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Nemom

Coordinates: 8°27′28.42″N 76°59′57.82″E / 8.4578944°N 76.9993944°E / 8.4578944; 76.9993944
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Nemom
Suburb
Nemom is located in Kerala
Nemom
Nemom
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°27′28.42″N 76°59′57.82″E / 8.4578944°N 76.9993944°E / 8.4578944; 76.9993944
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
ZoneNemom, Ponnumangalam
Ward66, 67
TalukasThiruvananthapuram taluk
Government
 • BodyThiruvananthapuram Corporation
 • Nemom Ward Councilor (66)Deepika U, BJP
 • Ponnumangalam Ward Councilor (67)M.R.Gopan, BJP
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695020
Telephone code91 471
Vehicle registrationKL-01
Lok Sabha constituencyTrivandrum
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNemom
Civic agencyThiruvananthapuram Corporation

Nemom is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India.

It is surrounded by Thirumala in the north, Malayinkeezhu in the north-east, Balaramapuram in the south-east, Kovalam in the south and Thiruvallam in the west. Nemom falls within the municipal corporation of Thiruvananthapuram, though partly exclusive. It is connected with Thiruvananthapuram, Neyyattinkara, Vizhinjam, Poovar, Kattakkada, Nagarcoil, and Kanyakumari through the main arterial highway National Highway 66.

Nemom has a Government Ayurveda Clinic.[1] There is a public market at Pravachambalam, about one kilometre away from Nemom.[citation needed] Vellayani Devi Temple[2] is located in Nemom.

Administration

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Constituency

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Nemom is part of Nemom Assembly constituency and Thiruvananthapuram Parliamentary constituency. Shashi Tharoor, MP [3] of Indian National Congress represents Thiruvananthapuram in Lok Sabha. V. Sivankutty, MLA of Communist Party of India (Marxist) is representing Nemom Assembly constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly after 2021 assembly election. He is also the present Minister for General Education and Labour, Government of Kerala.

City corporation

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Nemom consists of 2 wards of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. The 66th ward is named as Nemom and 67th named as Ponnumangalam. Deepika U of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the present councilor of Nemom Corporation Division. BJP's M.R. Gopan [4] is the councilor of Ponnumangalam Corporation Division. M.R. Gopan is the current Leader of Opposition in Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation.

Taluk

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Nemom village comes under Thiruvananthapuram taluk of the four taluks of Thiruvananthapuram district namely Chirayinkeezhu, Neyyattinkara, Nedumangad and Thiruvananthapuram.

Government offices

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Central

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  • Nemom Post Office
  • Thiruvananthapuram South Railway Station (formerly Nemom Railway Station)
  • BSNL Telephone Exchange, Nemom
  • Office of the Sub Divisional Engineer, BSNL

State & Panchayath

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  • Office of the Circle Inspector of Police (Nemom Police Station) [5]
  • Government Taluk Hospital, Santhivila, Nemom [6]
  • Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Zonal Office, Nemom [7]
  • Panchayath Agricultural Office (Krishi Bhavan), Nemom [8]
  • Village Office, Nemom [9]
  • Sub Registrar's Office, Nemom [10][11]
  • KSEB Section Office, Nemom [12]
  • PWD Section Office, Nemom
  • Kerala State Handloom Development Corporation, Regional Office & Showroom, Nemom [13]
  • Government Ayurveda Dispensary, Nemom

Educational institutions

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  • Sree Vidyadhiraja Homoeopathic Medical College
  • Sree Vidyadhiraja Pharmacy College
  • Victory Boy's Higher Secondary School
  • Victory Girl's High School
  • Tolstoy Memorial Public School, Santhivila
  • New UPS, Santhivila
  • Little Flower Convent, Vellayani Jn.
  • Government UP School, Nemom
  • Swami Vivekananda Mission Central School, Koliakode
  • Government HS school Pappanamcode
  • St. Antonys School, Karakkamandapam
  • Vyasa Vidhyalayam, Nemom

Places of worship

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Other major establishments

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  • Merryland Studio,[15] the second film studio in Kerala, which played important roles in the history of Malayalam cinema, was opened in 1951 by veteran director-producer P. Subramaniam.
  • Venus Engineering Works & Foundry Ltd., which is a bicycle parts manufacturing division of Metro Exporters, Mumbai.
  • Ananthapuram Service Co-operative Bank Nemom
  • Swaraj Grandhashala (Library), Nemom
  • Nemom Service Co-operative Bank, Vellayani Jn.
  • LS Asafoetida company, Nemom
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References

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  1. ^ "Ayushya Ayurvedic Clinic in Nemom, Trivandrum". Yentha.com. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Vellayani Devi Temple - Info, Timings, Photos, History, Videos". TemplePurohit - Your Spiritual Destination | Bhakti, Shraddha Aur Ashirwad. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Dr. Shashi Tharoor - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India". India.gov.in. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  4. ^ Reporter, Staff (13 April 2022). "Dramatic scenes at council meeting". Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ^ "Nemom PS". ps.keralapolice.gov.in. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  6. ^ https://dhs.kerala.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/23.11.2020-List-of-Institutions-7-3-files-merged.pdf
  7. ^ "Corporation Zonal offices | City Of Thiruvananthapuram". tmc.lsgkerala.gov.in. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Panchayath Level organizations". keralaagriculture.gov.in. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Revenue Portal". village.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  10. ^ https://keralaregistration.gov.in/downloads/list_offices.pdf
  11. ^ https://www.keralaregistration.gov.in/fileUploads/alloffweb.pdf
  12. ^ "Phone No of Nemom KSEB Section". pgea.co.in. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  13. ^ "HANVEEV | Regional Offices". hanveevs.com. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  14. ^ Sreejith N. "Bhagavathy Temples - Vellayani Devi". Kerala Temples. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  15. ^ "Good Read: Personality - P.Subramaniam;Visionary and entrepreneur". Spoonfeedin.blogspot.com. 2 January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
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