Aryanadu

Aryanadu
town
Aryanadu Aryanadu Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°36′25″N 77°05′37″E / 8.607050°N 77.093730°ECoordinates: 8°36′25″N 77°05′37″E / 8.607050°N 77.093730°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	KL-

Aryanadu is a village town lying under the foothills of the Agastyarkudam of the Sahya mountains. The town is situated nearly 25 km East from Thiruvananthapuram, 10 km South from Nedumangad and 10 km North from Kattakkada. In beauty and all other aspects this is a typical Kerala model village. This is purely an agricultural oriented Panchayath; coconut, rubber, banana, and vegetables are the main farming items. Old agers quotes "Aryanmarude (Aryas) Nadu" is the abbreviated form of Aryanadu. This Grama Panchayat consists of 17 wards and the people of all groups are living in harmony. The one of the beautiful river originates from the South Western Ghats region the Karamana river, which is the main drinking water supplier to the Thiruvananthapuram city, flows through Aryanadu. Through this the State Highway road Nedumangad-Shorlakkodu (Tamil-Nadu) runs. There are several heritage sites, for example temples such as Tholoor Chempakamangalam Devi Temple, Ayyankala Madam and some historic places of interest like "kottas" (walls) and the legendary site "Thoongan para" (hanging rock). There are also major educational institutions like Govt.ITI, Vocational & HS Schools, Govt. a hospital, Police Station, KSRTC bus stand, PWD Guest House located here.

Politics

Ariyanad assembly constituency is part of Attingal (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1]

References

1. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-21.