Venjarammoodu

Venjaramoodu
village
Venjaramoodu Venjaramoodu Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°41′0″N 76°56′0″E / 8.68333°N 76.93333°ECoordinates: 8°41′0″N 76°56′0″E / 8.68333°N 76.93333°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Government
• Type	civic body government
• Body	Nellanadu grama Panchayat
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	695607
Telephone code	0472
Vehicle registration	KL-21
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city	Thiruvananthapuram
Lok Sabha constituency	attingal

Venjaramoodu (Malayalam: വെഞ്ഞാറമൂട്) is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala.

Geography

Venjaramoodu is a town located (8°41′0″N 76°56′0″E / 8.68333°N 76.93333°E ) in the district of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It is located 25 km (15 mi) north of Thiruvananthapuram on MC Road (SH1).

TRIVANDRUM CITY, KZHAKOOTAM
IIST ↑ Technopark
Nedumangadu	←	VENJARAMOODU	→	Pothencode
Vithura				Attingal
Ponmudy				Varkala
Chenkotta				Kollam
		↓
		KOTTARAKARA, KOTTYAM

Location

Venjaramoodu is located on Main Central Road, at a distance of 25 km from Thiruvananthapuram.It comes under Nedumangad Taluk.The kazhakkuttam bypass ends here. Nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and railway station is Chirayinkeezhu Railway station. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation operates a bus depot at Venjarammoodu. It is well connected to all parts of the state by state road transport buses. Gokulam Medical College and Muslim Association College of Engineering are located here. Venjaramoodu Government higher secondary school is located besides the Main Central road.

Transport

Road

Venjaramood is a major junction that connects five important places, Thiruvananthapuram,( South, MC Road), Kazhakkottam (NH Bypass), Attingal (West, NH Bypass), Nedumangad (East, to State Highway ) and Kottarakkara(North, MC Road).Two dedicated bus depots are available in the forms of a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation(KSRTC) bus depot and one Private Bus Terminal,both in the heart of the town. A new bypass is being proposed around Venjaramood, due to heavy traffic congestion.^[1]

KSRTC operate city bus service, local bus service and fast passenger.

City service using Anathapuri bus, Low floor AC/ Non Ac, Venad.

Venjaramoodu- East fort via Pothenkodu/ Kaniyapuram- Kzhakootam- Technopark-Chakka- General hospital/ Enchakal.

Venjaramoodu- East fort Via Vembayam- Mannathala/ Sreekaryam- pottom.

Local Bus Route

Attingal, Nedumangadu,.Medical Collage, Thampanur, Pothenkodu,Varkala, Ponmudy, Kilimanoor, Kallara, Vembayam, Muthuvila, Palode,Thempamoodu.etc.

All Supper Fast, Fast, Express, Scnia bus through MC road pasing through Venjaramoodu KSRTC Bus dippo.

Private Bus operate to Attingal, Varkala, Kadakkavour, Chirayinkeezhu, Paravour town.

Rail

• Nearest railway stations
• Murukkumpuzha Railway station (13KM)
• Chirayinkeezhu Railway station(14km)
• Kadakkavoor Railway station (15km)
• Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway station (26km)
• Varkala Railway station (33km)

Air

• Trivandrum International Airport is 27km.

Religion

The population in Venjaramoodu practices Hinduism, Christianity and Islam. Venjaramoodu is also famous for Manikkodu Mahadeva temple which held every year 10 day festival with Manikkodu carnival.

List of Temples

• Manikkodu Mahadeva temple Vayyatte
• Pirappankodu Sree krishna Temple
• Thiru Vamanamoothi temple Anakudy ( Just 5 KM )
• Venkamala temple ( 9 Km )
• Kavara Bhagavathi Temple
• Mukkunur Sreekanda Shatha Temple
• Alanthara Uruttumandapam
• Alanthara Shastha Temple
• Vettur Mahavishnu Temple
• Subramanya Temple Thandrampoika
• Gokulathamma Temle, Gokulam Medical Collage
• Amundirath Devi Temple Mudakal
• Vidaynkavu Temple Velavur
• Parameswram Temple
• Kottukunnam Mahadeva Temple
• Aliyadu Oorootumandapam temple

List of Mosques

• Venjaramoodu Muslim Juma Masjid
• Manikkal Juma Masjid
• Keezhayikonam Masjid

List of Churches

• St.Joseph's Church Kottapuram, Pirappancode
• Koppam CSI Church
• Seventh Day Adventist Church Thumpara, Pirappancode

Notable people

• Priyanka Nair, actress
• Noby Venjaramoodu, actor
• Binu Kamal Venjaramoodu, actor
• Thulasidas, film director
• Suraj Venjaramoodu, actor

Major Banks

• State Bank of Travancore
• State Bank of India
• Central Bank of India
• Federal Bank
• South Indian Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank
• Syndicate bank
• Kerala Grameen Bank
• ICICI Bank
• Union Bank Pirapankodu
• Thiruvanathapuram Dist Co-Operative Bank
• Venjaramoodu service Co-Operative Bank

Climate

Venjaramoodu has significant rainfall most months, with a short dry season. This location is classified as Am by Köppen and Geiger. The temperature here averages 26.8 °C. About 1952 mm of precipitation falls annually.The driest month is January. There is 23 mm of precipitation in January. In June, the precipitation reaches its peak, with an average of 355 mm.With an average of 28.4 °C, April is the warmest month. At 25.7 °C on average, December is the coldest month of the year.

Climate data for venjaramoodu, Kerala
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	29.5 (85.1)	30.6 (87.1)	31.8 (89.2)	31.8 (89.2)	31.5 (88.7)	29.3 (84.7)	28.8 (83.8)	29.2 (84.6)	29.5 (85.1)	29.4 (84.9)	28.9 (84)	29 (84)	29.94 (85.87)
Average low °C (°F)	22.3 (72.1)	22.9 (73.2)	25.1 (77.2)	25.2 (77.4)	23.9 (75)	23.6 (74.5)	23.6 (74.5)	23.6 (74.5)	23.6 (74.5)	23.6 (74.5)	23.2 (73.8)	22.5 (72.5)	23.59 (74.47)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	22 (0.87)	29 (1.14)	51 (2.01)	134 (5.28)	207 (8.15)	355 (13.98)	264 (10.39)	174 (6.85)	175 (6.89)	273 (10.75)	203 (7.99)	64 (2.52)	1,951 (76.82)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

References

1. "Venjaramoodu: Govt to Consider Bypass". Retrieved 2016-09-01.
2. "CLIMATE: Venjaramoodu", Climate-Data.org. Web: .