Kazhakoottam

Kazhakkoottam
Kazhakkoottam
	Suburb
	Aerial View of the Kazhakoottam area with the Technopark Phase I campus (1998)
	Kazhakkoottam Location in Kerala, India
	Coordinates: 8°33′56″N 76°52′29″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Government
• Body	Thiruvananthapuram Corporation
• MLA	Kadakampally Surendran ; CPI(M)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695582
Telephone code	+91-471
Vehicle registration	KL- 22

Kazhakoottam is the IT capital of Kerala and is one of the fastest growing area of the state . Information Technology industry gave the fame to this region of Thiruvananthapuram city, also called as New Trivandrum. The region accounts to over 60% of IT Exports in Kerala and hence also called "The Silicon Valley of Kerala" or simply "The Techno Valley". The region experienced a massive real estate boom in the recent years with several skyscrapers, malls and hotels coming up in a short span making it one of the most expensive places to live in Kerala.

History

Kazhakuttom was the centre of power for Kazhakuttathu Ugran Pillai who was prominent among the so-called Ettuveetil Pillamar (Pillais from Eight Houses) who rebelled against Travancore King Marthanda Varma in the late 18th century.After defeating Pillai, Varma destroyed his palace and replaced it with a pond. To redeem himself, he built a temple to Krishna nearby. Both the pond and the temple survive.

The Kazhakuttom Mahadeva Temple is believed to be around 1000 years.

Administration

Ward I in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.[1]

Legislative Assembly Constituency

Kazhakuttam assembly constituency is part of Trivandrum (Lok Sabha constituency). In the Kerala State Legislative Assembly, Kazhakootam is represented by Kadakampally Surendran from CPM. The assembly constituency, as part of the greater Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency.
Kazhakuttam ward councillor V.K. Prashanth from CPM was elected Mayor of Trivandrum in November 2015.[2]

Institutions

Technopark

KINFRA Apparel Park, Menamkulam

KINFRA Film and Video Park, Chanthavila

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Biotechnology

Regional Women's Training Institute

Government Offices

Pothencode Block Panchayat Office (Erstwhile Kazhakkottam Block Panchayat)

Kazhakkottam Village Office

KSEB Kazhakkoottam

Kazhakkoottam Sub Registrar Office

Academic Institutions

Sainik School Kazhakkoottam

Government HS, Kazhakkoottam

Jyothis Central School, Kazhakkoottam

Al Uthuman English Medium School

Notables

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References

"Corporation Zonal Offices".
"Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2008.

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[1] "Corporation Zonal Offices".

[2] "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2008.