Vamanapuram Explained

Vamanapuram
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:8.7251°N 76.9012°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Thiruvananthapuram
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Nedumangad
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:21729
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:695606[1]
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0472
Registration Plate:KL-16,KL-21,KL-01
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:attingal,kilimanoor,venjaramodu
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:attingal
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:vamanapuram
Website:http://www.lsgkerala.in/vamanapurampanchayat

Vamanapuram is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.[2] [3] It is the location of Shri 'Vamana', one of the ten incarnations of Maha Vishnu. The Lord Vamana temple is located here, and hence the name Vamanapuram, meaning 'the city of the lord Vamana'.

Demographics

India census, Vamanapuram had a population of 21,729 with 10,231 males and 11,498 females.

Geography

Vamanapuram is located at 8°41′0″N 76°56′0″E on Main Central Road, at a distance of 32 km from Thiruvananthapuram in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and railway station is Thiruvananthapuram Central. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation operates a bus depot at Vamanapuram. It is well connected to all parts of the state by state road transport buses. Gokulam Medical College and Muslim Association College of Engineering are located here.Vamanapuram is located on the banks of Vamanapuram river, the longest river in Thiruvananthapuram district.Some of the Govt.offices are now located in the buildings built by British rule.

State Government Offices

Bank

Vamanapuram Public market

One of the well known market for spices, vegetables and other agricultural products for a long time.Tuesday and Friday are the market days.

Kuttoor Temple

Located in the heart of the town. Kuttoor is an Ayyappa (Sastha) temple, ruled by Travancore Devaswam Board.Kuttor Pooram, usually celebrated end of every march, as part of Utsavam.

Muthumari Amman Mahadevasthanam

The deity in this temple is Lord Siva and Parvathy.This is one of the oldest deity in South Kerala located in the heart of vamanapuram city. This Temple is over 125 years old and belongs to the Vamanapuram Tamil Vishwabrahma community. Although it is a family temple of the Tamil Vishwa Brahma community, people from other communities also visit the temple and perform poojas here. Muthumariamma is the Goddess Parvati. Goddess Parvati is considered as their family deity and is worshiped along with other deities such as Lord Shiva and Balamurugan Mahaganapati and Sastav. Our belief is Muthumariamman is the symbol of sacrifice and motherhood and She will offer abundant wealth and good health to her faithful devotees.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: India Post :Pincode Search. 2008-12-16.
  2. Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2008-12-10.
  3. Web site: Yahoo Maps India : Vamanapuram. 2008-12-18.