Vennikulam (വെണ്ണിക്കുളം)is a small town situated in the bank of
Manimala River Near Thiruvalla in
Pathanamthitta
Pathanamthitta (), is a municipality situated in the Central Travancore region in the state of Kerala, India, spread over an area of 23.50 km2. It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The town has a population of 37 ...
district of
Kerala,
South India. Town is located midway between
Pullad and
Mallapally
Mallappally (meaning "wrestler shrine" in Malayalam, from മല്ലൻ "Mallan" or "wrestler" + പള്ളി "palli" or "shrine") is a taluk in Kerala state in India. It is one of the five taluks that make up the Pathanamthitta district ...
towns. It Is Part Of Thiruvalla Constituency.
Vennikulam town is situated about 12km from
Thiruvalla, Nearest Railway Station is
Tiruvalla and Nearest Airport is
Cochin International Airport.
Sabarimala
The Sabarimala Temple (; ml, ശബരിമല ക്ഷേത്രം) is a temple complex located at Sabarimala hill inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the Perinad Village, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. It is one of the largest ...
, a popular pilgrimage destination in South India, is only 75 km away from Vennikulam.
State Highway 9 (Kerala)
State Highway 9 (SH 9) is a State Highway in Kerala, India that starts in Kanjikuzhi and ends in Kozhencherry. The highway connects Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts. The highway is 44.4 km long.
Route description
Kanjikuzhi - Puthup ...
also known as Kottayam - Kozhencherry State Highway passes through Vennikulam.The major bus routes passing through Vennikulam junction are the "Thiruvalla to Ranni" and "Kottayam to Kozhencherry" bus routes. Private and KSRTC buses also ply the route.
Notable Persons
*
Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup (1902 – 1980) -
Malayalam poet
Educational Institutions Near Vennikulam
* Mahakavi Vennikulam Gopala Kurup Memorial Government Polytechnic College, Vennikulam, offering technical
diploma courses in Civil, Electrical, Computer and Automobile Engineering
* St. Behanan's Higher Secondary School, Vennikulam
* St. Behanans L.P School, Thelliyoor P.O, Vennikulam
* Mar Dionysius Lower Primary School (M. D. L. P. School), Vennikulam
* Mar Dionysius Upper Primary School (M. D. U. P. School), Vellaramemala, Vennikulam
* St Thomas English Medium UP School , Vennikulam
* Mar Theophilos Bethany Convent Public School, Vennikulam
*Bethany Educational Society - Vennikulam
Places of worship and religious institutions
* Thelliyoor kavu Devi Temple, Thelliyoor
* St. Behanans Orthodox Church, Vennikulam
* Salem Marthoma Church, Vennikulam
* Ebenezer Mar Thoma Church, Valankara, Vennikulam
* St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Vennikulam
* St Thomas Malankara Catholic Church, Vennikulam
* St. John's Orthodox Church, Vennikulam Bethany
* St. George Orthodox Church, Vennikulam Muthupala
* Paduthodu Sree Ayyappa temple, Paduthodu, Vennikulam
* Sree Poritturkkavu Devi Temple, Ambattubhagom, Vennikulam
* Thelliyoor Salem Marthoma Church, Valakuzhy
* St. Thomas Marthoma Church, Thuruthicad
* IPC Ebenezer,
Memala, Vennikulam
* Vennikulam Mar Baselious orthodox church
* Thalachirayil Devi Temple, Vennikulam
Muhiyideen juma musjid, Paduthodu, Vennikulam
References
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Cities and towns in Pathanamthitta district