Nemom is an area in the city of
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...
(formerly Trivandrum). It is surrounded by
Thirumala in the north,
Malayinkeezhu
Malayinkeezhu is a suburb of Trivandrum, the largest city and capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is located at the south-eastern side of Thiruvananthapuram Metropolitan Area, and is at a distance of 13 km from the heart of the city. ...
in the north-east,
Balaramapuram in the south-east,
Kovalam
Kovalam is a region in the city of Trivandrum, around 13 km southwest of the city center, whose beaches are a tourist destination.
Etymology
Kovalam means " coconut grove," after the coconut trees which are common there.
History
Koval ...
in the south and Thiruvallam in the west. Nemom falls within the municipal corporation of Thiruvananthapuram, though partly exclusive. It is connected with
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...
,
Neyyattinkara
Neyyattinkara, is a Municipal Town and a major industrial and commercial hub located at the southern tip of Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area in Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala State, and also the headquarters of Neyyattinkara Taluk. The ...
,
Vizhinjam
Vizhinjam is a region located in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the state of Kerala in India. It is located 16 km south west from the city centre and 17 km south of Trivandrum International Airport along NH66. Adani Por ...
,
Poovar
Poovar is a tourist town in Neyyattinkara (tehsil) in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala state, South India. This village is almost at the southern tip of Thiruvananthapuram while the next village, Pozhiyoor, marks the end of Kerala. Th ...
,
Kattakkada
Kattakada is a town in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. It is situated 13km north of Neyyattinkara town, 18km south of Nedumangad town and 20km east of Capital City Thiruvananthapuram.
There is also a Tehsil/Taluk called Kattakada. It c ...
,
Nagarcoil
Nagercoil, also spelt as Nagarkovil ("Temple of the Nāgas", or Nagaraja-Temple), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu state, India. Situated close to the tip of the Indian peninsula, it lies on an ...
, and
Kanyakumari
Kanniyakumari (; , referring to Devi Kanya Kumari), also known as Cape Comorin, is a city in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent and the southernmost city in mainland Ind ...
through the main arterial highway
National Highway 66
The following highways are numbered 66:
Australia
* Barkly Highway (Northern Territory)
* Riddoch Highway
Canada
* Alberta Highway 66
* Highway 66 (Ontario)
Finland
* Kantatie 66 (Orivesi — Lapua)
France
* A66 autoroute
Germany
* Bunde ...
.
Nemom has a Government
Ayurveda
Ayurveda () is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. The theory and practice of Ayurveda is pseudoscientific. Ayurveda is heavily practiced in India and Nepal, where around 80% of the population rep ...
Clinic. There is a public market at Pravachambalam, about one kilometre away from Nemom..
Vellayani Devi Temple
The Vellayani Devi is a highly revered shrine in Kerala, India, dedicated to goddess Bhadrakali. The shrine is situated in Vellayani 1.5 km west of Vellayani junction, 12 km southeast of Thiruvananthapuram on the eastern bank of Vellay ...
is located in Nemom.
Politics
Nemom assembly constituency
Nemom State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency. As of the ...
is part of
Thiruvananthapuram Parliamentary Constituency.
Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor (; ; born 9 March 1956 in London, England ) is an Indian former international civil servant, diplomat, bureaucrat and politician, writer and public intellectual who has been serving as Member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram, ...
of
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
represents the area in the lower house of the Indian Parliament (
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...
).
V. Sivankutty of
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the na ...
is the
MLA representing Nemom Assembly Constituency in the
Kerala Legislative Assembly (Niyama Sabha) after
2021 assembly election. He is also the present Minister of the state for School Education. Deepika U of
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the present councilor of Nemom Corporation Division.
Administration
Nemom consists of 2 wards of
Thiruvananthapuram Corporation
Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation (തിരുവനന്തപുരം നഗരസഭ) is the oldest and the largest (by area and population) city corporation in the Kerala state of India. It is the municipal corporation that administ ...
. The 66th ward named as Nemom and 67th named as Ponnumangalam.
