Southern Travancore
Thiruvananthapuram
Neyyattinkara

Venganoor

Venganoor is an area within the Trivandrum City of , India, which is situated 13 km south of the city. It is known as the birthplace of Ayyankali, the great Dalit leader of Kerala.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Vizhinjam Lighthouse and Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram.

Lighthouse
Photo: Akhilan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Trivandrum Lighthouse is situated near beach in . It started functioning on 30 June 1972. Vizhinjam was a busy seaport in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. is situated 3 km southwest of Venganoor.

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also known as Trivandrum Port is India's first deep-water transshipment port. Located within the city of , the port is designed to be a multi-purpose, all-weather, green port and is about 19 kilometres from . is situated 3 km south of Venganoor.

Building
Photo: Laksmo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was built in 1932 in the princely state of Travancore, in the modern-day state of , . It was constructed by M.R.Ry Sri Rama Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran, the consort of Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, as a retreat for their family. is situated 3½ km west of Venganoor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vizhinjam and Kovalam.

Suburb
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is an area located in the city of , the capital city of the state of in . which belongs to Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.

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is a village in the southern state of in , about 17 km from . is famous for its beaches, among the most pristine in India. is extremely popular among westerners due to shallow waters and low tidal waves.

Village
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is a village situated in the coastal belt of Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of , India. is situated 5 km south of Venganoor.

Venganoor

Latitude
8.39646° or 8° 23′ 47″ north
Longitude
77.00399° or 77° 0′ 14″ east
Population
36,000
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
6JWV92W3+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2156116392
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13353558
Wiki­data ID
Q7919892
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Venganoor” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Venganoor”
  • Dutch: “Venganoor”
  • Malayalam: “വെങ്ങാനൂർ (ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്)”
  • Malayalam: “വെങ്ങാനൂർ”
  • Persian: “ونگنور”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ونقانور”
  • Spanish: “Venganoor”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Panangodu and Mukkola.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Venganoor Chavadinada Market Area and Post office, Venganoor.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Venganoor”. Photo: Ashcoounter, CC BY-SA 3.0.