Aryanadu

Aryanadu
Aryanadu
town
	Aryanadu Location in Kerala, India Aryanadu Aryanadu (India)
	Coordinates:8°36′25″N77°05′37″E/ 8.607050°N 77.093730°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Languages
• Official	Malayalam,English
Time zone	UTC+5:30(IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-21

Aryanaduis a village town inThiruvananthapuram district,Kerala,India,lying under thefoothillsof theAgastyarkoodamof theSahya mountains.The village is spread along the sides of Karamana River in the western ghats of Agasthya Mountains. The Aryanad Panchayath has border with Uzhamalakkal, Vellanad, Poovachal, Kuttichal, Vithura, Tholickode panchayaths. Aryanad is residingNedumangad TalukandAruvikkara Legislative Assembly.It is situated around 25 km from Thiruvananthapuram.^[1]G. Steephen is the current sitting MLA of Aryanad (Aruvikkara Constituency).^{[citation needed]}

History

Old agers quotes "Aryanmarude (Aryas) Nadu" which literally means "Land of Aryans" is the abbreviated form of Aryanadu.

Geography

The town is a Grama Panchayat consists of 17 wards. It is situated nearly 25 km east fromThiruvananthapuram,10 km south fromNedumangadand 10 km north fromKattakkada.3 km north fromKuttichal

One of the river originates from the South Western Ghats region the Karamana river, which is the main drinking water supplier to the Thiruvananthapuram city, flows through Aryanadu. Through Aryanadu the State Highway road Nedumangad-Shorlakkodu (Tamil-Nadu) runs.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update]Indiacensus,Aryanad had a population of 27398 with 13037 males and 14361 females.^[1]

Economy

Aryanadu is a typical Kerala model village. This is purely an agricultural oriented Panchayath; coconut, rubber, banana, and vegetables are the main farming items.

Main sights

There are several heritage sites, for example temples such as Tholoor Chempakamangalam Devi Temple, Ayyankala Madam, cherukkunnil sree annapoorneswari temple choozha and some historic places of interest like "kottas" (walls) and the legendary site "Thoongan para" (hanging rock).

There are also major educational institutions like Govt.ITI, Vocational & HS Schools, Govt. hospital, Police Station, KSRTC bus stand, PWD Guest House located here.

Politics

Ariyanad assembly constituency is part ofAttingal (Lok Sabha constituency).^[2]

References

^^a ^b"Census of India: Villages with population 10000 & above".Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved10 December2008.^{[dead link]}
^"Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies"(PDF).Kerala.Election Commission of India. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 30 October 2008.Retrieved21 October2008.

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[censusindia-1] "Census of India: Villages with population 10000 & above".Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved10 December2008.^{[dead link]}

[2] "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies"(PDF).Kerala.Election Commission of India. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 30 October 2008.Retrieved21 October2008.

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