Ooruttambalam

Ooruttambalam
—  village  —
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Thiruvananthapuram
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 695507 • Telephone • +0471

Ooruttambalam is a village in Neyyattinkara Taluk of Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India.^[1]

Location

It is 16 km from Kerala State Road Transport Corporation's Central Bus Depot, Thampanoor. There are regular bus services to other parts of city also.^[2] It is only 4 kilometres from National Highway 47. Nearest towns are Balaramapuram, Kattakkada and Neyyattinkara.

Railway station is 3 km away. The railway line connects Kanyakumari and Thiruvananthapuram Central.

Places of interest

Ooruttambalam is well known for its temples. The famous Ooruttambalam Parankimamvila Sree Durga Bhagavathy Temple is located near Ooruttambalam Market. Many devotees from different parts of the state visits the temple. The Durga Pooja and Bhagavathy Pooja of the temple are very famous.

Neyyar dam, a tourist destination, is 16 km away. Its canal passes through the town and the water is used for agriculture.

Institutions

Post Office, banks and village office are near the Ooruttambalam junction. There are two schools as well. Earlier, this place was the main hub.

Local government office (Panchayat office), a local outpost of main police station are 1 km away from Ooruttambalam. Valiyarthala Thampuran Temple an ancient temple in Oorutambalam OORTTU Festival is very popular in this temple

Krishnapuram is also a good agricultaral place in ooruttambalam farmers are full time in banana plant and in coconut plants more pupils are well educated in krishnapuram.An high school and LP Scholls are heare

References

1. ^ http://www.indiastudychannel.com/india/pincodes/39329-Ooruttambalam-S-O.aspx Details of Ooruttambalam
2. ^ http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?title=KSRTC%20launching%2050%20new%20city%20services&artid=D7aQxtFG8HI=&type= KSRTC bus services to Ooruttambalam

External links

Durga temple Template:Durgatemple.blogspot.com