Neyyattinkara is an major industrial and commercial area of Trivandrum city and is a major Municipal Town located in Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area of Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala State, and is the headquarters of Neyyattinkara Taluk. Kerala Automobiles Limited which producing electric autorickshaw is situated here. Located around 18 km (11 mi) south of the State capital Trivandrum, on the National Highway 66 to Kanyakumari, the town spreads over an area of 16.21 km2 on the banks of the Neyyar River.It The name 'Neyyattinkara' in Malayalam regional language means shore (kara) of Neyyar River. This river flows from Agasthyarkoodam, the highest peak (1868m above MSL) in southern end of the Western Ghats.

The town comes under the purview of Neyyattinkara Municipality and it is the major town on the banks of Neyyar River.

The rapidly growing Thiruvananthapuram city has almost reached its outskirts. The town is mostly residential, with lots of government and service sector establishments. The standard and generally accepted abbreviations of Neyyattinkara are NTA (used by general public) or NYY (used by Indian railway) and NTKA used by Kerala State Electricity Board

Members of Neyyattinkara District Formation Samithi has submitted a request (Memorandum) to the State Government for the formation of a new district viz.

Neyyattinkara District dividing Thiruvananthapuram district – one of the most populous districts in Kerala State. The main objective of such a proposal to the State Government is to get deserving benefits to this Southern part of Thiruvanathapuram district.^[2]

Cave pictures, probably by Neolithic people, are found in Pandavanpara, located in the North east side of Neyyattinkara towards Karakonam route. This famous cave will come under Perumkadavila panchayath. The name of this portion of land, before Marthanda Varma became the ruler of Travancore, was 'Thenganad'.

Neyyattinkara is located at 8°24′N 77°05′E ^[24].^[3] It has an average elevation of 26 metres (85 feet). The town is situated on the Neyyar River side, one of the principal rivers in Trivandrum district. The river flows to the south part of the town. Water Supply for the town and the adjacent places is obtained from this river. Topography of the town is rather uneven, with higher areas in the downtown. Nearby the town is the hillock Aruvippuram. The Western Ghats form a scenic backdrop to the town. The town is sandwiched between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea. The nearby sea shore is just 10 km. away in west, and seven kilometres to the east can take you to the mammoth hillocks of Western ghats. The geology is said to be typical of the Kerala soil - the Laterite and Red soil. The town can still boast of a good green cover in residential and non-residential areas.

As per the depiction on the veera smrithi it states " From this village 174 men went to the great war 1914 to 1919".

Very interesting to see the spelling as "NEGYTHINKARA'

The Neyyattinkara Sree Krishna Swamy Temple is situated in the centre of the town and is an important pilgrimage centre. The annual festival is an important attraction for people in the district.

Besides the religious significance, the temple holds a special place in Travancore history.

Legend has it that the then Crown Prince Marthanda Marthanda Varma was redirected by Anandapadmanabhan Thambi dressed up as mad chaannaan ( every one believed that he was dead; as spread by enemies) to a Jackfruit tree near the temple while he was being chased by his enemies. The prince hid within the tree cavity and escaped almost certain death. He was convinced the chaannan was none other than Lord Sri Krishna himself. Gratefully, he named the tree as Ammachi Plavu (Mother Tree) and placed it under royal protection.

Aruvippuram (7 km from Neyyattinkara town), the holy land of Sree Narayana Guru is an important pilgrim centre.

Amaravila CSI church founded in 1810 and known in those days as Emily Chapel, an oldest Church of Anglican Communion, is one of the main attractions of Neyyatiinkara Town.^[4][5] On 14 June 1996 Pope John Paul II by the Bull "Ad Aptius Provehendum" erected the

Kamukincode Valiyapalli St. Mary's Church (founded in 1847), Neyyattinkara Town]]Latin Catholic Diocese of Neyyattinkara bifurcated from the Diocese of Trivandrum and by the announcement of Archbishop Soosa Pakiam and ordination by Cardinal Joseph Tomko on 1 November 1996, appointed Rt.

Rev. Dr. Vincent Samuel as its first Bishop.

Bishop Samuel took Ecclesiastical possession of the diocese on 5 November 1996.

Diocese of Neyyattinkara consists of three Taluks viz.

Neyyattinkara, Kattakada and Nedumangadu.

The Bishop's House is located in Aralummoodu, Neyyattinkara.

St. Therese's Convent G.H.S.S.

Neyyattinkara is one of the individual management educational institutions that comes under the purview of this diocese.

The two Kurisumala (Holy Cross Hills) Pilgrim Centres near Neyyattinkara, viz., Bonacaud Kurishumala (Bonacaud Holy Cross Hills) and Vellarada Kurishumala (Vellarada Holy Cross Hills) also come under the purview of Latin Catholic Diocese of Neyyattinkara.

Our Lady of Assumption Church ^[25] Vlathankara (swargaropithamatha ^[26] ), St. Antony's Church (Kochupalli), Vellarada Kurishumala and Bonacadu Kurishumala are the four major pilgrim entres of the Diocese of Neyyattinkara.

