Keleswaram

Keleswaram
Keleswaram
Village
	Keleswaram Keleswaram , Thiruvananthapuram, (Kerala) Keleswaram Keleswaram (India)
	Coordinates: 8°25′16.3″N 76°59′58.6″E / 8.421194°N 76.999611°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Elevation	44.58 m (146.26 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	36,836
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695042
Vehicle registration	KL-

Keleswaram is a small village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.^[1] This place is located between Peringammala and Punnamoodu .

Geography

The famous Keleswaram Mahadeva Temple is situated here.^[3] The places near by keleswaram are Peringammala, Punnamoodu, Kalliyoor and Balaramapuram. The Government Model Higher Secondary School, Punnamoodu is one of the oldest schools in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India which is 1 km away from keleswaram . It was established in 1915. Balaramapuram is other famous place 3 km away from keleswaram, 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.

As of 2001 India census, Keleswaram had a population of 36836 with 18176 males and 18660 females.^[1]

The population of Keleswaram mainly practices Hinduism and Christianity.The famous Keleswaram Mahadeva Temple, Raktheshwari devi temple and churches also situated here.

1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
↑ http://wikimapia.org/29493582/Keleswaram-Bus-Stop
↑ "Keleswaram Mahadeva Temple in Kerala". 19 December 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

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