Nemom

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Field	Value
name	Nemom
settlement_type	Suburb
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pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Kerala, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Kerala
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Thiruvananthapuram
subdivision_type3	Zone
subdivision_name3	Nemom, Ponnumangalam
subdivision_type4	Ward
subdivision_name4	66, 67
established_title
parts_type	Talukas
parts	Thiruvananthapuram taluk
governing_body	Thiruvananthapuram Corporation
leader_title1	Nemom Ward Councilor (66)
leader_name1	Deepika U, BJP
leader_title2	Ponnumangalam Ward Councilor (67)
leader_name2	M.R.Gopan, BJP
unit_pref	Met
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Malayalam, English
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	695020
area_code_type	Telephone code
area_code	91 471
registration_plate	KL-01
blank1_name_sec1	Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1	Trivandrum
blank2_name_sec1	Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1	Nemom
blank3_name_sec1	Civic agency
blank3_info_sec1	Thiruvananthapuram Corporation
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Nemom is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India.

It is surrounded by Thirumala in the north, Malayinkeezhu in the north-east, Balaramapuram in the south-east, Kovalam in the south and Thiruvallam in the west. Nemom falls within the municipal corporation of Thiruvananthapuram, though partly exclusive. It is connected with Thiruvananthapuram, Neyyattinkara, Vizhinjam, Poovar, Kattakkada, Nagarcoil, and Kanyakumari through the main arterial highway National Highway 66.

Nemom has a Government Ayurveda Clinic. There is a public market at Pravachambalam, about one kilometre away from Nemom. Vellayani Devi Temple is located in Nemom.

Administration

Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies

Nemom is part of Nemom Assembly constituency and Thiruvananthapuram Parliamentary constituency. After the 2024 Indian general election, Shashi Tharoor, MP of Indian National Congress represents Thiruvananthapuram in Lok Sabha. V. Sivankutty, MLA of Communist Party of India (Marxist) is representing Nemom Assembly constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly after 2021 assembly election. He is also the present Minister for General Education and Labour, Government of Kerala.

City corporation

Nemom consists of 2 wards of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. The 54th ward is named Nemom, and the 55th is named Ponnumangalam. After the 2025 Kerala local elections, Sridevi S K of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the present councilor of the Ponnumangalam Corporation Division. Senior BJP leader M.R. Gopan is the councilor of Nemom Corporation Division. M.R. Gopan is the previous Leader of the Opposition in the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation during 2020-25 period.

Taluk

Nemom village comes under Thiruvananthapuram taluk of the four taluks of Thiruvananthapuram district namely Chirayinkeezhu, Neyyattinkara, Nedumangad and Thiruvananthapuram.

Government offices

Central

• Nemom Post Office
• Thiruvananthapuram South Railway Station (formerly Railway Station)
• BSNL Telephone Exchange, Nemom
• Office of the Sub Divisional Engineer, BSNL

State & Panchayath

• Office of the Circle Inspector of Police (Nemom Police Station)
• Government Taluk Hospital, Santhivila, Nemom
• Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Zonal Office, Nemom
• Panchayath Agricultural Office (Krishi Bhavan), Nemom
• Village Office, Nemom
• Sub Registrar's Office, Nemom
• KSEB Section Office, Nemom
• PWD Section Office, Nemom
• Kerala State Handloom Development Corporation, Regional Office & Showroom, Nemom
• Government Ayurveda Dispensary, Nemom

Educational institutions

• Sree Vidyadhiraja Homoeopathic Medical College
• Sree Vidyadhiraja Pharmacy College
• Victory Boy's Higher Secondary School
• Victory Girl's High School
• Tolstoy Memorial Public School, Santhivila
• New UPS, Santhivila
• Little Flower Convent, Vellayani Jn.
• Government UP School, Nemom
• Swami Vivekananda Mission Central School, Koliakode
• Government HS school Pappanamcode
• St. Antonys School, Karakkamandapam
• Vyasa Vidhyalayam, Nemom

Places of worship

• Vellayani Devi Temple
• Thaliyadichapuram Sree Mahadeva Temple
• Maha Ganapathy Temple
• Alamvila Nagaraja Temple
• Elappikal Devi Temple
• Thrikkannapuram Sreekrishna Swami Temple
• Nemom Muslim Juma Masjid, Vellayani Jn.
• Assemblies of God Churches
• CSI Church Nemom, Nemom
• Kuruvani Juma Masjid

Other major establishments

• Merryland Studio, the second film studio in Kerala, which played important roles in the history of Malayalam cinema, was opened in 1951 by veteran director-producer P. Subramaniam.
• Venus Engineering Works & Foundry Ltd., which is a bicycle parts manufacturing division of Metro Exporters, Mumbai.
• Ananthapuram Service Co-operative Bank Nemom
• Swaraj Grandhashala (Library), Nemom
• Nemom Service Co-operative Bank, Vellayani Jn.
• LS Asafoetida company, Nemom

References

References

1. (2010-07-25). "Ayushya Ayurvedic Clinic in Nemom, Trivandrum". Yentha.com.
2. "Vellayani Devi Temple - Info, Timings, Photos, History, Videos".
3. "Dr. Shashi Tharoor - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India". India.gov.in.
4. "2025 Kerala local election results". SEC Kerala.
5. Staff Reporter. (13 April 2022). "Dramatic scenes at council meeting".
6. "Nemom PS".
7. "Taluk hospital".
8. "Corporation Zonal offices | City Of Thiruvananthapuram".
9. "Panchayath Level organizations".
10. "Revenue Portal".
11. "List of Offices under the Department of Registration".
12. "List of offices under the Department of Registration in Kerala State".
13. "Phone No of Nemom KSEB Section".
14. "HANVEEV | Regional Offices".
15. Sreejith N. "Bhagavathy Temples - Vellayani Devi". Kerala Temples.
16. (2009-01-02). "Good Read: Personality - P.Subramaniam;Visionary and entrepreneur". Spoonfeedin.blogspot.com.

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