Pongumoodu

Pongumoodu (or Pongummoodu) is a small suburb of

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 ...

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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 ...

), capital of

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. Centred on National Highway NH-47, the 'Junction' so commonly called as features Banks, Grocery stores, Pay Phone booths, a grinding mill, a stationery store, bakery, tailoring stores, pharmacies, a Government approved ration shoppe, driving school, computer sale outlet, internet cafe, a technical institute, convent mission supported schools, opticians, household bathroom decors and decent neighbourhoods. Also in proximity to Aakulam's

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base. Residents include natives (both current residents and non-residents), people from sister states and internationals bringing contributions to research and development studies in the area. Pongumoodu even offers a 350 bedded hospital, the famous Sree Uthram Thirunal Royal Hospital, A multispeciality hospital with excellent facilities. There is also an upcoming Cancer Centre. Pongumoodu also features auto-rickshaw stands, taxi stands and bus stops supporting transportation. ( If you're hiring an auto or a taxi to go here you might want to say "Ulloor Pongumoodu" instead because of another place of the same name in the State but close to

Ulloor Ulloor is a city locality in the Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It was the home of the modern Malayalam triumvirate poet Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer. The Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram and Credence Hospital Thiruvananthapu ...

is the nearby town on the way to the city from here. Nearby colonies include Bapuji Nagar, Prasanth Nagar, Priyadarshini, Janasakthi Nagar, Bethany Nagar & Archana Nagar. In the range of a 5.5-mile (9 km) radius from Technopark Kerala TechnoPark, a Technological venture park for foreign and domestic investors. ''Lingo'' is

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

with an accent custom to

(or now called

) with many custom slangs and sayings among youth. *

Suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram {{Thiruvananthapuram-geo-stub