Anchalumoodu







Neighbourhood in Kollam district, Kerala, India





















































Anchalumoodu
Neighbourhood

Anchalumoodu Town
Anchalumoodu Town




Anchalumoodu is located in Kollam

Anchalumoodu

Anchalumoodu



Location in Kollam, India

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Anchalumoodu is located in Kerala

Anchalumoodu

Anchalumoodu



Anchalumoodu (Kerala)

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Coordinates: 8°55′56.2008″N 76°36′13.9818″E / 8.932278000°N 76.603883833°E / 8.932278000; 76.603883833Coordinates: 8°55′56.2008″N 76°36′13.9818″E / 8.932278000°N 76.603883833°E / 8.932278000; 76.603883833
Country India
State Kerala
District Kollam district
City Kollam
Government

 • Type Councillor
Languages

 • Official Malayalam
Time zone
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
691601
Telephone code 0474
Vehicle registration KL-02
Website Kollam Municipal Corporation

Anchalumoodu is a town and neighbourhood of the city of Kollam, India. It is a historic place, where the Peruman railway accident happened in 1988. Anchalumoodu is 8 km away from Kollam city, 26 km from Paravur and 8 km from Kundara town. College of Engineering, Perumon is very close to this place. Anchalumoodu was a part of Thrikkadavoor till 2015. In May 2015, Government of Kerala have decided to expand City Corporation of Kollam by merging Thrikkadavoor panchayath. Now Anchalumoodu along with Thrikkadavoor is a part of Kollam city.[1][2]


Speciality of Anchalumoodu is that, 75% of it is surrounded by Ashtamudi lake, which is famous for its scenic beauty and attracts hundreds of tourists around the globe to Kollam.




Contents






  • 1 Transport


    • 1.1 Rail




  • 2 Roads


  • 3 Education


  • 4 Places of worship


    • 4.1 Kuppana Velayudha Mangalam Temple




  • 5 References





Transport



Rail


The nearest railway station to Anchalummodu is Perinad railway station which is about 2.5 km from the town. All passenger trains stop at this railway station. Kollam Junction Railway Station, one of the biggest junction and busiest railway stations in Kerala is 9 km away from Anchalumoodu. Kundara is 9 km away from Anchalumoodu town.



Roads


Anchalumoodu is connected well with roads. The town is 8 km away from Kollam city centre Chinnakada and 8 km from Kundara town. Regular city services and transport buses are there to Kollam city from Anchalumoodu.
Bus services are available to important places in Kerala which include Trivandrum, Ernakulam, etc.



Education


Anchalummodu has its fair share of privately owned and state owned educational institutions. Institutions of education are affiliated to either the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE), or the Kerala State Education Board.


Most private schools use English as the medium of instruction whereas government run schools offer both English and Malayalam as a medium of instruction.


The Government Higher Secondary School at Anchalumoodu is one of the biggest and reputed government schools in Kollam district.


The main higher education centre near to Anchalumoodu is the College of Engineering, Perumon.
Nalanda ITC is located near to the GHSS Anchalummood.



Places of worship


Anchalumoodu has a mix of different religious community. Main temples in and around Anchalumoodu town include Kadavoor Siva temple, Ashtamudi Virabhadra Swamy temple, Panayam Durga Temple, Sastholi Temple, Kuppana Velayudha Mangalam Temple, kolleril Siva Temple,Karuva Temple, Perumon devi temple
Mosques include Kureepuzha Mosque, Karuva Mosque and Chiraiyil Mosque.
Important churches are St.Thomas Orthodox Church, Inchavila and the Church at Kureepuzha.



Kuppana Velayudha Mangalam Temple


The temple is one of the famous Subramania Temple in Kollam District.This temple is associated with great history. 'Thaippooya Festival' (10 days long), is the most important festival. Many people from different parts of the district come over here during the occasion. Several elephants assemble at the temple premises to make the occasion an unforgottable one. At night 'Khoshayatra' is held there which is an eyecatching one.Number of floats make this event a beautiful occasion. To reach the temple get down at Anchalummodu town bus stop.From there Auto Rickshaws are available to go to the temple. The temple is 1.5 km away from Anchalumoodu junction.



References






  1. ^ "Thrikadavur becomes part of Kollam city". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 June 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Thrikadavur Panchayath". Thrikadavur Panchayath. Retrieved 11 June 2015.











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