Madathara

Madathara
Madathara
Village
	Madathara
	Coordinates: 8°49′04″N 77°00′48″E / 8.817755°N 77.013259°ECoordinates: 8°49′04″N 77°00′48″E / 8.817755°N 77.013259°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691541

Madathara is a village located in the Chithara Panchayath of Kollam district.^[1] It Is a border town of the two Districts, Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram.^[2]

Places of interest near Madathara include the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute at Palode, Forest Training School at Arippa, Oil Palm India Ltd's Plantation Estate, the Rocket Propulsion Center at Valiyamala and the Kulathupuzha Sastha Temple.

Madathara is about 56 km away from district headquarters Kollam and 46 km away from Thiruvananthapuram. The nearest railway station is Thenmala railway station (about 25 km) and Paravur railway station(45 km).^[3] Thiruvananthapuram International Airport is the nearest airport.

Schools Govt High School Madathara, Sree Narayana Higher Secondary School, Chithara, Madathara

References

↑ "Chithara Grama Panchayat, Kollam District". Local Self Government Department - Government of Kerala. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
↑ "Peringamala Grama Panchayat, Thiruvananthapuram District". Local Self Government Department - Government of Kerala. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
↑ Madathara - Paravur

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