Kavanad
Kavanad | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
 Kavanad Junction | |
  Kavanad Location in Kollam, India  Kavanad Kavanad (Kerala) | |
| Coordinates: 8°54′49″N 76°33′25″E / 8.91361°N 76.55694°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Kollam Municipal Corporation(KMC)[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 691003 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-02 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kollam |
| Civic agency | Kollam Municipal Corporation |
| Avg. summer temperature | 34 °C (93 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 22 °C (72 °F) |
| Website | http://www.kollam.nic.in |
Kavanad is a suburban area of Kollam Municipal Corporation in Kerala. It is a major market town located at the northern suburb of Kollam City in India. It is coming under Sakthikulangara zone of Kollam Municipal Corporation.[2] It is just 3 km from the port town of Neendakara. Kavanad, a narrow strip of land sandwiched between the Arabian Sea and the Ashtamudi Lake has one of the highest land values in Kollam city. The town emerged as a major shopping destination in Kollam with the advent of a number of shopping centres. A number of vehicle showrooms are also located at Kavanad-Ramankulangara-Mulamkadakam stretch. The long anticipated Kollam bypass starts just a kilometer before Kavanad from the place called Altharamoodu and was completed in January 2019, Kavanadu had become a major vantage point en route to Trivandrum from Alappuzha and is a fast developing satellite town within Kollam Metropolitan Area. You can also find 24 hr working shops in Kavanad which is a rarity in Kerala. Kavanadu is a major tourist attraction of Kollam district.
- ^ [1] Archived 10 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine Kollam Corporation
- ^ "Building Permit Management System -Kollam Corporation". Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.