Ponganadu, A Beautiful Rural near Kilimanoor, Kerala

Ponganadu is a village which is being transformed into small town in southern Kerala.

The name 'Ponganadu' evolved from the ancient name, 'Por-Simha-Nadu' (The land of battling lions). This region was under a local royal family called Keezhpperoor Swaroopam.

The village of Ponganadu is located in between National Highway 47 (India) and State Highway 1 (Kerala). The distance between these highways and Ponganadu is about 5 km. The road connecting the important commercial towns of Kilimanoor and Parippally goes through this village.

This village comes under the following administrative units.

State                                                  : Kerala

Revenue District                               : Thiruvananthapuram

Taluka                                               : Chirayankeezhu

Block Panchayat                               : Kilimanoor

Grama Panchayat                              : Kilimanoor

Important public service & commercial institutions of Ponganadu are as follows.

1. Govt.UPS Ponganadu 
2. Puthumangalam LPS, Ponganadu
3. Raja Ravi Varma Central Higher Secondary School, Malayamadom
4. Govt. LPS Aroor
5. Alpha public school, Peroor
6. State Bank of India : IFSC Code - SBIN0008030, MICR Code - 695002056
7. Govt. High School, Ponganadu
8. Kasthoorba Service Cooperative Bank
9. Muthoot Finance & Securities
10. KSFE
11. Vidhya Institute of Technology, Panappamkunnu.

The state bank of India is the prime financial institution in Ponganadu village and its' surrounding areas. It is located at about 50 m from the Ponganadu junction by the side of Ponganadu - Kallambalam road. The bank provides 24 hr ATM facility. The bank is always a busy center.  

Ponganadu village is surrounded by many locally famous tourist/picnic spots. They are,

1. Ganapathy Para                 - 3 km
2. Vennichira Lake                - 0.1 km
3. Vellallur Para                    - 4 km
4. Kilimanoor Palace             - 4 km

Ponganadu village falls in the traditional agricultural zone of Midland Kerala. Still the village has some beautiful agricultural lands. 

The following footage is captured from a beautiful paddy field of Ponganadu village. It was shot during the twilight hours. You can see the sweet chorus of various natural sounds from birds, cicada, frogs & many other living forms. And if you listen very carefully, you can hear a sound of recital of hindu sacred scripture from a distant temple.