Nemom

Nemom is an area in the city of Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum). It is surrounded by Thirumala in the north, Malayinkeezhu in the north-east, Balaramapuram in the south-east, Kovalam in the south and Thiruvallam in the west. Nemom falls within the municipal corporation of Thiruvananthapuram, though partly exclusive. It is connected with Thiruvananthapuram, Neyyattinkara, Vizhinjam, Poovar, Kattakkada, Nagarcoil, and Kanyakumari through the main arterial highway National Highway 66.

Nemom
Suburb
Nemom is located in Kerala
Nemom
Nemom
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°27′28.42″N 76°59′57.82″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
ZoneNemom, Ponnumangalam
Ward66, 67
TalukasThiruvananthapuram taluk
Government
 • BodyThiruvananthapuram Corporation
 • CouncilorDeepika U, BJP
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695020
Telephone code91 471
Vehicle registrationKL-01
Lok Sabha constituencyTrivandrum
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNemom
Civic agencyThiruvananthapuram Corporation

Nemom has a Government Ayurveda Clinic.[1] There is a public market at Pravachambalam, about one kilometre away from Nemom.. Vellayani Devi Temple[2] is located in Nemom.

Politics

Nemom assembly constituency is part of Thiruvananthapuram Parliamentary Constituency.

Shashi Tharoor[3] of Indian National Congress represents the area in the lower house of the Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha). V. Sivankutty of Communist Party of India (Marxist) is the MLA representing Nemom Assembly Constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly (Niyama Sabha) after 2021 assembly election. He is also the present Minister of the state for School Education. Deepika U of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the present councilor of Nemom Corporation Division.

Administration

Nemom consists of 2 wards of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. The 66th ward named as Nemom and 67th named as Ponnumangalam.

Village

Nemom village comes under Thiruvananthapuram taluk of the six taluks of Thiruvananthapuram district namely, Thiruvananthapuram, Neyyattinkara, Nedumangad, Kattakada, Varkala and Chirayinkeezh.

Government Offices

Central Government
  • Nemom Post Office
  • Nemom Railway Station
  • BSNL Telephone Exchange, Nemom
  • Office of the Sub Divisional Engineer, BSNL

State Government
  • Office of the Circle Inspector of Police (Nemom Police Station)[4]
  • Government Taluk Hospital, Santhivila, Nemom
  • Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Zonal Office, Nemom
  • Nemom Village Office
  • Nemom Sub Registrar's Office
  • KSEB Section Office, Nemom
  • PWD Section Office, Nemom
  • Kerala State Handloom Development Corporation, Regional Office, Nemom.
  • Government Ayurveda Dispensary, Nemom

Educational institutions
  • Sree Vidyadhiraja Homoeopathic Medical College
  • Sree Vidyadhiraja Pharmacy College
  • Victory Boy's Higher Secondary School
  • Victory Girl's High School
  • Tolstoy Memorial Public School, Santhivila
  • New UPS, Santhivila
  • Little Flower Convent, Vellayani Jn.
  • Government UP School, Nemom
  • Swami Vivekananda Mission Central School, Koliakode
  • Government HS school Pappanamcode
  • St. Antonys School, Karakkamandapam
  • Vyasa vidhyalayam, Nemom

Other Major Establishments
  • Merryland Studio,[5] which played important roles in the history of Malayalam cinema, was opened in 1951 by veteran director-producer P. Subramaniam)
  • Venus Engineering Works & Foundry Ltd.(Bicycle parts manufacturing unit of Metro Exporters, Mumbai)
  • Vellayani Devi Temple[6]
  • Thaliyadichapuram Sree Mahadeva Temple
  • Maha Ganapathy Temple
  • Alamvila Nagaraja Temple
  • Elappikal Devi Temple
  • Thrikkannapuram Sreekrishna Swami Temple
  • Ananthapuram Service Co-operative Bank Nemom
  • Nemom Muslim Juma Masjid, Vellayani Jn.
  • Assemblies of God Churches
  • CSI Church Nemom, Nemom
  • Swaraj Grandhashala (Library), Nemom
  • Nemom Service Cooperative Bank, Vellayani Jn.
  • Kuruvani Juma Masjid
  • LS Asafoetida company, Nemom

References
  1. "Ayushya Ayurvedic Clinic in Nemom, Trivandrum". Yentha.com. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  2. "Vellayani Devi Temple - Info, Timings, Photos, History, Videos". TemplePurohit - Your Spiritual Destination | Bhakti, Shraddha Aur Ashirwad. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. "Dr. Shashi Tharoor - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India". India.gov.in. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  4. Kerala Police
  5. "Good Read: Personality - P.Subramaniam;Visionary and entrepreneur". Spoonfeedin.blogspot.com. 2 January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  6. Sreejith N. "Bhagavathy Temples - Vellayani Devi". Kerala Temples. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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