Sreekaryam
City Area in Kerala, India
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Sreekaryam is a locality in Thiruvananthapuram, capital of Kerala, India.[1] It is located 3 km north of Ulloor and is about 11 km away from Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station. It is situated midway between Kazhakoottam and Palayam It is almost 6 km far from Kazhakoottam. Famous educational institutions like Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram and College of Engineering Trivandrum (CET) are situated in Sreekaryam. The headquarters of ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (ICAR-CTCRI) is also located at Sreekaryam.[2][3]
Sreekariyam | |
|---|---|
City Area | |
  Sreekariyam Location in Kerala, India  Sreekariyam Sreekariyam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 8.5488°N 76.9173°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Government | |
| • Body | Trivandrum Corporation |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 695017, 695016 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-22 |
Sreekaryam comes under Kazhakkoottam legislative assembly constituency and Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency.
Sreekaryam is home to Mar Baselios Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church under the Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Trivandrum.[4] The current parish has 151 Malankara Orthodox families.
Transportation
National Highway 66, which connects Mumbai and Kanyakumari passes through Sreekaryam.[5]
Law and Order
The law and order of the locality is maintained by Sreekaryam Police Station. The station has a jurisdictional area of around 19.5sq.km.[6] Sreekaryam Police Station comes under the Medical College circle.
Sreekaryam Police Station was inaugurated by Shri Oommen Chandy on 03.01.2006.
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