Vanchiyoor is a locality in downtown Thiruvananthapuram city, the capital of the India state of Kerala. Vanchiyoor occupies an important place in the history of Travancore.[1] It was the district headquarters and most important offices were situated here. There are a lot of heritage monuments in the area. Major administrative, commercial, government and judicial establishments are still located in Vanchiyoor. It is part of Vanchiyoor Village, which holds the prominent administrative headquarters and landmarks of Kerala.
Proximity with major educational institutions, offices and shopping centres coupled with easy road connectivity with all parts of the city make it a favoured residential locale in Thiruvananthapuram. Vanchiyoor is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Statue Junction, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Palayam and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the central railway and bus stations. Trivandrum International Airport lies 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the southwest of Vanchiyoor.
Prominent government buildings in Vanchiyoor Village
- Government Secretariate
- District Civil and Criminal Courts
- District Treasury
- Central Railway Station
- Central Bus Station
- Central Telegraph Office
- City Rationing Office
- Employment Exchange
- General Post Office
- Accountant General (A&E) Kerala
- Old Collecterate
- Old High Court
- Passport Office
Educational institutions
Universities
- Sree Sankara University of Sanskrit, Trivandrum Campus
Colleges
- Govt. Ayurveda College, Trivandrum
Schools
- Fort High School
- SMV Govt. Model High School
- Holy Angels Convent Girls Higher Secondary School
- Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kunnumpuram
- Govt High School, Vanchiyoor
- Govt. UPS, Chettikulangara
- St.JOSEPH HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
Religious institutions
Hindu temples and ashrams
- Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple
- Sreekanteswaram Temple
- Pazhavangadi Ganapathi Temple
- Rishimangalam Sree Krishna Swami Temple
- Chettikulangara Devi Temple
- Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram Temple
- Kovilvila Bhagavati Temple
- Abhedananda Ashram
Churches
- St. Thomas Marthoma Church, Pattoor
- Knanaya Syrian Church, Pattoor
- St. George Orthodox Cathedral, Spencer Junction,M G Road
Mosques
- Juma Masjid, Thampanoor
Other institutions
- YMCA Trivandrum (since 1873)
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