Poonthura

Poonthura
town
Poonthura Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	695026
Telephone code	0471
Vehicle registration	KL-01
Nearest city	Trivandrum
Lok Sabha constituency	Trivandrum

Poonthura is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India. It is on the landing path of flights to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.

Geography

It is located at .

Location

A bypass of National Highway 47 passes through Poonthura, on its way to Kovalam. Buses, both private and owned by Kerala State Road Transport Corporation ply to Poonthura from East Fort. It is also connected by bus to other parts of the city.

Thiruvananthapuram International Airport is around 6 km from Poonthura.

Places of interest

• Karamana River falls into the Arabian Sea at Poonthura Pozhi. This is a breath-takingly beautiful place.
• Puthanpalli Mosque - an important Muslim shrine.

St. Thomas church- A well known church in Trivandrum Archdiocese. Only 6 km distance to railway station

Famous Poonthura Shastha temple & Devi temple are also here. Famous Poonthura Swamy Samadhi are situated here in this place

Economy

It is basically inhabited by fisherfolk. A good number of people are employed in foreign countries, especially in the Persian Gulf.

External links

• About Poonthura