Nedumangad

Coordinates: 8°36′12″N 77°00′10″E / 8.60333°N 77.00278°E / 8.60333; 77.00278
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Nedumangad
Municipality
UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code
695541, 695561
Area code0472
Vehicle registrationKL–21
WebsiteOfficial website
Koyikkal palace

Nedumangad is a

Nedumangad Tehsil and Nedumangad Revenue Division. It is a suburb of the extended metropolitan region of Thiruvananthapuram. It is located around 16 km (9.9 mi) to the north-east of Thiruvananthapuram on the State Highway 2
. It is an important commercial center in the district. It is a growing commercial and educational hub and all important government institutions are situated in the town. The Nedumangadu market has significance in southern Kerala.

It is an important centre for commercial trade in hill products such as

rubber. A wholesale market set up by the Department of Agriculture (with the assistance of the European Union
) is also situated there.

History

Nedumangad panchayat was formed in 1936. It was one among the four Panchayats sanctioned by Sir C.P.Ramaswamy Iyer (Diwan-Thiruvithamcore). The others were Paravur, Boothapandi and Perumbavoor.[2] In 1978 Nedumangad Municipality was established.

Nedumangad Chantha Revolt[3]

Nedumangad was a main center of trade in Thiruvananthapuram. Lower caste people were not allowed to enter in the trade markets (Chantha) of Nedumangad and items brought by them from their farms have to be placed outside and used to get a lower price. A group of people under the leadership of Ayyankali questioned this social injustice which resulted in a great revolt and fought back their rights to enter and sell the goods of lower caste people in Nedumangad market and the trade markets nearby. This is known as Nedumangad Chantha revolt.

Behind the name Nedumangad

There are still many opinions as to how the taluk Nedumangad got its name. It is said that there is a fruit called Neduvan and that it is the land of a local ruler named Neduvan. According to some historical sources, the old name of Nedumangad was Ilavallur Nadu.

Social and cultural history

The adivasis are the tribal people of the region. From 1677 to 1689 AD, Umayamurani, who ruled Travancore, lost a battle and escaped to

Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO), is located at Valiyamala near Nedumangad.

Geography

Nedumangad is located at 8°36′N 77°00′E / 8.6°N 77.0°E / 8.6; 77.0.[4] It has an average elevation of 68 metres (223 feet).

It lies 18 km from

Thenkasi and Ponmudi hill resort. It is the capital of the taluk and is unique for lacking a coastal belt and railway lines.[clarification needed
]

It is bounded on the west by Trivandrum Taluk, on the east by the State of

Kollam District
.

Places of interest[5]

Nedumangad is a gate way of various tourist places in Trivandrum. The main attractions are:

ornithologists. Near Nedumangad town another Monolithic – Thirichittoor Rock
(Thiruchittapara) is located. With Siva Vishnu Temple, many monkeys congregated here. The name Nedumangadu means kadu (forest) of Vishnu, who was called Neduman, Neduvan, and Nediyavan in ancient texts like Chilappadikaram.

Kerala's Numismatic museum is at Koikkal Palace within Nedumangad Town. The palace was the residence of one of the prominent matriarchal lines of Travancore.

Transport

Road Transport

Nedumangad has well road network which connect nearby towns and cities. Four important State Highways (SH) pass through Nedumangad. There is no

NH 66 / Vembayam
SH 1
/
SH 1
|
Main-Central Road is only 9 km from Nedumangad Town. Bus service is operated by Kerala state Road Transport Corporation
(Ksrtc). KSRTC operate services from Nedumangad to high ranges, all parts of district and major towns and cities of Kerala and Outside.

Air

Rail

No railway lines pass through Nedumangadu. The nearest railway station is

Thiruvananthapuram – 18 km. The next nearest railway station is Chirayinkeezhu near Attingal – 31 km.Thenmala Railway station
54 Km

Demographics

Population of Children with age of 0–6 is 5676 which is 9.43% of total population of Nedumangad (M). In Nedumangad Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 1073 against state average of 1084. Moreover, the Child Sex Ratio in Nedumangad is around 926 compared to Kerala state average of 964. Literacy rate of Nedumangad city is 93.28% lower than state average of 94.00%. In Nedumangad, Male literacy is around 95.80% while female literacy rate is 90.97%.

Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
 
 70.32%
Muslim
 
 17.73%
Christian
 
 11.63%
Sikh
 
 0.00%
Buddhist
 
 0.01%
Jain
 
 0.00%
Other
 
 0.28%

Administration

Taluk

Nedumangad (tehsil) is bounded on the west by Thiruvananthapuram Taluk, on the east by the State of Tamil Nadu, on the south by Kattakada Taluk and on the north by Kollam
District. Nedumangad Taluk has 25 villages and one Municipality headed by tehsildar. It is the second-most-populous and largest taluk in Thiruvananthapuram District

Villages

Aryanad, Kallara, Karakulam, Karippooru, Koliyakode, Kurupuzha, Manikkal, Nedumangad, Nellanad, Palode, Panavoor, Pangode, Peringamala, Pullampara, Theakada, Thennoor, Tholicode, Uzhamalackal, Vamanapuram, Vattappara, Vellanad, Vembannur, Vembayam, Vithura
.

Municipalities

There is only one municipality, Nedumangad, which is also the headquarters of the taluk. In 1978 Nedumangad panchayath is upgrade into Municipality. The municipality has 39 electoral wards. Sreeja CS of CPIM is chairperson of Nedumangad Municipality.

Assembly constituencies

Attingal (Lok sabha constituency)

Revenue Division

Thiruvananthapuram district is divided into two revenue divisions, Thiruvananthapuram and Nedumangad. Nedumangad revenue division comprises Nedumangad and Kattakada taluks headed by Revenue Divisional officer.

Block panchayath

Nedumangad taluk comprises three block anchayaths: Nedumangad, Vellanad, and Vamanapuram. Nedumangad block panchayath consists of five grama panchayaths.

Educational institutions

Politics

Nedumangad assembly constituency is part of the

Nedumangad assembly constituency and Adoor Prakash of INC
is MP of Attingal Lok Sabha constituency. Nedumangad assembly constituency includes:

Places of worship

  • SreeMuthaaramman Devi Temple
  • SreeMuthmaariamman Devi Temple
  • Melamcode Devi Temple
  • Sree Mahadeva Temple Koyikkal
  • Thirichittoor Siva-Vishnu Temple
  • Mukhavoor Mahavishnu Temple
  • Nedumangad Town Juma Masjid
  • Valicode Juma Masjid
  • Markas Masjid
  • Aurthur Parker Memorial Csi Church
  • St Jerome Malankara Catholic Church
  • Christhu Raja Forona Church

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Nedumangad Municipality". Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ^ Historic Paravur. blogspot.in
  3. ^ "Ayyankali: A Detailed Study for PSC | PSC Arivukal". www.pscarivukal.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Nedumangad, India". www.fallingrain.com.
  5. ^ "Koyikkal Palace, Thiruvananthapuram". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Department of Space, Government of India". www.lpsc.gov.in.
  7. ^ "Welcome | IISER Thiruvananthapuram, MoE, Govt. of India". www.iisertvm.ac.in.
  8. ^ http://thsnedumangad.com/
  9. ^ "Government Polytechnic College Nedumangad". www.gptcndd.ac.in.
  10. ^ "Lms". www.lourdesmountschool.edu.in.
  11. ^ https://darsanaschools.com/
  12. ^ "Kairali Vidya Bhavan Senior Secondary School". kairalividyabhavan.com.
  13. ^ "Nightingale College of Nursing Nedumangadu,Trivandrum,Kerala". Nightingale College of Nursing (NCN) Trivandrum.
  14. ^ "Mohandas College of Engineering and Technology".
  15. ^ "Home | HCET". www.hcet.in.
  16. ^ "Welcome - MACE". mace.edu.in.
  17. ^ "Assembly Constituencies – Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2008.

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