Vennicode is an area of Cheruniyoor panchayat in

Varkala Taluk Varkala Taluk is a Taluk (tehsil) in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the 3rd most densely populated taluk in the district comprising 10 villages and Varkala municipality. Spanning an area of about 171km²,Varka ...

of Thiruvananthapuram District State of Kerala in India. The Nearest Railway Station is

Akathumuri railway station Akathumuri (HG3 F category) is one of the 4 railway stations serving the Varkala urban agglomeration in district of Thiruvananthapuram. It is 6 km from Varkala railway station and it is situated in Cheruniyoor Panchayat of Varkala Taluk. ...

and Airport is

Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Thiruvananthapuram International Airport , is an international airport which serves Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. Established in 1932, it is the first airport in the state of Kerala and fifth international airport of In ...

. Vennicode was once the abode of British and Dutch people and the old houses built up by them were called Bungalows. Vennicode was the home of a British man called Venni Saipe who was actively involved in procuring tapioca flour (dried and powdered tapioca) and sourcing it to soldiers during the second world war. The remnants of a customs house built during the British era still exist here located opposite to the Akathumuri Railway station. There is a story that the erstwhile Ruler of Travancore allocated this land (surrounded by water on all three sides) to Ezhava warriors who helped the King to win over Deshaganadu (Pandalam)- Venni means victory, land assigned to victorious people came to be known as Vennicode (Abode of Victory).

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{{Thiruvananthapuram district settlements Villages in Thiruvananthapuram district