Valathungal
Valathungal or Valathumgal is a neighbourhood and suburb of Kollam city in the Indian state of Kerala.[1] It is the 30th ward in Kollam Municipal Corporation.[2] Valathungal is a fairly densely populated area of the city.[3] Eravipuram railway station is very close to Valathungal.
Valathungal Valathumgal | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Valathungal Location in Kollam, India Valathungal Valathungal (Kerala) Valathungal Valathungal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 8°51′30″N 76°37′43″E / 8.858199°N 76.628695°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| City | Kollam |
| Government | |
| • Body | Kollam Municipal Corporation(KMC) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 691011 |
| 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 |
Importance edit
Valathungal lies close to the city's major transportation hubs. The presence of a significant number of schools and religious worship centres in the area have increased Valathungal's importance among the neighbourhoods of Kollam.[4][5] The government VHSS and Boys High School are two of the important schools in the locality.[6] Valathungal is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Pallimukku, which is on National Highway-66.[7]
There were previously two different municipal councils for the huge Valathungal area (Valathungal West and Valathungal East), which in 2005 merged to form a single council.[8] Valathungal council is in the Eravipuram zone of Kollam Municipal Corporation. The Eravipuram Government Homoeo Pharmacy is located in Valathungal.[9]
Location edit
- Chinnakada - 6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi)
- Kollam Junction railway station - 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi)
- Pallimukku - 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi)
- Kollam Port - 8.7 km
- Paravur - 18.2 kilometres (11.3 mi)
References edit
- ^ "Valathungal B.O - India Post". Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Councils - Kollam Municipal Corporation". Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Page:46 - Kollam City Development Plan-2041" (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Govt.Boys H.S.S. Valathungal - Mathrubhumi Education". Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "VHSE Schools - Kollam". Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "VHSS Valathungal - Tender Tiger". Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Valathungal - Kerala Tourism". Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "LDF wins two-thirds majority in corporation". The Hindu. 28 September 2005. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "GHD - KGHPO". Retrieved 16 February 2015.