Kowdiar

Kowdiar കവടിയാര്‍
Town
Kowdiar Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°31′28″N 76°57′36″E / 8.5245°N 76.9599°ECoordinates: 8°31′28″N 76°57′36″E / 8.5245°N 76.9599°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Talukas	Thiruvananthapuram
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	695 003

Kowdiar is one of the main localities in the city of Trivandrum, Kerala, India. It is the starting point of the Rajapatha (Royal Path) that stretches till the East Fort. It lies between the localities of Vellayambalam and Peroorkada- a suburb in the vicinity.

Kowdiar is famous for the Kowdiar Palace. It is generally considered one of the more upmarket residential areas within the city and of late has seen numerous apartment complexes being built. The road to Vellayambalam is wide and beautifully maintained and it is one of the good stretches of straight road in the whole Kerala within city limits.

The arterial roads from the Kowdiar Main Road are:

• Thenmala Road to Peroorkada Junction via Ambalamukku
• Pattom Road to Pattom Junction via Kuravankonam
• PMG TTC Road

The area has a newly renovated park in front of the palace premises.

Landmarks

• Kowdiar Palace
• Raj Bhavan
• Christ Nagar School
• Trivandrum Tennis Club
• Trivandrum Golf Club
• Nirmala Bhavan Higher Secondary School
• Salvation Army Complex
• Salvation Army School
• HEERA apartments

Nearest Transportation hubs

• Trivandrum Central Railway Station 6 km
• Trivandrum International Airport 13 km