Peroorkada

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Peroorkada Perurkada, Maruthammoodu
Urban area Ward 31
Nickname(s):  Perurkada
Peroorkada Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°32′14″N 76°57′59″E / 8.537250°N 76.96650°E / 8.537250; 76.96650Coordinates: 8°32′14″N 76°57′59″E / 8.537250°N 76.96650°E / 8.537250; 76.96650
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Talukas	Thiruvananthapuram
Government
• Body	Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695005
Vehicle registration	KL 01
Literacy	95%
Civic agency	Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram

Peroorkada is a suburb in the Municipal Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram (previously Trivandrum), in the state of Kerala, India. It is located 7km northeast of Thiruvananthapuram Central Bus Station on State Highway 2 to Nedumangad, Thenkasi, and Ponmudi. Roads from Nedumangad, Vattiyoorkavu, Mannanthal, Kowdiar, and Sasthamangalam meet at Peroorkada Junction. Peroorkada has seen rapid development over the last four decades with the setting up of hospitals, shopping complexes, and petrol pumps. The Thiruvananthapuram District collector's office has been relocated to the neighboring locality of Kudappanakunnu. This area is now Ward 31 of the Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram and the elected Ward member is Prof. Chandra. J.

Etymology[]

Peroorkada was earlier known as Maruthanmoodu, originally named after a giant Maruthan tree located in the town's center. Maruthanmoodu later acquired the name "Peroorkada" from the nearby town, which itself was named after a Hindu temple, the Peroor Sree Krishna Swamy Temple, which is also located there. Later the location of the temple acquired a new title, Ambalamukku, and so did the town.

Amenities[]

Prominent institutions at Peroorkada include the HLL Lifecare (which is one of South Asia's largest producers of condoms), Peroorkada Government Hospital, Oolampara Mental Hospital, ESI Hospital, Peroorkada Police station, the Peroorkada Market, several schools, a Law Academy and the local post office. The area has seen a rapid rise in urbanization with the setting up of the new civil station at Kudappanakunnu. Peroorkada's public transport needs are serviced by comprehensive city bus services by both the government and private transportation. At Peroorkada, there are two stadiums, one of which is the Thankamma Stadium. The sports and arts club Winners Library Sports Arts and village recreation club, Winnersnagar, Vazhayila is located at peroorkada. There are several temples, few churches and one mosque. Many banks including the State Bank of India have their branches at Peroorkada. Salim Brothers Youth and Social Development Centre is a charitable organization locating in Peroorkada which is promoting sports, arts and educational activities. The KSRTC Bus Stand is located in here, there are some trips starting to near cities and villages. There are many Gulf-returnees, as well as educated Malayalis from other parts of Kerala who made the locality their home. This gives the place an urban feel, though, like in most other places of Kerala, still not cosmopolitan enough. Many locals from the Peroorkada region, , , Ambalamukku, Oolampara, Mannammoola, , , Kudappanakunnu, , AKG Nagar, Mannammoola and Mannanthala are now successful professionals or personalities by themselves across the world.^{[citation needed]}

The locality expanded since the mid-1980s when many Gulf-returning Malayalis preferred to buy properties/ build houses in this area of Thiruvananthapuram, rather than in their original native places in central Travancore. This led to a property boom, which was accentuated by the establishment of the Doordarshan Kendra nearby, as well as the accessibility of hospitals and well-run private schools. Good access to downtown Thiruvananthapuram - through KSRTC city buses, as well as autos, helped large scale migration; making Peroorkada, the second most desirable suburb in Thiruvananthapuram, after . The District Collectorate for Thiruvananthapuram have been set up at new Civil station, Kudappanakunnu, to the north of Peroorkada. Famous Culturelcentre Winners sports arts and village recreation club is situated at near peroorkada.

Useful Links[]

• Local Self Government Website of the Govt. of Kerala.
• "Seva Bharathi Peroorkada :A socio-cultural organisation"
• "CSI Church-Peroorkada "
• "HLL Production Facility -Peroorkada "