Avaneeswaram

village in Kollam District, Kerala, India

Avaneeswaram is a small village located on Kunnicode-Pathanapuram road in Kollam district, Kerala. It is about 7 kilometers south of Pathanapuram town and 36 kilometers from Kollam. It is a part of Vilakkudy panchayat. Avaneeswaram has a FCI (Food corporation of India) storage facility. Economy of this village primarily is agricultural. Most common farm produce includes coconut, tapioca, areca, and cashews. Some rice cultivation is also seen.

Avaneeswaram
ആവണീശ്വരം
village
Avaneeswaram is located in Kerala
Avaneeswaram
Avaneeswaram
Location in Kerala, India
Avaneeswaram is located in India
Avaneeswaram
Avaneeswaram
Avaneeswaram (India)
Coordinates: 9°2′40″N 76°49′46″E / 9.04444°N 76.82944°E / 9.04444; 76.82944
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKollam
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
691508
Telephone code+91 475 .......
Vehicle registrationKL-
Nearest cityKollam - 34.7 km
Lok Sabha constituencyMavelikkara

Transport

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The roads to Thalavoor and Pattazhy pass through Avaneesaram. Avaneeswaram is connected to Kollam city by Kollam-Punalur Broad gauge railway line. Avaneeshwaram railway station (Code: AVS) falls under the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway Zone.[1] It is a 'D-Class' Adersh Station.[2]

Worship centers

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There are so many worship centers in Avaneeswaram. Thanniyappankavu Sree Mahadevar Temple, St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Emmanuel Marthoma church, St.Mary's Malankara Catholic church, Avaneeswaram Juma Ath etc. are some of them

References

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  1. "Kerala to conduct survey of 14 railway overbridges". Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  2. Adersh Railway Stations in India