerala, India Vithura Vithura (India)
	Coordinates: 8°40′54″N 77°06′08″E / 8.6818°N 77.1022°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Talukas	Nedumangad
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population (2001)
• Total	26,927
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695551
Vehicle registration	KL-21
Nearest city	Thiruvananthapuram
Lok Sabha constituency	Attingal

Vithura is a small village situated 36 km from Thiruvananthapuram, capital of the Kerala state in India.^[2]^[3] Vithura is the crossroads to various tourist, cultural, and religious centres. Surrounded by the Western Ghats (Sahyadri), Vithura is a prime tourist spot. The Village is rich with scenic beauty and good climate. The campus for the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram is being constructed here.

There are several rubber plantations. Prominent tourist spots include Ponmudi, Peppara Dam, Meenmutty Falls, Bonacaud and Agastyakoodam. The 2001 census reports a population of 26,927. A stones throw away from Vithura lies Iruthalamoola Junction in the Tholicode Panchayath. Iru in Malayalam means two and Thala means head and moola means corner. Perhaps the place got its name because the Trivandrum to Ponmudi and Vithura to Aryanad roads meet at Eruthalamoola Junction. Perched on a hill very close to Iruthalamoola stands a massive magnificent rock called Chittiparra. Chittiparra is frequented by adventure type tourists keen on the challenges of rock climbing. Lush green paddy fields, rubber plantations, coconut gardens abound in scenic Vithura which is a hot spot for the thousands of tea plantation workers who work in the hills. A visit to the rubber plantations, including the local kalaris (Traditional Martial Arts Schools) is a must to every visitor.^[4]

Places of worship

The following are some of the places of worship in Vithura:

Sri Mahaganapathi Temple Maruthamala Vithura
Makki Sri Dharmasastha Kshethram Vithura
The Pentecostal Mission Vithura (TPM)
Sree Krishnaswami Temple
Sri Bhadrakali Devi Temple, at Chayam Vithura
Sri Mahadeva devi Temple, at Sivan Kovil Vithura
All Saints Syro Malabar Church, at Koppam Vithura
St. Mary's Malankara Catholic Church Vithura
St. Joseph Latin Catholic Church Vithura
Sri Bhadrakali Devi Temple (Kulamancode), at Pulichamala
Muhiyudheen Jumah Masjid
St.George Orthodox Church

Educational institutions

Hospitals

Govt Public Health Center Vithura (Taluk Hospital)

Tourist spots

References

^ "India Post :Pincode Search". Indiapost.gov.in. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
^ "Yahoo Maps India : Vithura". In.maps.yahoo.com. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
^ [1] Archived 29 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "India Post :Pincode Search". Indiapost.gov.in. Retrieved 16 December 2008.

[censusindia-2] "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

[3] "Yahoo Maps India : Vithura". In.maps.yahoo.com. Retrieved 18 December 2008.

[4] [1] Archived 29 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine

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