The Neyyar River is 56 km long river which flows through 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 ...

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. It flows from the Agastya Mala (''Agastyarkoodam'') in the Western Ghats. The town

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 ...

, is situated on the banks of the river, is named after this river. The river flows through the

Neyyar wildlife sanctuary The Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary in the southern state of Kerala in India is spread over the southeast corner of the Western Ghats, and covers a total area of . It is located between 77° 8’ to 77° 17’ east longitude and 8° 29’ to 8° 3 ...

and into the Neyyar resorvoir. It then flows towards the west though the towns of

Kallikkad Kallikkad is a village in Thiruvananthapuram District in the southern Indian state of Kerala. The village is one of the 11 census villages in the Kattakada taluka of Thiruvananthapuram district.As per the 2001 Census of India, Kallikkad has ...

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 ...

, Ottashekharamangalam,

Keezhattoor Keezhattur is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Poonthanam illam, the birthplace of "bhakthakavi" Poonthanam namboothiri, famous ancient Malayalam poet, is located here. The poonthanam illam is now a popular cu ...

Anavoor Anavoor is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Anavoor had a population of 14618 with 7224 males and 7394 females. Anavoor village-kunnathukal panchayath-neyyattinkara taluk- ...

, Aruvipuram, Neyyantinkara and

Thirupuram Thirupuram is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Thirupuram village is 6 km away from Neyyattinkara Neyyattinkara, is a Municipal Town and a major industrial and commercial hub located at the s ...

. The river then empties into the

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at the Poovar estuary. Tributaries include the ''Kallar'', ''Mullayar'' , and the ''Karavaliyar''. It has several small canals along the river and the Neyyar Irrigation Project, "

Neyyar Dam Neyyar dam is a gravity dam on the Neyyar River in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, South India, located on the foot of the Western Ghats about 30 km from Thiruvananthapuram.South India Handbook By Roma Bradnock It was establishe ...

", is situated in this river. A safari park is located near the river. Neyyar river has been severely affected by

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The catchment area is mostly forested, command area is under mixed dry land crops such as coconut, tapioca, pepper, plantain, rice, etc.Keralapages.org Neyyar
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Rivers of Thiruvananthapuram district {{India-river-stub