Keleswaram | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Keleswaram, Thiruvananthapuram, (Kerala) |
Coordinates: | 8.4212°N 76.9996°Whttps://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Keleswaram&params=8_25_16.3_N_76_59_58.6_E_type:city(36836)_region:IN-KL |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Thiruvananthapuram |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 44.58 |
Population Total: | 36836 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
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: | 695042 |
Registration Plate: | KL- |
Keleswaram is a small village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] This place is located between Peringammala and Punnamoodu .
It is located at an altitude of 44.58 m above the mean sea level with the geographic coordinates of 8.4212°N 76.9996°W.https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Keleswaram&params=8_25_16.3_N_76_59_58.6_E_type:city(36836)_region:IN-KL[2]
The famous Keleswaram Mahadeva Temple is situated here.[3] The places near Keleswaram are Peringammala, Punnamoodu, Kalliyoor, and Balaramapuram. The Government Model Higher Secondary School, Punnamoodu is one of the oldest schools in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India which is 1 km away from Keleswaram . It was established in 1915. Balaramapuram is other famous place 3 km away from keleswaram, known as the centre for the production of traditional varieties of handloom textiles meant for the contemporary cloth wearing style of Kerala. Its unique craftsmanship makes it an ideal heirloom.
India census, Keleswaram had a population of 36,836 with 18,176 males and 18,660 females.
The population of Keleswaram mainly practices Hinduism and Christianity.The famous Keleswaram Mahadeva Temple, Raktheshwari devi temple and churches also situated here.