Pozhiyoor
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Pozhiyoor is a small coastal village at the state border of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 - Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 in South India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

. Poovar
Poovar
Poovar is a small coastal village in the Trivandrum district of Kerala state, south India. This village is almost at the southern tip of Trivandrum and there is only one last village Pozhiyoor which mark the end of kerala. This village has a beautiful beach which attracts tourists. There are also...

, famous tourist spot near Vizhinjam
Vizhinjam
Vizhinjam is a locality of Thiruvananthapuram city in the Indian state of Kerala. Kovalam beach is just 3 km from Vizhinjam. The areas in and around Vizhinjam are known for its Ayurvedic treatment centers and internationally acclaimed beach resorts. As of 2001, the population was 18,566...

 in Thiruvananthapuram district
Thiruvananthapuram district
Thiruvananthapuram District is the southernmost district of the Indian state of Kerala. It came into existence in the year 1957. The headquarters is the city of Thiruvananthapuram which is also the capital city of Kerala....

 of Kerala State. The famous beach of Poovar is in Pozhikkara at Pozhiyoor, where Neyyar
Neyyar River
The Neyyar River is a river of south-western India in the Western Ghats. It flows from the Agastya Mala hills in of Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala state....

, Southern Peninsular river, originates from Neyyar and joins at the Arabian Sea
Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui in northeastern Somalia and Kanyakumari in India...

.here people of 3 main communities live very peacefully; Hindu, Christian & Muslims.

Pozhiyoor the is about 40 km from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport
-Cargo:-Facilities:The newly built Terminal 3 has three additional jetways and parking bays to accommodate 8 aircraft. The terminal is built opposite to the current terminal across the runway and is closer to the city side.The terminal, constructed by the AAI and designed by the UK firm,...

 and 45 km from Central Railway Station and Bus Station. The nearest railway stations are Neyyattinkara
Neyyattinkara
Neyyattinkara is municipality in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. The name Neyyattinkara in Malayalam literally means the shore of Neyyar River. Neyyar River flows from Agasthyarkoodam , the highest peak in southern end of the Western Ghats. The taluk has a total...

 and Parassala
Parassala
Parassala is a small but busy town in India, at the the southern end of Kerala, bordering Tamil Nadu. Malayalam and Tamil language is spoken by the residents.-Parassala town:The name of Parassala became more popular after the rise of Prof. Parassala B...

. The bus station
Bus station
A bus station is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. It is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can stop...

 is at Poovar.

From pozhiyoor which mark the end of south kerala lease the first village, Neerody
Neerody
Neerody is a village located at the southern-most coastal tip of the Tamil Nadu state of India. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea, and the A.V.M. Canal. A road cuts the village into two. The principal language spoken in Neerody is Malayalam....

 of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 which is just 2.7 km, by Paarssala Kollengode Rd.

Anantha Victoria Marthanda Varma Canal

The AVM canal was formed in July 1860 during the reign of Marthanda Varma Maharaja of Travancore
Travancore
Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...

 state. It was a scheme for connecting Thiruvanathapuram with Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is also sometimes referred to as Cape Comorin. Located at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, it is the geographical end of the Indian mainland. The district in Tamil Nadu where the town is located is called Kanyakumari...

 and thus extending the water communications to the extreme south of the country. All the coastal villages numbering more than 20, including, Pozhiyoor, Kollencode, Neerodi, Marthandamthurai, Vallavilai
Vallavilai
Vallavilai is located north-west to Cape Comorin and south-east to Trivandrum . This place has historical importance since the Portuguese invasion in India. St. Francis Xavier was visiting the coast from Punnalkayal to Kanyakumari in November – December 1544. After had a rich mission experience at...

, Eraviputhanthurai, Thengapagttinam, Colachel, Kottilpadu and Mondaicaduputhur, all depended upon this resource for most of their needs, including navigation
Navigation
Navigation is the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. It is also the term of art used for the specialized knowledge used by navigators to perform navigation tasks...

. But today the purpose is no longer served.
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Administration

Nation - India

State - Kerala

District - Thiruvananthapuram

Taluk - Neyyattinkara

Pozhiyoor falls into Kulathoor
Kulathoor
Kulathoor is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.Kulathur is beautiful village blessed with natural beauty... its 13 km away from neyyattinkara... u can see lots of ponds ,paddy fields, farms..etc. here....

 Grama Panchayat and Karode
Karode
Karode is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.-Demographics: India census, Karode had a population of 31506 with 15634 males and 15872 females....

 Panchayat of Parassala Block in Thiruvananthapuram District. Pozhiyoor is divided into Pozhikkara, Parithiyoor, South Kollemcode, [Kalli, Valankulam and Kulathady.pandaravila, kovilkettuvilakam etc....

Religion

Kollemcode
Kollemcode
[8°17'17"N/77°6'39"E] is located north-west to Cape Comorin and south-east to Trivandrum . This place has historical importance since the Portuguese invasion in India.Kollemcode was a part of the Travancore state ,later came under Tamil Nadu state.According to Census of India Website, Kollemcode...

, famous for Devi temple, in Kanyakumari district
Kanyakumari District
Kanyakumari District ) is a district of Tamil Nadu state, India and is the southernmost land area of mainland India.The district is the second most urbanised district in Tamilnadu, next only to Chennai and ahead of Coimbatore. It also has the highest literacy and education levels in the...

 is the nearest town in Tamil Nadu and Poovar and Uchakkada are the nearest towns in Kerala. There is an ancient Siva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...

 temple, Sri Mahadeva Temple Pozhiyoor, which is administered by Travancore Dewaswom Board. There are also two churches, St. Mary Magdalene Church, Parithiyoor and St. Mathew's Church, South Kollemcode under Latin Archdiocese of Trivandrum. There are two mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...

s in Pozhiyoor.

Institutions

Govt Upper Primary School

St Mathews High School

LP School, Parithiyoor

State Bank of Travancore
State Bank of Travancore
State Bank of Travancore , is a subsidiary of the State Bank Group and also has private share-holders. It is the premier bank of Kerala State, India, where it has 700 branches...

 

Thiruvananthapuram District Coperative Bank

Matsyafed
Matsyafed
Matsyafed, the Kerala State Co-operative Federation for Fisheries Development Ltd., is the Apex Federation of 654 Primary Fisherman Co-operative Societies spread over 10 districts of Kerala, South India...



Shanthinikethan Educational Society

St. Mathew's English Medium School(CBSE)

Noorul Huda English Medium School

Festivals

Meda-Thiruvathira arattu maholsavam at Mahadeva Temple

Pozhiyoor Mahadeva Temple Sivarathri

Feast at St. Mathew's Church

Feast at St. Mary Magdalene Church

St antonys festival south kollemcode

Christ the king festival PARUTHIYOOR

Clubs

SMRC South kollemcode pozhiyoor

UDAYA paruthiyoor pozhiyoor

NETTO FRIENDS - Pozhiyoor

TWINKLE STAR FRIENDS pozhiyoor

AMMAYUDA ANDI THALAVOLI BHARATHAPUTHRA cultural club pozhiyoor

TYPHOON pozhiyoor

TEMPEST pozhiyoor

RONG pozhiyoor
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