Population of Neyyattinkara Town (Municipal Area) as on 1991-03-01 was 30,419.

However, the population rose to 69,467 on 2001-03-01 and rose again to 70,850 on 2011-03-01.,^[6] which grades it under Class-II town.

Most of the urban population lies within the municipality area which is densely occupied.

There is often an inflow of people into the town and nearby areas, for the ease of access to a plethora of institutions, which provide various services.

Convent Road is one of the most densely occupied regions in the town, with a number of educational institutions like St. Thereses' Convent, Sree Vidyaadhiraja HSS, and a lot more.

Out pockets of the town include Vazhuthoor, Perumpazhuthoor, Amaravila, Aralummood, etc.

Notable people from Neyyattinkara include: journalist Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai and Renowned Karnatic musicians Professor:Neyyattinkara Mohanachandran and Neyyattinkara Vasudevan. Cricketer Abhishek Nayar's family is from Neyyattinkara. Gandhians and social reformers, G. Ramachandran and P. Gopinathan Nair were also born in Neyyattinkara. V Madhusoodanan Nair, the poet who wrote Naranathu Bhranthan also hails from Neyyattinkara.^[7]

The town has a number of secondary, and higher secondary educational institutions, plus a number of Polytechnics, and Engineering Colleges in the vicinity.

The Govt.

HSS in the town is one of the oldest schools in the entire state.

It was established long before in the 1890s.

It has churned out a number of proficient people, who have excelled in every field.

Neyyattinkara taluk is part of Trivandrum (Lok Sabha constituency) except kattakada assembly constituency which is part of Attingal (Lok Sabha constituency).^[16]

Neyyattinkara taluk includes 4 assembly constituencies (Kattakkada, Neyyattinkara, Parassala, Kovalam) in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. In early 2012, Neyyattinkara constituency attracted statewide attention, as it witnessed a much fiercely contested by-elections that Kerala Politics have ever seen caused by the resignation of the incumbent MLA R. Selvaraj of the CPI(M) party.

The tri-cornered contest was between O. Rajagopal of BJP, F. Lawrence of CPI(M) and Selvaraj (Now, of INC), with Selvaraj emerging as the winner finally.

He was defeated in 2016, losing to the CPI(M) candidate by more than 9000 votes!

Current MP: Dr. Shashi Tharoor (Indian National Congress party, re-elected as MP on 20 April 2014)

Neyyattinkara MLA: K. Ansalan, (CPI(M) party) won the 2016 Election by a margin of 9543 votes.

Kattakkada MLA: I.B.

Satheesh, (CPI(M) party) won the 2016 Election by a margin of 849 votes.

Parassala MLA: C.K.

Harindran, (CPI(M) party) won the 2016 election by a margin of 18566 votes.

Kovalam MLA: M Vincent, (Indian National Congress party) won the 2016 Election by a margin of 2615 votes.

Neyyattinkara Municipality led by LDF, WR Heeba CPI(M) elected as chairperson and KK Shibu CPI(M) Vice chairman.^[17]

The major factory in the town is the Kerala Automobiles Limited (KAL) at Aralummoodu. It builds three wheelers, especially suited for cargo transport. It is a much sought after brand in the developing ASEAN nations for good quality three-wheelers.^[18]

Neyyattinkara and the neighbouring areas has many cottage industries and handloom.

The Balaramapuram Handloom Industry is known worldwide for its fine hosiery. There is a major handloom cloth manufacturing unit at Manchavilakam near Neyyattinkara.

The town of Neyyattinkara is well connected to the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram, 20 km away, through regular bus services operated by Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. Neyyattinkara KSRTC Bus Depot is the largest in the taluk and operates a wide array of services. These also include long-distance services to Guruvayoor, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Chakkulath Kaavu, Kollam, Ernakulam, Kanniyakumari, etc. A/C Low Floor buses frequently ply along the Neyyattinkara-East Fort-Medical College-Kazhakkuttam route. There are 24 hour bus service between Trivandrum to Nagarcoil via Neyyattinkara town and Nagarcoil to Trivandrum via Neyyattinkara town. Neyyattinkara Railway Station is located on the Mangalore- Trivandrum - Kanyakumari Railway line. Neyyattinkara railway station code is 'NYY'. Except Super Fast & weekly Trains, all other daily express trains and passenger trains through this route stops here. Thus the town is connected by major cities in India, including Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Mangalore, Pune, etc.

The Trivandrum Central railway station is about (20 km) from the town. Express trains will take 15 minutes to reach Trivandrum city from Neyyattinkara town, however, passenger / Shuttle trains will take 30 minutes (since these trains have stops at Balaramapuram and Nemom in between Neyyattinkara Town and Trivandrum City). The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport, which is 23Kms far from the town.

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies it climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).

Neyyattinkara has heavy rains during June–August due to the southwest monsoon.

Winter starts from December and continues till February.

In summer, the temperature rises to a maximum of 32 °C (90 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) in the winters.

Record high temperature in neighbouring Thiruvananthapuram is 39 °C (102 °F). Annual average rainfall is 3,100 mm (120 in).^[19]