Mevaram

Mevaram മേവറം Mevarom
Neighbourhood
Kollam Bypass at Mevaram
Mevaram Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°52′08″N 76°38′38″E / 8.869°N 76.644°E / 8.869; 76.644Coordinates: 8°52′08″N 76°38′38″E / 8.869°N 76.644°E / 8.869; 76.644
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Government
• Body	Kollam Municipal Corporation(KMC)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	691536
Vehicle registration	KL-02
Lok Sabha constituency	Kollam
Civic agency	Kollam Municipal Corporation
Avg. summer temperature	33 °C (91 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	21 °C (70 °F)
Website	http://www.kollam.nic.in

Mevaram (Malayalam: മേവറം), also spelled Mevarom, is a part and important junction in the city of Kollam in the Indian state of Kerala. The Kollam Bypass, which forms part of National Highway-47, begins from Mevaram junction.^[1]^[2] Mevaram is located at the borders of Kollam Municipal Corporation. It is the southern tip of Kollam City^[3]

Mevaram-Emerging healthcare hub of Kollam

Mevaram is now a hot spot of Kollam city due to the presence of high number of super-speciality hospitals. Travancore Medicity Medical College, Meditrina Hospital (Kollam's first & state of the art tertiary care hospital), N.S Co-operative Multispeciality Hospital (South Kerala's largest Co-operative hospital), N.S Ayurveda Hospital, Ashtamudi Hospital & Trauma Care Centre (An initiative from a group of doctors) are the important renowned hospitals in the Mevaram-Ayathil stretch.^[4]