Aryanadu

Aryanadu is an Indian village town lying under the foothills of the Agastyarkudam of the Sahya mountains, in the state of Kerala.HistoryOld agers quotes "Aryanmarude Nadu" is the abbreviated form of Aryanadu.GeographyThe town is a Grama Panchayat consists of 17 wards. It is situated nearly 25 km east from Thiruvananthapuram, 10 km south from Nedumangad and 10 km north from Kattakkada.One of the river originates from the South Western Ghats region the Karamana river, which is the main drinking water supplier to the Thiruvananthapuram city, flows through Aryanadu. Through this the State Highway road Nedumangad-Shorlakkodu (Tamil-Nadu) runs.EconomyAryanadu is a typical Kerala model village. This is purely an agricultural oriented Panchayath; coconut, rubber, banana, and vegetables are the main farming items.Main sightsThere are several heritage sites, for example temples such as Tholoor Chempakamangalam Devi Temple, Ayyankala Madam and some historic places of interest like "kottas" and the legendary site "Thoongan para" .There are also major educational institutions like Govt.ITI, Vocational & HS Schools, Govt. a hospital, Police Station, KSRTC bus stand, PWD Guest House located here.PoliticsAriyanad assembly constituency is part of Attingal (Lok Sabha constituency).