Sreekariyam
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Sreekariyam is a locality in Thiruvananthapuram
city in Kerala
, India
. With the northward expansion of Thiruvananthapuram city, Sreekariyam has become a bustling urban center, and is now home to educational institutions, a major research institute, local business establishments and major recent real estate
ventures.
, one of Kerala's
busiest roads. The buses of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
(KSRTC) are the main means of conveyance. KSRTC's intra-city and long distance buses have designated stops in Sreekariyam, making it a very busy and often congested junction.
, about 6 kilometres to the north. Thiruvananthapuram's
major railway station, Trivandrum Central
, is about 10 kilometres to the south.
is just 11 kilometres to the south of Sreekariyam.
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
city in 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....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. With the northward expansion of Thiruvananthapuram city, Sreekariyam has become a bustling urban center, and is now home to educational institutions, a major research institute, local business establishments and major recent real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
ventures.
Road
Sreekariyam is situated beside National Highway 47NH 47
National Highway 47, commonly referred to as NH 47, is a long highway connecting the city of Salem to Kanyakumari town in southern India...
, one of Kerala's
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....
busiest roads. The buses of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation is the state-run bus company in Kerala, India. It is one of the oldest state run public bus transport services in India.-History:...
(KSRTC) are the main means of conveyance. KSRTC's intra-city and long distance buses have designated stops in Sreekariyam, making it a very busy and often congested junction.
Rail
The nearest railway station is the minor one at KazhakuttomKazhakuttom
Kazhakoottam is a locality in Thiruvananthapuram city, the capital of Kerala, India. It is located on the National Highway 47 on the way to Kollam from the city, and has gained in significance because of proximity to Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, and, Technopark,the IT center which is the first and...
, about 6 kilometres to the north. Thiruvananthapuram's
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
major railway station, Trivandrum Central
Trivandrum Central
Trivandrum Central is the main railway station in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of passenger movement and the second most important rail hub in South India. It is also the most profitable station...
, is about 10 kilometres to the south.
Air
The Trivandrum International Airport at ThiruvananthapuramThiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
is just 11 kilometres to the south of Sreekariyam.
At and around Sreekariyam
The following list is representative of the important places at and around Sreekariyam.At Sreekariyam
- KALABASH gardens The party place vallunni www.kalabash.in
- kallampally Durga DeviDeviDevī is the Sanskrit word for Goddess, used mostly in Hinduism, its related masculine term is deva. Devi is synonymous with Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents...
templeHindu templeA Mandir, Devalayam, Devasthanam, or a Hindu temple is a place of worship for followers of Hinduism... - Kalabash Gardens Vallunni The party place
- Bethlehem, an elementary school
- Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI)
- Elamkulam MahadevaShivaShiva 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...
templeHindu templeA Mandir, Devalayam, Devasthanam, or a Hindu temple is a place of worship for followers of Hinduism... - Karumbukonam mudippura DeviDeviDevī is the Sanskrit word for Goddess, used mostly in Hinduism, its related masculine term is deva. Devi is synonymous with Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents...
templeHindu templeA Mandir, Devalayam, Devasthanam, or a Hindu temple is a place of worship for followers of Hinduism... - Kariyam DeviDeviDevī is the Sanskrit word for Goddess, used mostly in Hinduism, its related masculine term is deva. Devi is synonymous with Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents...
templeHindu templeA Mandir, Devalayam, Devasthanam, or a Hindu temple is a place of worship for followers of Hinduism... - St: joseph catholic Church (Vikas Nagar)
- Aceware Technologies Pvt,Ltd,(Mr.Jimmin J Kurichiyil (M.D))
- Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram, a noted JesuitSociety of JesusThe Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
private school for boys - Loyola College of Social Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram
- Mar Baselios Mar Gregorios Orthodox Syrian Church - Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church http://sreekariyamorthodoxchurch.com
Near Sreekariyam
- KALLAMPALLY a Residential Area Just 400meters South To Sreekariyam
- KALABASH gardens The party place vallunni www.kalabash.in
- AkkulamAkkulamAkkulam is a neighborhood of Thiruvananthapuram city, the capital of Kerala state in India. It is about 10 km from Thiruvananthapuram city center. It is a well known for the picnic and backwater destination Akkulam Lake, an extension of Veli Lake, where it joins with the sea...
, a lakeside tourist attraction - The headquarters of the Southern Air Command of the Indian Air ForceIndian Air ForceThe Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
- Chempazhanthy, the birth place of Sree Narayana GuruNarayana GuruSri Nārāyana Guru , also known as Sree Nārāyana Guru Swami, was a Hindu saint, sadhuand social reformer of India. The Guru was born into an Ezhava family, in an era when people from backward communities like the Ezhavas faced much social injustices in the caste-ridden Kerala society...
- College of Engineering, ThiruvananthapuramCollege of Engineering, TrivandrumThe College of Engineering, Trivandrum, commonly known as CET, is situated in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. Founded in 1939, it is the top ranked engineering college in Kerala, and one of the top engineering schools in India....
(CET), a premier engineering college in Kerala - Technopark, one of India's largest Information Technology hubs
- Sree Narayana Public School, Chenkottukonam
- Venchavode
- Kariyam Devi Temple
- Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanty
- Keltron, Chavadimukku(now closed)
- Keltron, Monvila
- Govt. Higher Secondary School, Chavadimukku
- C.S.I church Gaff Hill, chekkalamukku
- Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church http://sreekariyamorthodoxchurch.com/
- Bethel Marthoma church, Sreekariyam at Venchavod just 1.5 km from Sreekariyam