Kallambalam

Kallambalam
Town
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Coordinates: 8°45′39″N 76°47′46″E / 8.76083°N 76.79611°E / 8.76083; 76.79611Coordinates: 8°45′39″N 76°47′46″E / 8.76083°N 76.79611°E / 8.76083; 76.79611
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Talukas	Varkala
Government
• Body	Navaikulam
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	695605
Telephone code	04702
Vehicle registration	KL-
Nearest city	Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram
Lok Sabha constituency	Attingal
Civic agency	Navaikulam
Climate	normal (Köppen)

Kallambalam is a town in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. Kallambalam Joints Varkala with National Highway 47.It is 41 km north from Thiruvananthapuram, 30 km south of Kollam city, 13 km West of Kilimanoor and 10 km East of Varkala

Varkala Sree Janardhanaswamy Temple is a very famous traditional temple nearby Kallambalam. The blessed land of estuary and backwaters, Paravur is also nearby Kallambalam.

Geography

It is located at 8°45′39″N 76°47′46″E / 8.76083°N 76.79611°E / 8.76083; 76.79611. In recent old days there were a stone rest place like bus stop. From this the name kallambalam came ("kall" means stone in Malayalam).

Location

Kallambalam is on the National Highway 47. It is near Varkala (10 km) and Attingal (11 km). Nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. Nearest Railway station is Varkala Sivagiri Railway Station. It is around 41 km north of Thiruvananthapuram City and 30 km south of Kollam City,

Kallambalam is the main commercial center after attingal and Kollam, Kallambalam shared the border of three Grama panchayaths, Karavaram, Navaikulam and Ottoor. Nearest KSRTC Bus stand Attingal. Pulloor Mukku Madan nada siva temple is one of the famous temple near by.Kaduvayil Juma Masjith, Navaikulam Valiyapalli, Sri Sankaranarayana Temple Navailkulam, Sree Ulakudayaperumal Thampuran Temple Mullaramcode etc are the main temples and mosques in and around Kallambalam

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• About Kallambalam

Thiruvananthapuram district
District HQ: Thiruvananthapuram
History	Travancore Battle of Colachel
Geography	Karamana River Vamanapuram River Neyyar River Varkala Beach Agastya Mala Ponmudi Meenmutty Falls Kovalam Neyyar Dam Shankumugham Beach
Cities and Taluks	Taluks Chirayinkeezhu Neyyattinkara Nedumangad Thiruvananthapuram Corporations Thiruvananthapuram Municipalities Varkala Neyyattinkara Nedumangad Attingal
Transport	Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station Thiruvananthapuram Pettah railway station Varkala Sivagiri railway station Kochuveli railway station Neyyattinkara railway station Central Bus Station Thiruvananthapuram NH 47 Main Central Road Nemom railway station
Education	University of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Thiruvananthapuram Engineering College Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering Trivandrum International School Mahatma Gandhi College Centre for Earth Science Studies College of Engineering Attingal Swathi Thirunal College of Music College of Fine Arts Trivandrum
Buildings	Padmanabhaswamy Temple Secretariat Building Halcyon Castle Kowdiar Palace Niyamasabha Mandiram Napier Museum Kanakakkunnu Palace
Culture	International Film Festival of Kerala Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Culture of Thiruvananthapuram
Lok Sabha constituencies	Thiruvananthapuram Attingal
Sports	Thiruvananthapuram Golf Club Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium University Stadium
Museums	Kerala Soil Museum Napier Museum

kallambalam got ite name from a small temple which is made upof stones. Now the temple has vanished off during the development of kallambalam. Navaikulam Sree Shankaranarayanaswamy Temple is a very famous traditional temple nearby Kallambalam, and the distance is around 1.5 km only.kallambalam near school in GVHSS njekkad.