Nedumangad is blessed with rich vegetation and flora and fauna. It's is an important centre for trade of hill and forest resources like pepper and rubber.

                              Nedumangad is a city and a municipality in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the headquarters of the 4 Taluks in Thiruvananthapuram district and is unique with no coastal belt and railway lines. It is located around 17 km to the north-east of Thiruvananthapuram city on the Thiruvananthapuram — Thenmala State Highway.Nearby Nedumangad town, is the Koyikkal Palace which is an excellent specimen of the traditional architecture of Kerala.Agasthyarkoodam, famous for its abundant ayurvedic herbs and medicinal plants is around 50 km from Nedumangad. About 32 km from Nedumangad enroute to Ponmudi lies the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary which is a big attraction to wildlife enthusiasts and ornithologists.

Nedumangad is well connected by road to Thiruvananthapuram and rest of the taluk.Buses is operated from the KSRTC Depot right in the heart of the town.

Government College Nedumangad, Mohandas college of Engineering and National Training College for Women are the other landmarks. An agriculture wholesale market set up by the Agriculture Department with the assistance of the European Union is also situated at Nedumangad. 

 

Geography

 Nedumangad is located at 8.6° N 77.0° E[1]. It has an average elevation of 68 metres (223 feet).   Georaphical boundaries - west Trivandrum Taluk, east - State of Tamilnadu, south - Neyyattinkara Taluk and north - Kollam district.    
   

Places of interest

  • Koyikkal Palace(Numismatics museum) 0.5 km from KSRTC bus Station.

  • Peppara 32 (Wild Life Sanctuary) 20 km

  • Ponmudi (Hill Resort, 60 km. from nedumangadtown)

  • Meenmutty (Water Falls) 50 km

  • Happy Land (Water Theme Park) 15 km

  • Aruvikkara Dam (pilgrim centre) Just 6 km from Nedumangad Town.

  • Neyyar (A crocodile breeding centre and a lion safari park) 16 km from Nedumangad town.

  • Agasthyarkoodam (famous for its abundant ayurvedic herbs and medicinal plants is around 50 km from Nedumangad.)

  • Palaruvi (Kerala's most picturesque waterfalls) Around 68 km from Nedumangad town.

  • Thenmala (first eco-tourism project of Kerala) About 54 km from Nedmangad town.

    Demographics

 As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Nedumangad had a population of 56,138. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Nedumangad has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 77%. In Nedumangad, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
   

References

 Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nedumangad