Vamanapuram
| Vamanapuram | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Vamanapuram Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 8°43′30″N 76°54′04″E / 8.7251°N 76.9012°ECoordinates: 8°43′30″N 76°54′04″E / 8.7251°N 76.9012°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Talukas | Nedumangad |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 21,729 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 695606[1] |
| Telephone code | 0472 |
| Vehicle registration | KL- |
| Nearest city | attingal,kilimanoor,venjaramodu |
| Lok Sabha constituency | attingal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | vamanapuram |
| Website | http://www.lsgkerala.in/vamanapurampanchayat |
Vamanapuram is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.[2][3]
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Vamanapuram had a population of 21729 with 10231 males and 11498 females.[2]
Geography
Vamanapuram is located at 8°41′0″N 76°56′0″E on Main Central Road, at a distance of 32 km from Thiruvananthapuram in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala. The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and railway station is Thiruvananthapuram Central. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation operates a bus depot at Vamanapuram. It is well connected to all parts of the state by state road transport buses. Gokulam Medical College and Muslim Association College of Engineering are located here. Vamanapuram is located on the banks of Vamanapuram river, the longest river in Thiruvananthapuram distrist. Some of the Govt.offices are now located in the buildings built by British rule.
State Government Offices
- Vamanapuram Sub Registrar's Office
- Excise Office Vamanapuram
- Village Office Vamanapuram
- Assistant Director of Agriculture, Vamanapuram
- Krishi Bhavan, vamanapuram
- KSEB Section Office, Vamanapuram
- Panchayath Office, Vamanapuram
- Irrigation Office, vamanapuram
- Govt Homeo Hospital
- Govt Ayurveda Hospital
- Govt Hospital
- BSNL Telephone Exchange
Vamanapuram Public market
One of the well known market for spices, vegetables and other agricultural products for a long time. Tuesday and Friday are the market days.
Kuttoor Temple
Located in the heart of the town. Kuttoor is an Ayyappa (Sastha) temple, ruled by Travancore Devaswam Board. Kuttor Pooram, usually celebrated end of every march, as part of Utsavam.
Thiruvamana Temple
Located near vamanapuram river and to Karette. the deity in this temple is Vamana, hence the name Vamanapuram
References
- ↑ "India Post :Pincode Search". Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-10.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ "Yahoo Maps India : Vamanapuram". Retrieved 2008-12-18.
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