State Highway 2 (SH 2)
is a State Highway in
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 ...
that starts from
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 ...
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 ...
and ends near
Thenmala
Thenmala is a tourist destination in the eastern side of Kollam district in Kerala, India that is home to the first eco-tourism centre in India. The word 'Thenmala' means "'Honey hills" in Malayalam language. The town is 66 km away from K ...
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 ...
by joining with
Kollam-Tirumangalam NH-744. The highway is 73.2 km long. The major towns in this highway are
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 suburb ...
,
Palode and
Kulathupuzha
Kulathupuzha is a small town in the eastern part of Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is one of the important pilgrim spots linked with the legend of Sabarimala. Kulathupuzha is also the birthplace of the Malayalam music legend Raveendran. Kul ...
. It is a major inter state highway road connecting Thiruvananthapuram the
Capital City of Kerala to
Shenkottai
Sengottai (also known as Shencottah, Chenkotta or Shenkottai) is a town in the Tenkasi district, of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the gateway to southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Spread over an area of 2.68 km2 with a population of over 26,823, ...
and
Madurai
Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...
in
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
. In 2016 NHAI approved in principle this road as National highway.
Route description
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 ...
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Karakulam
Karakulam is a panchayat in Nedumangad Taluk in Tiruvananthapuram District in the state of Kerala, India. It is the most populated panchayat in the district according to 2011 census.
Location
Karakulam is located approximately 12km. from t ...
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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 suburb ...
>
Anad
Anad is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, 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, ...
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Palode >
Madathara >
Kulathupuzha
Kulathupuzha is a small town in the eastern part of Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is one of the important pilgrim spots linked with the legend of Sabarimala. Kulathupuzha is also the birthplace of the Malayalam music legend Raveendran. Kul ...
>
Thenmala
Thenmala is a tourist destination in the eastern side of Kollam district in Kerala, India that is home to the first eco-tourism centre in India. The word 'Thenmala' means "'Honey hills" in Malayalam language. The town is 66 km away from K ...
junction - joins with
Kollam-Tirumangalam NH-744.
This highway starts from
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 ...
corporation limits and ends at
Thenmala
Thenmala is a tourist destination in the eastern side of Kollam district in Kerala, India that is home to the first eco-tourism centre in India. The word 'Thenmala' means "'Honey hills" in Malayalam language. The town is 66 km away from K ...
junction
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 ...
District. From
Vellayambalam
Vellayambalam is a prominent junction in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the state of Kerala, India. It is situated on the Rajapatha (Royal Path) that stretches from Kowdiar to East Fort.
Overview
This junction connects the arterial roads conn ...
to
vazhayila
Vazhayila is an prime city near Peroorkada. Located at Trivandrum District. The exact location is 2 to 3 kilometers from the kowdiar Palace. It comes under Vattiyoorkavu constituency. Vazhayila has 4-lane road, Petrol pumps, Car showroom, Sports c ...
near
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 ...
in City limits, the highway is upgraded into a four-lane road with the part of Thiruvananthapuram City Road Improvement Project (TCRIP) Under Kerala Road Fund board. This stretch is one of the busiest roads in
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 populatio ...
.
Future
In 2016 the state government announced the upgrading of
Vazhayila
Vazhayila is an prime city near Peroorkada. Located at Trivandrum District. The exact location is 2 to 3 kilometers from the kowdiar Palace. It comes under Vattiyoorkavu constituency. Vazhayila has 4-lane road, Petrol pumps, Car showroom, Sports c ...
to
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 suburb ...
12 km stretch into 21m four lane road. Government approved the project and land acquisition is going on. The remaining
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 suburb ...
to
Thenmala
Thenmala is a tourist destination in the eastern side of Kollam district in Kerala, India that is home to the first eco-tourism centre in India. The word 'Thenmala' means "'Honey hills" in Malayalam language. The town is 66 km away from K ...
stretch is developing into standard two lane highway by PWD.
In 2017 the central government announced that the highway is approved in principal as
National Highway as part of developing the road under
Bharatmala
The Bharatmala Pariyojna ( 'India garland project') is an ecosystem of road development which includes development of tunnels, bridges, elevated corridors, flyovers, overpass, interchanges, bypasses, ring roads etc. to provide shortest, jam f ...
scheme and is preparing Detailed Project Report through NHAI.
Main intersections
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Peroorkada-Thiruvananthapuram
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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 suburb ...
- 11nth Stone Junction
SH 3
Connecting Nedumangad - shorlarcode - Aruvaimozhi Tamilnadu.
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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 suburb ...
- Pazhakutty junction
SH-47 Connecting Pazhakutty-
Vembayam
Vembayam is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.
Location
Vembayam is located on Main Central Road, at a distance of 21 km from Thiruvananthapuram. It comes under Nedumangad Taluk. Nearest airport is Thiru ...
MC Road
*Chullimanoor junction
SH-45 Connecting Chullimanoor - Vithura -
Ponmudi
Ponmudi (the Golden Peak) also known as Kashmir of Kerala is a hill station in the Peringamala gramapanchayath of Trivandrum District of Kerala in India. It is located 22km west of Vithura town, 53 km north-east of Trivandrum City, ...
highway
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Palode - Kushavoor junction
Connecting SH-59 Hill Highway
Palode - Peringamala-
Vithura
Vithura, also known as the Hill City Of Trivandrum, is located 36 km from Thiruvananthapuram capital of the Kerala state in India. Vithura is the culmination of the crossroads to many tourist, cultural, and religious centres. Surrounded by ...
road
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Madathara
SH-64 Connecting
Madathara- Paripalli NH66 Road
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Kulathupuzha
Kulathupuzha is a small town in the eastern part of Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is one of the important pilgrim spots linked with the legend of Sabarimala. Kulathupuzha is also the birthplace of the Malayalam music legend Raveendran. Kul ...
Connecting SH-59 Hill Highway
Kulathupuzha
Kulathupuzha is a small town in the eastern part of Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is one of the important pilgrim spots linked with the legend of Sabarimala. Kulathupuzha is also the birthplace of the Malayalam music legend Raveendran. Kul ...
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Anchal
Anchal is one of the fastest developing town located in the centre of Kollam district in Kerala, India.
Etymology
There are a number of different legends about the origin of the name Anchal. One legend is that there used to be an "Anchalappi ...
road
See also
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Roads in Kerala
Kerala, a state in Southern India, has a network of 11 National Highways, 72 State Highways and many district roads.
Features
Kerala has of roads, which accounts for 5.6% of India's total. This translates to about of road per thousand ...
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List of State Highways in Kerala
References
State Highways in Kerala
Roads in Thiruvananthapuram district
Roads in Kollam district
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