Aryanadu

Aryanadu
—  town  —
Aryanadu Location of Aryanadu in Kerala and India
Coordinates	8°36′25″N 77°05′37″E / 8.607050°N 77.093730°E / 8.607050; 77.093730Coordinates: 8°36′25″N 77°05′37″E / 8.607050°N 77.093730°E / 8.607050; 77.093730
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Vehicle • KL-

Aryanadu is a village town lying under the foothills of the Agastyarkudam of the Sahya mountains. The town is situated nearly 25 km East from Thiruvananthapuram, 10 km South from Nedumangad and 10 km North from Kattakkada. In beauty and all other aspects this is a typical Kerala model village. This is purely an agricultural oriented Panchayath; coconut, rubber, banana, and vegetables are the main farming items. Old agers quotes "Aryanmarude (Aryas) Nadu" is the abbreviated form of Aryanadu. This Grama Panchayat consists of 17 wards and the people of all groups are living in harmony. The one of the beautiful 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 this the State Highway road Nedumangad-Shorlakkodu (Tamil-Nadu) runs. Several heritage sites like temples like Tholoor Chempakamangalam Devi Temple,Ayyankala Madam and some historic sites like "kottas" (walls) and legendary sites like "Thoongan para" (hanging rock). Major educational institutions like Govt.ITI, Vocational & HS Schools, Govt. Offices like village office, hospital, Police Station, KSRTC bus stand, PWD Guest House etc. are located here.

Politics

Ariyanad assembly constituency is part of Attingal (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1]

References

1. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies". Kerala. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-21.