Kavanad
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Kavanad കാവനാട് Kavanad |
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| Neighbourhood | |
Kavanad Junction
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 Kavanad
 Kavanad
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| Coordinates: 8°54′49″N 76°33′25″E / 8.91361°N 76.55694°ECoordinates: 8°54′49″N 76°33′25″E / 8.91361°N 76.55694°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Kollam Municipal Corporation(KMC) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 691003 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-02 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kollam |
| Civic agency | Kollam Municipal Corporation |
| Avg. summer temperature | 34 °C (93 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 22 °C (72 °F) |
| Website | http://www.kollam.nic.in |
Kavanad is a suburban area of Kollam Municipal Corporation in Kerala. It is a major market town located at the northern suburb of Kollam City in India. It is coming under Sakthikulangara zone of Kollam Municipal Corporation. It is just 3 km from the port town of Neendakara. Kavanad, a narrow strip of land sandwiched between the Arabian Sea and the Ashtamudi Lake has one of the highest land values in Kollam city. The town emerged as a major shopping destination in Kollam with the advent of a number of shopping centres. A number of vehicle showrooms are also located at Kavanad-Ramankulangara-Mulamkadakam stretch. The long anticipated Kollam bypass starts just a kilometer before Kavanad from the place called Altharamoodu and expected to be completed by 2017, Kavanadu will be a major vantage point en route to Trivandrum from Alappuzha and is a fast developing satellite city within Kollam town. You can also find 24 hr working shops in Kavanad which is a rarity in Kerala.
Kavanad is located at the southern tip of India and on the northern end of Kollam city Corporation, on the west coast and almost completely surrounded by water.
It is on National Highway 47 between Kollam and Karunagappally. Nearest railway station is Kollam Junction Railway Station is 5 km away.
Nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram Airport around 75km away.
Lake Ford School,St Mary's residential central school are the CBSE curriculam schools in Kavanadu. Holy family convent Aravila, Government UP School Venkulangara, are the other schools in Kavanadu vallikeezhu Girls Higher Secondary school is one of the government school with highest percentage of victory in the state. Apart from these schools a lot of vocational training centres are also located in Kavanadu.
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