Venjarammoodu

Venjaramoodu is a north-east suburb of Trivandrum city, the capital of Kerala. It is situated 12km east of Attingal, 15km north-west of Nedumangad, 22km north-east of Trivandrum City and 26km south-east of Varkala.

Venjaramoodu
Town
Venjaramoodu
Location in Kerala, India
Venjaramoodu
Venjaramoodu (India)
Coordinates: 8°41′0″N 76°56′0″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
Revenue DivisionNedumangad
TalukNedumangad
Government
 • TypeCivic Body Government
 • BodyNellanadu Grama Panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695607
Telephone code0472
Vehicle registrationKL-21
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest cityThiruvananthapuram
Lok Sabha constituencyAttingal
Websitewww.vjdonline.in

Geography

Venjaramoodu is a town in the district of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It is located 25 km (15 mi) north of Thiruvananthapuram on MC Road (SH1). 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.

TRIVANDRUM CITY, KAZHAKOOTAM, TRV INTL. AIRPORT
IIST ↑ Technopark'
Nedumangadu ← VENJARAMOODU →
Vithura Attingal Pothencode
Ponmudy Varkala
Chenkotta Kollam
↓
KOTTARAKARA.

Transport

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. 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 College, Thampanur, Pothenkodu,Varkala, Ponmudy, Kilimanoor, Kallara, Vembayam, Muthuvila, Palode,Thempamoodu.etc.

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

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

Rail

Air

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.

  • Here is a list of important religious places:-
  • 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 College
  • Amundirath Devi Temple Mudakal
  • Vidaynkavu Temple, Kunnida, Velavur
  • Parameswram Temple
  • Kottukunnam Mahadeva Temple
  • Aliyadu Oorootumandapam temple
  • Venjaramoodu Muslim Juma Masjid
  • Manikkal Juma Masjid
  • Keezhayikonam Masjid
  • St.Joseph's Church Kottapuram, Pirappancode
  • Koppam CSI Church
  • Seventh Day Adventist Church Thumpara, Pirappancode

Notable people

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
(84.0)		 29
(84)		 29.9
(85.9)
Average low °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)		 22.9
(73.2)		 25.1
(77.2)		 25.2
(77.4)		 23.9
(75.0)		 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)		 23.6
(74.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22
(0.9)		 29
(1.1)		 51
(2.0)		 134
(5.3)		 207
(8.1)		 355
(14.0)		 264
(10.4)		 174
(6.9)		 175
(6.9)		 273
(10.7)		 203
(8.0)		 64
(2.5)		 1,951
(76.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[1]
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References
  1. "CLIMATE: Venjaramoodu", Climate-Data.org. Web: .
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