Punnamoodu
Punnamoodu is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.
Punnamoodu is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. The Government Model Higher Secondary School, Punnamoodu is one of the oldest schools in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India. It was established in 1915. Substation of KSEB for the region is located at punnamoodu as well.The places near by punnamoodu are Keleswaram, Kalliyoor and Balaramapuram. Balaramapuram is other famous place near by punnamoodu, known as the centre for the production of traditional varieties of handloom textiles meant for the contemporary cloth wearing style of Kerala. Its unique craftsmanship makes it an ideal heirloom.
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Worth seeing in and around Punnamoodu
4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Vellayani Lake
Vellayani Lake, or Vellayani Kayal, is the second largest freshwater lake in the state of Kerala and is situated in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Vellayani is known for its lotus blooms and is considered a little eco-haven.
2.6 km · lake in India · Wikipedia - 02Vellayani Devi Temple
The Major Vellayani Devi Temple is a highly revered shrine in Kerala, India, dedicated to goddess Bhadrakali. The shrine is situated in Vellayani 1.5 km west of Vellayani junction, 12 km southeast of Thiruvananthapuram on the eastern bank of Vellayani Lake.
3.3 km · Bhadrakali Devi Temple · Wikipedia - 03Vizhinjam rock caves
Vizhinjam Cave Temple is an ancient Hindu temple at Vizhinjam, near Trivandrum in southern Kerala, India. The granite cave encloses a one-celled shrine with a loose sculpture of Vinadhara Dakshinamurti.
3.9 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 04College of Agriculture, Vellayani
College of Agriculture, Vellayani is the first agriculture college in Kerala under Kerala Agricultural University and situated in Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram. The campus has an area of 250 hectare bordered on three sides by Vellayani Lake.
2.2 km · agricultural college under the Kerala Agricultural University · Wikipedia
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Getting to Punnamoodu
- Airports
- Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 11 km · Cochin (COK), 204 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 291 km
- Kochi → Punnamoodu60 km · quickest by road, 1h 59m · ₹500–630
- Coimbatore → Punnamoodu203 km · quickest by road, 5h 28m · ₹1,830–2,290
- Tiruchirappalli → Punnamoodu295 km · quickest by road, 7h 57m · ₹2,410–3,010
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Punnamoodu
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Punnamoodu. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIt has direct flights from the Middle East, Singapore, Malaysia, Maldives, and Sri Lanka, as well as seasonal charter flights to Russia, the UK and less frequently to other parts of Europe.
- Get aroundAuto-rickshaws, or simply "autos", are a cheap way of travelling between attractions.
- Get aroundThe minimum charge for the autorickshaw is ₹25 and the running charge per km is ₹12 (as of Dec 2021).
- Get aroundThere are pre-paid autorickshaw counters available near the airport and the railway station.
- Get aroundComplaints related to auto-rickshaws in Thiruvananthapuram can be made to RTO Trivandrum, .
From Wikivoyage: Thiruvananthapuram, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Punnamoodu
Punnamoodu is 9 km from Thiruvananthapuram, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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