Asramam or Ashramam is one of the prime locations in

Kollam Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city i ...

city of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It is one among the 55 wards of

Kollam Municipal Corporation Kollam Municipal Corporation (KMC) is an ISO 9001:2015 certified civic body that governs the city of Kollam in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the fourth-largest city corporation by population in the state, and the fifth-largest by area. Con ...

. Asramam is a notable place in the city because of the presence of old airport, public/private institutions, tourism destinations, parks, hospitals, maidan etc.

Asramam Maidan The Asramam Maidanam or Ashramam Maithanam is an urban park, or ''maidhanam'', in the city of Kollam, in Kerala, India. At , it is the largest open space within Kerala Municipal Corporation limits. The ''maidan'' is considered one of the green l ...

, the biggest open space now existing in any of the Kerala Municipal Corporation limits is situated at Asramam. The first airport in the state of

Kollam Airport Quilon Aerodrome or Kollam Airport was an aerodrome in the city of Kollam in the former state of Travancore, now in Kerala, India. During the 1920s, there were no other civil aerodromes in the kingdoms of Cochin, Travancore and the Malabar Dist ...

, was functioned in this maidan. Asramam is the headquarters of the

branches of

Indian Medical Association The Indian Medical Association (IMA) is a national voluntary organisation of physicians in India. It was established in 1928 as the All India Medical Association, and was renamed the Indian Medical Association in 1930. It is a society registered ...

and

Sports Authority of India The Sports Authority of India (SAI) is the apex national sports body of India, established in 1982 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of Government of India for the development of sports in India. SAI has 2 Sports Academic institution ...

. Link Road, one of the important roads in the city, passing through Asramam. The one and only

International Hockey Stadium International Hockey Stadium is a field hockey stadium in Mohali, Punjab, India. This stadium serves as the home ground for the hockey club, Punjab Warriors, of Hockey India League. On May 25, 2021, the stadium was renamed the Olympian Balbir S ...

in the state is at Asramam. srenarayana open university asramam walk way around the asramam ground

Importance

Asramam is one of the most important places of

city. The city's biggest attractions like Adventure park, Children's park, Picnic Village and

British Residency The British Residency (), also known as the Government Guest House or Residency Bungalow, is a two-storeyed palace situated at Asramam in the city of Kollam in the Indian state of Kerala. It lies close to the site of the old Kollam Airport situa ...

are situated at. The thick Mangrove forests in this area are very popular all over the state. 10 So many renowned hospitals in the city are situated near Asramam. Sankar's Institute of Medical Science IMS Dr. Nair's Hospital, ESIC Model & Super Speciality Hospital etc. are the famous hospitals near Asramam. ;Biodiversity Heritage Site Asramam is going to become the first Biodiversity Heritage Site(BHS) in Kerala state. The 190 years old

, rare varieties of mangrove spread on residency complex and the creek of

Ashtamudi Lake Ashtamudi Lake (''Ashtamudi Kayal''), in the Kollam District of the Indian state of Kerala, is the most visited backwater and lake in the state. It possesses a unique wetland ecosystem and a large palm-shaped (also described as octopus-shaped) ...

would come under this heritage site.

Public/private institutions nearby

Office of the Superintendent of Police, Kollam

* International Hockey Stadium, Kollam * KTDC Tamarind Hotel * Factories & Boilers Department - Kerala Headquarters * Occupational Health and Research Centre (OHRC) * Office of the Asst. Executive Engineer - Harbour Engineering Department * Office of the Marine Surveyor - Southern Zonal Office * Asramam Adventure Park * Children's Park * ESIC Model & Super Speciality Hospital *

Kerala Cricket Association The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA; ml, കേരളാ ക്രിക്കറ്റ്‌ അസോസിയേഷന്‍) is the governing body of the game of cricket in the Kerala state of the Republic of India. It is affiliated to t ...

Astro turf stadium for Kollam
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Apparel Training and Design Centre
* Dr. Nair's Hospital * Office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kollam * Asramam Picnic Village * Traffic control room, Kerala Police * Nabeel Yousuf- professional procrastinator and ambivert

References

Neighbourhoods in Kollam Biodiversity Heritage Sites of India {{Kollam-geo-stub

Importance

Public/private institutions nearby

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