Meenad is a village in
Kollam district
Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Laccadive Sea seaport and an in ...
in the state of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
, India.
It is just 6 km away from
Paravur.
Demographics
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
, Meenad had a population of 29,497 with 14,087 males and 15,410 females.
Transport
Meenad is well connected with
Paravur and
Chathannoor
Chathannoor is a town in the Indian state of Kerala situated at the Kollam District on the banks of Ithikkara River. It is about from Kollam(Quilon) City. Chathannoor is around north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum). Th ...
. The well furnished
Paravur-
Chathannoor
Chathannoor is a town in the Indian state of Kerala situated at the Kollam District on the banks of Ithikkara River. It is about from Kollam(Quilon) City. Chathannoor is around north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum). Th ...
road is passing through Meenad. The proximity of this place to
Paravur Railway Station
Paravur railway station (Code:PVU) is a railway station in the Indian municipal town of Paravur in Kollam district, Kerala. Paravur railway station falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway zone of Indian R ...
and
National Highway 47
The following highways are numbered 47:
International
* Asian Highway 47
* European route E47
Australia
East West Link (proposed)
Canada
* Alberta Highway 47
* Ontario Highway 47
* Saskatchewan Highway 47
France
* A47 autoroute
India
* ...
makes Meenad a major residential area in the district.
Paravur Railway Station
Paravur railway station (Code:PVU) is a railway station in the Indian municipal town of Paravur in Kollam district, Kerala. Paravur railway station falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway zone of Indian R ...
is an 'Adersh Railway Station', so a good number of important daily trains have halts here.
References
{{Kollam district
Villages in Kollam district