Mannanmoola

Mannanmoola is a residential locality near Peroorkada to the northern part of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) in the Indian state of Kerala, on the way to vattiyoorkavu. Once a remote village, Mannanmoola has seen rapid development over the last decade with the setting up of several residential colonies.

The name Mannanmoola comes from two words "mannan" and "moola" meaning the locality of mannans or the washermen. Nowadays the washermen exists only in the name of place. Mannanmoola has one boundary demarked by the Killi River, which is crossed by the Mannanmoola Bridge enroute to Vattiyoorkavu. The other localities in Mannanmoola's neighbourhood are Melathumele, Manikanteswaram, Thozhuvancodu, Oolampara etc.

Amenities

Prominent institutions at Mannanmoola include the Concordia school, Central Government Employees quarters, several new housing colonies for government servants etc. The area have seen a rapid rise in urbanisation with the setting up of the new civil station at Kudappanakunnu near Peroorkada, the nearest important locality of Mannanmoola. Recently a few number of shops and shopping complexes are set up in the place. Recently SBI has placed an ATM. Among residential colonies GC Nagar is prominent, having its own community hall, land donnated by daughter of Late Chandra Shekar Pillar. Salim brothers club is contributing in welfare activities.

Place of interest

Mannanmoola has a number of temples, the most famous being the Edakkulam Devi temple. The other temples in the locality are Theruvil Bhagavathi temple ^[1], Theruvilparambu Temple etc. Manikanteswaram Siva temple, Thozhuvankodu bhagavathi temple, kavallur temple are important temples in the immediate neighborhood. Subhananda ashram is having their ashram in Mannanmoola.

People

The population of Mannanmoola has been getting more cosmopolitan, though like in most other places of Kerala, way behind the standards set by other major suburbs.

Growth

The locality expanded since the mid-1990s, when many government servants preferred to buy properties or build houses in this area of Thiruvananthapuram due to the excellent infrastructure facility available like available water in plenty, land etc.^{[citation needed]} This led to a property boom, which was accentuated by the establishment of the Doordarshan Kendra nearby, as well as the accessibility of hospitals and well-run private schools. Good access to downtown Thiruvananthapuram – through KSRTC city buses, as well as autos – helped large-scale migration.

References

1. ^ http://thozhuvancode.blogspot.com/