Nedumangad

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Nedumangad is a municipal town in Nedumangad taluk of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala state, India. It lies about 20 km from Trivandrum city on the Trivandrum — Tenmalai State Highway. It is an important centre for trade of hill and forest resources like pepper, rubber, etc.

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Statistics

Population (2001): 56138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males): 1060.4
Literacy: 89.65 % (93.73 % males, 85.85 % females)

Nedumangd lies 18 km away from Thiruvananthapuram (or Trivandrum) on the way to Ponmudi hill resort. It is the headquarters of one of the 4 Taluks in Thiruvananthapuram district and is unique with no costal belt and railway lines.

Georaphical boundaries - west Trivandrum Taluk, east - State of Tamilnadu, south - Neyyattinkara Taluk and north - Kollam district.

Means of Transport - Nedumangad is well connected by road to Thiruvananthapuram and rest of the taluk. KSRTC - the state owned transport corporation is the only player in the field of passenger transportation.

Buses are operated from the KSRTC Depot right in the heart of the town.

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