Poonthura
Poonthura is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India. It is on the landing path of flights to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.
Poonthura പൂന്തുറ | |
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town | |
Poonthura Location in Kerala, India | |
Coordinates: 8°26′25″N 76°56′44″E | |
Country | |
State | Kerala |
District | Thiruvananthapuram |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 695026 |
Telephone code | 0471 |
Vehicle registration | KL-01 |
Nearest city | Trivandrum |
Lok Sabha constituency | Trivandrum |
Location St. Thomas Church Premise
A bypass of National Highway 47 passes through SM Lock (Sree Moolam Lock) a point before arriving Poonthura, on its way to Kovalam. Buses, both private and owned by Kerala State Road Transport Corporation ply to Poonthura from East Fort. It is also connected by bus to other parts of the city as well.
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport is around 6 km from Poonthura.
Education
- This was a High School until 2002. This is a co-educational institution. This is a Kerala Govt. aided school under the management of Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum.
- St. Philomena's Girls High School, Poonthura This is an aided girls' high school under the management of Canossian Sister (Daughters of Charity), a Catholic religious community.
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