Pozhiyoor

Pozhiyoor is a coastal area in Thiruvananthapuram at the border of the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Location

Pozhiyoor is near several tourist destinations such as Kovalam, Poovar and Padmanabhapuram Palace. The beach of Poovar is in Pozhikkara at Pozhiyoor, where the Neyyar, Southern Peninsular river joins at the Arabian Sea.

Pozhiyoor is about 40 km from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and 45 km from Central Railway Station and Bus Station. The nearest railway stations are Neyyattinkara and Parassala. The nearest bus stand is at Poovar just 5 km away.

From pozhiyoor which mark the end of south kerala lease the first village, Neerody of Tamil Nadu which is just 2.7 km, by Paarssala Kollengode Rd.

Anantha Victoria Marthandam Canal

The AVM canal was formed in July 1860 during the reign of Marthanda Varma Maharaja of Travancore state. It was a scheme for connecting Thiruvanathapuram with Kanyakumari and thus extending the water communications to the extreme south of the country. All the coastal villages numbering more than 20, including, Pozhiyoor, Marthandamthurai, Thengapagttinam, Colachel, and Mondaicadu, all depended upon this resource for most of their needs, including navigation. But today the purpose is no longer served. http://maps.google.co.in/maps?hl=en&q=thiruvananthapuram+map&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Trivandrum,+Thiruvananthapuram,+Kerala&gl=in&ei=LCQ2TLeWDcyGkAWSpam7Aw&ved=0CCEQ8gEwAA&ll=8.316475,77.072525&spn=0.160344,0.22007&z=12

Administration

Nation - India
State - Kerala
District - Thiruvananthapuram
Taluk - Neyyattinkara
Pozhiyoor falls into Kulathoor Grama Panchayat and Karode Panchayat of Parassala Block in Thiruvananthapuram District. Pozhiyoor is divided into Pozhikkara, Parithiyoor, South Kollemcode,Poipallivilakam etc....

Religion

The three main religious communities are Christian, Hindu& Muslims. There are three churches, two mosques and a major Hindu temple with a subdivision. Two major churches, St. Mary Magdalene Church, Paruthiyoor and St. Mathew's Church, South Kollemcode under the Latin Archdiocese of Trivandrum. There is an ancient Siva temple, Sri Mahadeva Temple Pozhiyoor, which is administered by Travancore Devaswom Board.There is a reference about this temple in vellayani sasanam availed from Vellayani Lake, Thiruvananthapuram. A notable Devi temple Kollemcode Thookapura is located 2 km from Pozhiyoor.

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