Vellanad

Vellanad
village
Vellanad Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°33′37″N 77°03′13″E / 8.5603°N 77.0537°E / 8.5603; 77.0537Coordinates: 8°33′37″N 77°03′13″E / 8.5603°N 77.0537°E / 8.5603; 77.0537
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Talukas	Nedumangad
Population (2001)
• Total	26,760
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	695543[1]
Vehicle registration	KL-

Vellanad is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.^[2][3]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Vellanad had a population of 26760 with 13066 males and 13694 females.^[2]

Thiruvananthapuram district District HQ: Thiruvananthapuram History Travancore Battle of Colachel Geography Karamana River Vamanapuram River Neyyar River Varkala Beach Agastya Mala Ponmudi Meenmutty Falls Kovalam Neyyar Dam Shankumugham Beach Cities and Taluks Taluks Chirayinkeezhu Neyyattinkara Nedumangad Thiruvananthapuram Corporations Thiruvananthapuram Municipalities Varkala Neyyattinkara Nedumangad Attingal Transport Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station Thiruvananthapuram Pettah railway station Varkala Sivagiri railway station Kochuveli railway station Neyyattinkara railway station Central Bus Station Thiruvananthapuram NH 47 Main Central Road Nemom railway station Education University of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Thiruvananthapuram Engineering College Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering Trivandrum International School Mahatma Gandhi College Centre for Earth Science Studies College of Engineering Attingal Swathi Thirunal College of Music College of Fine Arts Trivandrum Buildings Padmanabhaswamy Temple Secretariat Building Halcyon Castle Kowdiar Palace Niyamasabha Mandiram Napier Museum Kanakakkunnu Palace Culture International Film Festival of Kerala Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Culture of Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituencies Thiruvananthapuram Attingal Sports Thiruvananthapuram Golf Club Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium University Stadium Museums Kerala Soil Museum Napier Museum

Vellanad is situated around 23 km from Trivandrum city.

K.Viswanathan's prestigious NGO institution Mitraniketan is one of the organizations that work in close association with DANIDA (Danish International Development Agency) and is located in Vellanad. It is dedicated to educating rural and tribal children and to vocational training for adults. It has volunteers from around the world in medical and educational positions. Shri K. Viswanathan was awarded the Padma Shri award for social work in 2009. Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. It is awarded by the Government of India.

First computerized village in India

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