Village
Nemom village comes under
Thiruvananthapuram taluk of the six taluks of
Thiruvananthapuram district
Thiruvananthapuram District (), is the southernmost district in the Indian state of Kerala. The district was created in 1949, with its headquarters in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, which is also Kerala's administrative centre. The present d ...
namely, Thiruvananthapuram,
Neyyattinkara
Neyyattinkara, is a Municipal Town and a major industrial and commercial hub located at the southern tip of Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area in Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala State, and also the headquarters of Neyyattinkara Taluk. The ...
,
Nedumangad
Nedumangad is a town and municipality in Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area of Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala, and is the headquarters of Nedumangad tehsil and Nedumangad Revenue Division (RDO). It is a sub ...
, Kattakada, Varkala and
Chirayinkeezh
Chirayinkeezhu is a town in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It was also hometown of famous Malayalam Film actor Prem Nazir . It is the seat of Chirayinkeezhu taluk.
Anjengo Fort
The well known Anjengo Fort (''Anc ...
.
Government Offices
Central Government
* Nemom Post Office
* Railway Station
* BSNL Telephone Exchange, Nemom
* Office of the Sub Divisional Engineer, BSNL
State Government
* Office of the Circle Inspector of Police (Nemom Police Station)
* Government Taluk Hospital, Santhivila, Nemom
*
Thiruvananthapuram Corporation
Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation (തിരുവനന്തപുരം നഗരസഭ) is the oldest and the largest (by area and population) city corporation in the Kerala state of India. It is the municipal corporation that administ ...
Zonal Office, Nemom
* Nemom Village Office
* Nemom Sub Registrar's Office
*
KSEB
Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is an Indian public sector undertaking under the Government of Kerala that generates, transmits and distributes electricity in the state under government monopoly. Established in 1957, the agency comes unde ...
Section Office, Nemom
* PWD Section Office, Nemom
* Kerala State Handloom Development Corporation, Regional Office, Nemom.
* Government Ayurveda Dispensary, Nemom
Educational institutions
* Sree Vidyadhiraja Homoeopathic Medical College
* Sree Vidyadhiraja Pharmacy College
* Victory Boy's Higher Secondary School
* Victory Girl's High School
* Tolstoy Memorial Public School, Santhivila
* New UPS, Santhivila
* Little Flower Convent, Vellayani Jn.
* Government UP School, Nemom
* Swami Vivekananda Mission Central School, Koliakode
* Government HS school Pappanamcode
* St. Antonys School, Karakkamandapam
* Vyasa vidhyalayam, Nemom
Other Major Establishments
*
Merryland Studio
Merryland Studio is an Indian film studio based in Trivandrum, Kerala. It was the second film studio in Kerala, established in 1950 by former Trivandrum mayor and businessman P. Subramaniam. He produced 70 films, 59 of them directed by himself ...
, which played important roles in the history of
Malayalam cinema
Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...
, was opened in 1951 by veteran director-producer
P. Subramaniam
P. Subramaniam (19 February 1910 – 4 October 1979) was an Indian film producer, film director, distributor, theatre owner, and mayor. He is the founder of Merryland Studio (established in 1951), the second film studio in Kerala.
From mid-19 ...
)
* Venus Engineering Works & Foundry Ltd.(Bicycle parts manufacturing unit of Metro Exporters, Mumbai)
*
Vellayani Devi Temple
The Vellayani Devi is a highly revered shrine in Kerala, India, dedicated to goddess Bhadrakali. The shrine is situated in Vellayani 1.5 km west of Vellayani junction, 12 km southeast of Thiruvananthapuram on the eastern bank of Vellay ...
*
Thaliyadichapuram Sree Mahadeva Temple
* Maha Ganapathy Temple
* Alamvila Nagaraja Temple
* Elappikal Devi Temple
* Thrikkannapuram Sreekrishna Swami Temple
* Ananthapuram Service Co-operative Bank Nemom
* Nemom Muslim Juma Masjid, Vellayani Jn.
Assemblies of God Churches* CSI Church Nemom, Nemom
* Swaraj Grandhashala (Library), Nemom
* Nemom Service Cooperative Bank, Vellayani Jn.
* Kuruvani Juma Masjid
* LS Asafoetida company, Nemom
External links
CSI Church Nemom
References
{{Thiruvananthapuram district
Suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram