Ambalathara, Thiruvananthapuram

Town in Kerala, India

Ambalathara

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Town

Ambalathara

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 8°28′28″N 76°56′51″E﻿ / ﻿8.47444°N 76.94750°E﻿ / 8.47444; 76.94750
Country|  India
State| Kerala
District| Thiruvananthapuram
Government

• Type| Democracy
Languages

• Official| Malayalam, English
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

695026

Telephone code| 0471
Vehicle registration| KL-01

Ambalathara is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India. It is situated between Paravankunnu and Thiruvallam.

## Location

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Ambalathara[1] is 5 km from the city centre. Privately owned KSRTC buses plying the Kovalam route from East Fort pass through Ambalathara. A bypass of National Highway 47 passes 2 km to the west of Ambalathara. The nearest railway station is Thiruvananthapuram Central, about 4 km away. The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, approximately 5 km away. Ambalathara is a bustling residential region situated on the route from East Fort to Thiruvallam, in Thiruvananthapuram. The 2000-year-old Thiruvallam Sree Parasurama Temple at Thiruvallam is 2 km from Ambalathara. The famous Pazhanchira Devi Temple is 1 km distant. There are many elite residential settlements in the area. The 'Kumarichanda' fish and vegetable market is open 16 hours a day, including hartal days. It is situated near the NH bypass.

## Religion

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The population of Ambalathara mainly practices Hinduism, Islam and Christianity.

## Government institutions

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* Milma Dairy, Ambalathara[2] is situated just 1 km away from Ambalathara Junction.
* KSEB Office, Ambalathara
* The New India Assurance Com Ltd (portal Office 9074685104)

## Banks

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* State Bank of India
* Indian Bank
* Muthoot Finance Bank
* Central Bank of India
* Bank of Baroda
* Muttathara Co-op Society

## Schools

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* Govt UPS, Ambalathara
* Cordova Public School, near the NH 47 Bypass, Ambalathara
* City Nursery School, Ambalathara
* St. Philomina's G.H.S.S

## Colleges

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* National college of arts and science.

## Hospitals

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* Al Arif Hospital[3]
* S.R Hospital Ambalathara

## Temples

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* Sri Pazhanchira Devi Temple, Ambalathara
* Sri Ujjaini Mahakali Amman Temple[4]
* Shiva Temple, Ambalathara
* Sri Mathavil Marutha Temple, Ambalathara
* Sri Vedanthara Temple, Ambalathara
* Pattanamkara Thamburam Temple, Ambalathara
* Hanumankavu, Ambalathara
* Sree Alukadu Devi Temple, 1 km from Ambalathara

## References

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1. ^ http://wikimapia.org/177691/Ambalathara-Junction [user-generated source]
2. ^ "Contact". Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
3. ^ "Home". alarifhospital.com.
4. ^ "Sri Ujjaini Mahakali Devi Temple - Thiruvananthapuram".

## External links

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* [2]
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