Attakulangara Explained

Attakulangara
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Kerala
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:8.4744°N 76.9475°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Thiruvananthapuram
Government Type:Democratic
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:695023
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0471
Registration Plate:KL-01

Attakulangara is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India. Attakulangara is situated between East Fort and Manacaud on East Fort - Kovalam - Vizhinjam Road.

Location

Attakulangara is about 500 m from East Fort and about 500 m from Manacaud Junction. Privately owned and KSRTC buses plying in the Kovalam route from East Fort pass through Attakulangara. Nearest railway station is Thiruvananthapuram Central, around two km away. Nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, around four km away. Attakulangara is a bustling residential region situated on the way from East Fort to Thiruvallam, in Thiruvananthapuram.

Main landmarks

  1. Attakulangara Madan Kovil
  2. Attakulangara Mosque
  3. Ramachandran Textiles
  4. Attakulangara Sub Jail, Women's Prison.
  5. Fort Police Station
  6. Attakulangara School,[1] the 124-year-old Government Central High School situated here. The school was founded as the Native High School in 1889 by T. Marthandan Thampi who was also its first Headmaster. Later, the Government took over the school, renaming it as Attakulangara Vernacular School and sometime thereafter, renaming it again as Central High School, Attakulangara.
  7. State Bank of India, Fort branch (Formerly Known as State Bank of Saurashtra).
  8. KSRTC Staff Training Centre.
  9. Buhari Hotel.
  10. M.P Industrial Training Centre.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SOS: Save our schools. Achuthsankar S. Nair. The Hindu. 18 November 2014.