Ponganadu is a village in the

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 ...

, situated in the Indian

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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 ...

. Madavoor (5 km),

Nagaroor Nagaroor is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given populat ...

(6 km), Karavaram (7 km), Pulimath (7 km),

Navaikulam Navaikulam is a panchayat in Varkala Taluk of Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. It is situated 11km east of Varkala town and 37km north of Trivandrum City along NH66. The term "navaya" means "the place where Vedic scrip ...

(7 km) are other villages near Ponganadu. Ponganadu is surrounded by

Chadayamangalam Chadayamangalam is a village located in Kollam district of Kerala state, India. It is located along the Ithikkara river and the MC road that passes across the major urban locations of Kerala. It acts as centre for Chadayamangalam block pancha ...

Taluk to the north,

Varkala Varkala, is a major coastal municipality situated in the northern suburb of Trivandrum, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the headquarters of Varkala Taluk and important government institutions such as the taluk office, court ...

Taluk to the west,

Vamanapuram Vamanapuram is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. 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, mea ...

Taluk to the east and

Chirayinkeezhu 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 (''Anchu ...

Taluk to the south.

Location

Ponganadu is situated in between National Highway 47 (India) and State Highway 1 (Kerala). It is near the Municipal towns of

(17 km) and

Attingal Attingal is a municipality in Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala state, India. It was the location of the Attingal kingdom, under Travancore. It is the headquarters of Chirayinkeezhu Taluk, and the ...

(18 km). The nearest airport is

Trivandrum 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 ...

(Thiruvananthapuram) International Airport. The nearest railway station is Varkala Railway Station (Varkala Sivagiri Railway Station). It is around 42 km north 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 ...

and 37 km south of

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 ...

, the two nearest cities.

Government and politics

Local government

Ponganadu is situated within

Kilimanoor Kilimanoor is a panchayat and a town in the Chirayinkeezhu taluk of Trivandrum district in Kerala, India. It is located on MC/SH 1 Road, North-west of the city of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), 14 km east of Attingal and east of Var ...

Panchayath and

Chirayinkeezhu taluk Chirayinkeezhu Taluk is a Taluk (tehsil) in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is shares border with Varkala Taluk in North and with Thiruvananthapuram Taluk in South. It comprises 12 panchayats and Attingal Munici ...

Transport

Road

Ponganadu is 42 km away from

. * Ponganadu – Kallambalam: PWD road connects with NH 47 * Ponganadu – Paripalli: PWD road connects with NH 47 * Ponganadu – Kilimanoor PWD road connects with State Highway 1 (MC Road) * Ponganadu – Thattathumala road connects with State Highway 1 (MC Road)

Rail

The nearest railway station is Varkala Sivagiri.

Air

The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) International Airport.

Tourism

* Ganapathi Para * Vennichira Pond * Kizhakkumkara Ancient Temple * Padinjattinkara ancient Temple *

Thirupalkadal Sreekrishnaswamy Temple Thirupalkadal SreeKrishna Temple (Thiruparkadal Sreekrishnaswamy Temple) is one of the oldest Hindu temples dedicated to the god Vishnu (Worshipped as Krishna), located in the village Keezhperoor, Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. The cent ...

* Vellallur Para

Religious centres

Temples

External links

* https://www.facebook.com/Grama-Darshan-Cultural-Society-Ponganadu-145281768991451/ * https://www.facebook.com/ponganadu/

References

{{Thiruvananthapuram district settlements Villages in Thiruvananthapuram district