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. Thiruvananthapuram Doordarshan Kendra and the District collectors office are the major landmarks here.

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, Muttada and Mannanthala are some of the adjoining areas. Kunnath Mahadeva Kshethram is an ancient

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. Special bus services have been started to connect Kudappanakunnu with city center and nearby areas.

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is the nearest rail station.

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is the nearest airport.

Etymology

The name Kudappanakunnu comes from three words "Kuda", "Pana" and "Kunnu" meaning a hilly area occupied by Kudapanas, a variety of palm tree. Kudapana in turn means "Kuda" = Umbrella + "Pana" = palm tree. Kudappanakunnu has been widely regarded as the most beautiful and peaceful locality in Trivandrum city.

Prominent institutions

* Civil Station * Doordarshan Kendram * National Coir Research & Management Institute (NCRMI) * The Regional Poultry Farm and the District Livestock Farm * Visweswara Institute Of Competitive Exams * Corporation Zonal Office * Govt. Veterinary Dispensary * B S N L Exchange & BSNL Customer Service Centre * KSEB office * Government Homeopathy Dispensary. * KSFE *Kerala State Youth Welfare Board

Educational Institutions

* Concordia Lutheran School and Church * MaryGiri School EMHSS * Kudappanakunnu Govt LP School * St Thomas Residential School, Mukkola

Financial institutions

* Kudappanakunnu Sub Post Office * State Bank of India * Muthoot Fincorp * KSFE * Manappuram Gold * Peroorkada Service Co-operative Bank

Religious

* Kunnath Sree Mahadeva Kshethram * Kudappanakunnu Devi Kshethram * Perapooru Devi Kshethram * Thalayapooru Devi Kshetram * kunnumpuram chamundi kshethram * Manaykkakam Mahadeva Kshethram * Concordia Lutheran Church Kudappanakunnu * CSI Church Kudappanakunnu * Seventh-day Adventist Church * Fathima Matha Church Marygiri *Sri Radha Krishna Temple MLA Road Kudappanakunnu

Sub-roads

* Panchayath Office Lane * Jayaprakash Lane * Ganga Nagar * Vivekananda Nagar * Chandana Gardens * Darshan Nagar * VP Thampi Road * MLA Road * Concordia lane * NCC Road( Made BY NCC Cadets Camp At Concordia Lutheran School) * Deya Nagar Residence Association Road * Devi Lane * Ganga Lane

Famous personalities

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Nearby places

Peroorkada Peroorkada is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram in the state of Kerala, India. Amenities The locality expanded since the mid-1980s, when many Gulf-returning Malayalis bought properties or built houses in this area of Thiruvananthapuram, which led ...

, Mukkola, Mannanthala, Pathiripalli,

Perappuru,

References

Suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram {{Thiruvananthapuram-geo-stub