Vattiyoorkavu

Vattiyoorkavu is located in the north-eastern side of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) city, Kerala, India. Killi River flows through this area.It is one among the four legislative constituencies which are a part of trivandrum city and is represented in the kerala assembly by K.Muraleedharan MLA.It is one of the most important residential suburbs of the city and is an important link in connecting the city with several outer areas such as kachani,aruvikkara,puliyarakonam,etc. It is a comparatively high-lying area of the city.Vattiyoorkavu is one of the greenest parts of the city.Other important area nearby vattiyoorkavu are maruthamkuzhi,sasthamangalam,elippodu,kulasekharam etc. IT comes under the jurisdiction of vattiyoorkavu police station which is located in vattiyoorkavu junction.Vattiyoorkavu has its own post office ( PIN-695013),telecom exchange and electricity (KSEB) section as well.There are regular buses to kizhakekotta ( EAST FORT) as well as other areas of the city which pass through the vattiyoorkavu bus stop.Two auto stands and one taxi stand are also present near the junction.

The name Vattiyoorkavu is believed to be derived from three words, Vatti - which means winding a hilly tract, Ooru - which means land, and Kavu - which means small temple.

Educational institutions in the area includes Central Polytechnic College, Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan, Saraswathy Vidyalaya, A.R.R Public School,St Shanthal School Malamugal and Vattiyoorkavu Govt.Higher secondary school. One of the units of ISRO is also situated here. Unit of Geological Survey of India, C.P.W.D. quarters, Headquarters of Kerala State Audio Visual and Reprographic Centre and production centre of State Nirmithi Kerndra is located here.

Aruvikkara Dam is 9 km from Vattiyoorkavu. Museum, Zoo, Kowdiar Palace (Kottaram) are approximately 5 km by distance.

Religious Places of Worships
The stones for the renovation of Sri Padmanabha swamy temple was mined from Kulashekharam, which is in Vattiyoorkavu. The Chamundi Temple at Thozhuvancode, Sree krishna temple(kanjirampara),vimalahruthaya church, Sastha Temple, Devi temple at Puthoorkonam,saraswaathy temple (arappura) St.Peter's & St.Paul's Orthodox Syrian Church, and Juma Masjid are the old places of worship here. The mosque of Juma Masjid was built by the successors of the Muslim Cavalry soldiers of the Nair Brigade of Travancore, who had settled in Sasthamangalam and Vattiyoorkavu.

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