Nemom is a suburb of

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ...

, the capital city of

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. It is surrounded by

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in the north,

Malayinkeezhu Malayinkeezhu is a suburb of Trivandrum, the largest city and capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is located at the south-eastern side of Thiruvananthapuram Metropolitan Area, and is at a distance of 13 km from the heart of the city ...

in the north-east,

Balaramapuram Balaramapuram is one of the panchayats that form the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India. It is the most urbanized panchayat in Thiruvananthapuram. Balaramapuram is the centre for production for traditional varieties of ...

in the south-east,

Kovalam Kovalam is a beach and seaside resort in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. Kovalam is located southeast of the city center. The beaches around Kovalam are popular vacation destinations for both domestic and international travelle ...

in the south and Thiruvallam in the west. Nemom falls within the municipal corporation of Thiruvananthapuram, though partly exclusive. It is connected with

Neyyattinkara Neyyattinkara is a municipal town in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India. It also serves as the administrative headquarters of Neyyattinkara taluk. Nestled along the banks of the Neyyar River, one of the district's principal rivers, the ...

Vizhinjam Vizhinjam () is an area located in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the state of Kerala in India. which belongs to Thiruvananthapuram Corporation . It is located 16 km south west from the city centre and 17 km south of Trivand ...

Poovar Poovar is a tourist town in Neyyattinkara (tehsil) in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala state, South India. This village is almost at the southern tip of Thiruvananthapuram while the next village, Pozhiyoor, marks the end of Kerala. ...

Kattakkada Kattakada is a town in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. It is situated 13 km north of Neyyattinkara town, 18 km south of Nedumangad town and 20 km east of the Capital City, Thiruvananthapuram. There is also a Tehsil A t ...

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, and

Kanyakumari Kanyakumari (Tamil; / kəɳjɑkʊmɑɾiː/; referring to Devi Kanya Kumari, officially known as Kanniyakumari, formerly known as Cape Comorin) is a town and a municipality in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the ...

through the main arterial highway

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. Nemom has a Government

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Clinic. There is a public market at Pravachambalam, about one kilometre away from Nemom.

Vellayani Devi Temple The Major Vellayani Devi Temple is a highly revered shrine in Kerala, India, dedicated to goddess Bhadrakali. The shrine is situated in Vellayani 1.5 km west of Vellayani junction, 12 km southeast of Thiruvananthapuram on the easter ...

is located in Nemom.

Administration

Constituency

Nemom is part of

Nemom 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. Nem ...

Assembly constituency and

Parliamentary constituency.

Shashi Tharoor Shashi Tharoor (; born 9 March 1956) is an Indian politician, author, and former diplomat, who has been serving as Member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, since 2009. He is currently the Chairman of Committee on External Affairs. ...

, MP of

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

represents Thiruvananthapuram in

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is Bicameralism, bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by a ...

V. Sivankutty Vasudevan Sivankutty (born 10 November 1954) is an Indian politician, currently serving as the Minister for General Education and Labour, Government of Kerala. He represents the Nemom Constituency in the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. Si ...

, MLA of

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a Communism in India, communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electora ...

is representing Nemom Assembly constituency in the

Kerala Legislative Assembly The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 30 states in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives. Each elected member represents one of the 140 ...

after 2021 assembly election. He is also the present Minister for

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and Labour, Government of Kerala.

City corporation

Nemom consists of 2 wards of

Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation, also known as Thiruvananthapuram Central, is the municipal corporation that administrates the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala. The city corporation is spread over 214.86 km2 with ...

. The 66th ward is named as Nemom and 67th named as Ponnumangalam. Deepika U of

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is the present councilor of Nemom Corporation Division.

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's M.R. Gopan is the councilor of Ponnumangalam Corporation Division. M.R. Gopan is the current Leader of Opposition in Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation.

Taluk

Nemom village comes under Thiruvananthapuram taluk of the four taluks of

Thiruvananthapuram district Thiruvananthapuram District () is the List of districts of Kerala, southernmost district in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. The district was created in 1949, with its headquarters in the city of Thiruvananth ...

namely

Chirayinkeezhu Chirayinkeezhu is a town in the Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It was also the hometown of famous Malayalam film actor Prem Nazir. It is the seat of Chirayinkeezhu taluk. Anjengo Fort The well known Anjengo Fort ( ...

Nedumangad Nedumangad is a municipal town in the Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the headquarters of Nedumangad Tehsil and Nedumangad Revenue Division. It is a suburb of the extended metropolitan region of Thiruvanantha ...

and Thiruvananthapuram.

Government offices

Central

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

State & Panchayath

* Office of the Circle Inspector of Police (Nemom Police Station) * Government Taluk Hospital, Santhivila, Nemom * Thiruvananthapuram

Corporation A corporation or body corporate is an individual or a group of people, such as an association or company, that has been authorized by the State (polity), state to act as a single entity (a legal entity recognized by private and public law as ...

Zonal Office, Nemom * Panchayath Agricultural Office (Krishi Bhavan), Nemom * Village Office, Nemom * Sub Registrar's Office, Nemom *

KSEB Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is an Indian public sector undertaking under the Government of Kerala that generates, transmits and distributes electricity in the state. Established in 1957, the agency comes under the authority of the Po ...

Section Office, Nemom * PWD Section Office, Nemom * Kerala State Handloom Development Corporation, Regional Office & Showroom, Nemom * Government Ayurveda Dispensary, Nemom

Educational institutions

* 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

* Thaliyadichapuram Sree Mahadeva Temple * Maha Ganapathy Temple * Alamvila Nagaraja Temple * Elappikal Devi Temple * Thrikkannapuram Sreekrishna Swami Temple * Nemom Muslim Juma Masjid, Vellayani Jn.
Assemblies of God Churches
* CSI Church Nemom, Nemom * Kuruvani Juma Masjid

Other major establishments

Merryland Studio Merryland Studio is an Indian film studio based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It was established in 1950 by former Thiruvananthapuram mayor and businessman P. Subramaniam. He produced 70 films, 59 of them directed by himself. He was active b ...

, the second

film studio A film studio (also known as movie studio or simply studio) is a major entertainment company that makes films. Today, studios are mostly financing and distribution entities. In addition, they may have their own studio facility or facilities; how ...

in Kerala, which played important roles in the history of

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

, was opened in 1951 by veteran director-producer

P. Subramaniam Padmanabha Subramaniam (19 February 1910 – 4 October 1979) was an Indian film producer, film director, distributor, theatre owner, and mayor. He is the founder of Merryland Studio (established in 1951), the second film studio in Kerala. Fr ...

. * 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

External links

Kerala State election 2006 results of Nemom constituency

CSI Church Nemom

References

{{Thiruvananthapuram district Suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram