Vamanapuram

Vamanapuram
Vamanapuram
village
	Vamanapuram Location in Kerala, India Vamanapuram Vamanapuram (India)
	Coordinates: 8.7251°N 76.9012°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Talukas	Nedumangad
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population (2001)
• Total	21,729
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695606[1]
Telephone code	0472
Vehicle registration	KL-16,KL-21,KL-01
Nearest city	attingal,kilimanoor,venjaramodu
Lok Sabha constituency	attingal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	vamanapuram
Website	http://www.lsgkerala.in/vamanapurampanchayat

Vamanapuram is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.[2][3] It is the location of Shri 'Vamana', one of the ten incarnations of Maha Vishnu. The Lord Vamana temple is located here, and hence the name Vamanapuram, meaning 'the city of the lord Vamana'.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Vamanapuram had a population of 21,729 with 10,231 males and 11,498 females.[2]

Geography

Vamanapuram is located at 8°41′0″N 76°56′0″E on Main Central Road, at a distance of 32 km from Thiruvananthapuram in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala. The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and railway station is Thiruvananthapuram Central. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation operates a bus depot at Vamanapuram. 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. Vamanapuram is located on the banks of Vamanapuram river, the longest river in Thiruvananthapuram district. Some of the Govt.offices are now located in the buildings built by British rule.

State Government Offices

Sub Registrar's Office, Vamanapuram
Excise Office Vamanapuram
Village Office Vamanapuram
Assistant Director of Agriculture, Vamanapuram
Krishi Bhavan, Vamanapuram
KSEB Section Office, Vamanapuram
Panchayath Office, Vamanapuram
Irrigation Office, Vamanapuram
Govt Homeo Hospital, Vamanapuram
Govt Ayurveda Hospital, Vamanapuram
Govt Hospital, Vamanapuram
BSNL Telephone Exchange, Vamanapuram
Post Office, Vamanapuram

Bank

State Bank of India
Co-operative Society

Vamanapuram Public market

One of the well known market for spices, vegetables and other agricultural products for a long time. Tuesday and Friday are the market days.

Kuttoor Temple

Located in the heart of the town. Kuttoor is an Ayyappa (Sastha) temple, ruled by Travancore Devaswam Board. Kuttor Pooram, usually celebrated end of every march, as part of Utsavam.

Muthumari Amman Mahadevasthanam

The deity in this temple is Lord Siva and Parvathy.This is one of the oldest deity in South Kerala located in the heart of vamanapuram city. This Temple is over 125 years old and belongs to the Vamanapuram Tamil Vishwabrahma community. Although it is a family temple of the Tamil Vishwa Brahma community, people from other communities also visit the temple and perform poojas here. Muthumariamma is the Goddess Parvati. Goddess Parvati is considered as their family deity and is worshiped along with other deities such as Lord Shiva and Balamurugan Mahaganapati and Sastav. Our belief is Muthumariamman is the symbol of sacrifice and motherhood and She will offer abundant wealth and good health to her faithful devotees.

References

"India Post :Pincode Search". Retrieved 16 December 2008.
"Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
"Yahoo Maps India : Vamanapuram". Retrieved 18 December 2008.

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[1] "India Post :Pincode Search". Retrieved 16 December 2008.

[censusindia-2] "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

[3] "Yahoo Maps India : Vamanapuram". Retrieved 18 December 2008.