Nedumangad

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Nedumangad v • d • e Kerala, India
Nedumangad
District(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
Coordinates	8.6° N 77.0° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 68 m (223 ft)
Population	56,138 (2001)

Coordinates: 8.6° N 77.0° E

Nedumangad is a city and a municipality in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the four taluks of Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located around 20 km to the north-east of Thiruvananthapuram city on the Thiruvananthapuram — Thenmala State Highway. It is blessed with rich vegetation and flora and fauna. Nedumangad is an important centre for trade of hill and forest resources like pepper and rubber. Nearby Nedumangad town, is the Koyikkal Palace which is an excellent specimen of the traditional architecture of Kerala.Agasthyarkoodam, famous for its abundant ayurvedic herbs and medicinal plants is around 50 km from Nedumangad. About 32 km from Nedumangad enroute to Ponmudi lies the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary which is a big attraction to wildlife enthusiasts and ornithologists.

Government College Nedumangad and National Training College for Women are the other landmarks. An agriculture wholesale market set up by the Agriculture Department with the assistance of the European Union is also situated at Nedumangad.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Places of interest
4 Demographics
5 References

[edit] Geography

Nedumangad is located at 8.6° N 77.0° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 68 metres (223 feet).

[edit] History

Nedumangd lies 18 km away from Thiruvananthapuram (or Trivandrum) on the way to Ponmudi hill resort. It is the headquarters of one of the 4 Taluks in Thiruvananthapuram district and is unique with no coastal belt and railway lines.

Georaphical boundaries - west Trivandrum Taluk, east - State of Tamilnadu, south - Neyyattinkara Taluk and north - Kollam district.

Means of Transport - Nedumangad is well connected by road to Thiruvananthapuram and rest of the taluk. KSRTC - the state owned transport corporation is the only player in the field of passenger transportation.

Buses are operated from the KSRTC Depot right in the heart of the town.

[edit] Places of interest

Ponmudi (Hill Resort) 60 km from Nedumangad
Koikkal Palace (Numismatics museum) 0.5 km from KSRTC bus Station.
Peppara Dam (Wild Life Sanctuary) 20 km
Meenmutty Falls 50 km
Happy Land (Water Theme Park) 15 km
Thirichittoor Rock 3 km

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Nedumangad had a population of 56,138. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Nedumangad has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 77%. In Nedumangad, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.