Poonthura

India / Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram /
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Predominantly fisher-folk settlement
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Coordinates:   8°26'14"N   76°57'0"E

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  • maria bhavan
  • Fishermen village
  • This is a fishermen village where a lot more people are entertaining themselves using alcohol. They are in fact act upon what they hear...do not spend time on thinking or finding out what is said is true or false...they repend after the misdeed. Very minority are educated. The well educated of the olden era of Poonthura took advantage of the ignorance of the poor illiterate people. The shore is swallowed by the sea. hence, people are desparatly looking for a place to spend their free time...
  • Poonthura is a coastal village in Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala. The local population predominantly comprises of fishermen. A series of canals passes through the village. Kovalam and Vizhinjam, which are reputed for their beaches, are located near Poonthura. Buses to Poonthura are available from Thiruvananthapuram Central Bus Station and Thiruvananthapuram City Bus Station. Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station is the nearest railhead. Trivandrum International Airport is the nearest air (Anilmohan.S, Govt. approved Building Designer, Ulloor, Trivandrum, Phone: 9446749916. I undertake Prepation of Building Plan, Estimate preparation, Supervision etc. I also provide necessary assistance to procure Building Permits.)
  • poonthura a great place where you can see the beach waves splashing to your face
  • Poonthura is a suburb of Trivandrum city,where you can see so many lovable people.There is a church named as St.Thomas church situated nearby the arabian sea.
  • Poonthura is grat place.
  • poonthura is great place very nice place
  • Poonthura, a name derived from the Poovin-thara, was a land filled with variety of flowers and gardens grown exclusively for temples in Trivandrum. Once up on a time, it was the sole abode of flowers which catered to the needs of all the temples. It was specially patroned by the erstwhile Thiruvithamkoor raja kudumbam. The remnants of the glorious past of Poovin-thara can be seen in different part of the land. In due course,due to the variation in climate, Poovin-thara lost its charm and attraction as an abode of flowers and gardens. The climate change severely affected the land scape in such a way that it rendered the land not suitable for flower growth and almost made barren. However, off late ,the tamil population came to the land mass to tap the flower cultivation started calling the name as Poonthura instead of Poovin-thara, thus the name Poonthura continues simbolising its glorious past ... of ..flowers..
  • hi, I am a researcher. i would like to know more about this place.
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