Nedumangad

Nedumangad
Nedumangad
—  town  —
Nedumangad
Location of Nedumangad
in Kerala and India
Coordinates 8°36′12″N 77°00′10″E / 8.60333°N 77.00278°E / 8.60333; 77.00278Coordinates: 8°36′12″N 77°00′10″E / 8.60333°N 77.00278°E / 8.60333; 77.00278
Country India
State Kerala
District(s) Thiruvananthapuram
Population 56,138 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

Elevation


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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Geography

Nedumangad is located at 8°36′N 77°00′E / 8.6°N 77.0°E / 8.6; 77.0.[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.

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 Neduamngad town another Monolithic - Thiruchittapara is located. With Siva Vishnu Temple, lots of monkeys congregated this place.

Other Places Nearby

  • 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)

Politics

Nedumangad assembly constituency is part of the Attingal (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

References

Nedumangad itself is a Kerala Legislative assembly constituency and is currently won by Ruling party(UDF)Mr.Palode Ravi.

External links


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