Nemom

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  ?Nemom
Kerala • India
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 Nemom 
Coordinates: 8°22′40″N 76°59′40″E / 8.37778, 76.99444
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s) Thiruvananthapuram
Subdistrict Thiruvananthapuram taluk
Parliamentary constituency Trivandrum
Assembly constituency Nemom
Civic agency Thiruvananthapuram Corporation
Zone Nemom, Ponnumangalam
Ward 66, 67
Codes
• Pincode
• Telephone
• Vehicle
• 695020
• +91 471
• KL-01

Coordinates: 8°22′40″N 76°59′40″E / 8.37778, 76.99444

Nemom is a suburb of the city of Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram), capital of Kerala state, India. It lies 8 km to the south of Trivandrum, on the main arterial highway leading to Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of India. Nemom now falls within the municipal corporation of Trivandrum, though partly exclusive. It is connected with Trivandrum, Neyyattinkara, Vizhinjam, Poovar, Kattakkada, Nagarcoil, and Kanyakumari by regular bus services.

A firing range of Indian Army, operating under the Army Camp at Pangode (Trivandrum), is located nearby, about two kilometers away.

Nemom has an Indian Medicine System clinic. There is also a market nearby.

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[edit] Constituencies

[edit] Parliamentary

Nemom comes under Thiruvananthapuram Parliamentary Constituency. Shri Pannian Ravindran of Communist Party of India represents the area in the Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha).

[edit] Assembly

Nemom is one of the Legislative Constituencies of Kerala Legislature. Shri N Sakthan of Indian National Congress is the MLA representing Nemom Assembly Constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly (Niyama Sabha).

[edit] Administration

Nemom Assembly Constituency
Nemom Assembly Constituency

Nemom is 66th ward of Trivandrum Corporation. Adv G R Anil kumar of CPI is the councilor representing Nemom ward in the city corporation.

Ponnumangalam is 67th ward. Shri Shaji V S of CPI(M) represents Ponnumangalam ward.

[edit] Village

Nemom village comes within Thiruvananthapuram taluk. Thiruvananthapuram district has four taluks namely, Thiruvananthapuram, Neyyattinkara, Nedumangad and Chirayinkeezh. There are 120 villages under the 4 taluks of the district.

[edit] Panchayat

Nemom panchayat comes under Thiruvananthapuram district panchayat and is a block panchayat by itself. Thiruvananthapuram district has one district panchayat, 12 block panchayats and 78 grama panchayats.

Nemom block panchayat consists of 7 grama panchayats namely, Maranalloor, Balaramapuram, Pallichal, Malayinkeezh, Vilappil, Vilavoorkal and Kalliyoor.

[edit] Government Offices

[edit] Central Government

  • Nemom Post Office
  • Nemom Railway Station
  • BSNL Telephone Exchange, Nemom
  • Office of the Sub Divisional Engineer, BSNL

[edit] State Government

  • Office of the Circle Inspector of Police (Nemom Police Station)
  • Trivandrum Corporation Zonal Office, Nemom
  • Nemom Village Office
  • Nemom Sub Registrar's Office
  • KSEB Section Office, Nemom
  • PWD Section Office, Nemom
  • Government Hospital, Santhivila

[edit] Banks

  1. State Bank of Travancore, Pravachambalam
  2. Catholic Syrian Bank, Nemom
  3. Thiruvananthapuram District Co-operative Bank, Pravachambalam

[edit] Educational Institutions

  1. Sree Vidyadhiraja Homoeopathic Medical College
  2. Sree Vidyadhiraja Pharmacy College
  3. Victory Boys' Higher Secondary School
  4. Victory Girls' High School

[edit] Places of Worship

[edit] Other Major Establishments

  • Merryland Studios (Merryland, which played important roles in the history of Malayalam cinema, was built in 1951 by veteran director-producer P Subramaniam)
  • Venus Engineering Works & Foundry Ltd. (Bicycle parts manufacturing unit of Metro Exporters, Mumbai)
  • Thejas Cinemas (Movie theater)

[edit] Famous Personalities

[edit] Distance by road

[edit] External links

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