Nangiarkulangara is a relatively small town situated near Haripad

Haripad

Haripad is a town in Alappuzha District, Kerala, India, located between Alappuzha and Kollam on National Highway 47. Haripad is close to the Arabian Sea, and connects Mavelikkara and Thrikkunnappuzha....

, Alappuzha district

Alappuzha district

Alappuzha is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala in India. It was formed as Alleppey District on August 17, 1957. The name of the district was officially changed to Alappuzha in 1990. The district is a widely known tourist destination, and is well known for its coir factories. Most of...

 in the state of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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Nangiarkulangara is the central point of three major towns in central Travancore

Travancore

Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...

. Roads from Mavelikara, Thrikkunnappuzha

Thrikkunnappuzha

Thrikkunnappuzha is a village in Kerala, India, located by the side of the Arabian Sea, about 8km from Haripad. It is famous for its Ayyappa Swami Temple. National Waterway 3 passes through the place. Kumaran Asan,the great malayalam poet died in a boat accident at Pallanayar in Kumarakodi of...

 and Kayamkulam

Kayamkulam

Kayamkulam is a town and a municipality in Alappuzha district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is an ancient maritime trading centre. One of the largest power plants in Kerala, run by the NTPC, is located in Kayamkulam. Krishnapuram Palace is located nearby and an old cashew factory.Kayamkulam is...

 meet at this pivot point. It is also known for the Sri Krishna temple which is in the centre of the town. The national highway NH 47

NH 47

National Highway 47, commonly referred to as NH 47, is a long highway connecting the city of Salem to Kanyakumari town in southern India...

passes through this town.

NTPC Limited, whose Rajiv Gandhi (Kayamkulam) Combined Cycle Power Plant is located at nearby Choolatheruvu, has a portion of its township at Nangiarkulangara, very close to NH 47. In fact, originally, this was the temporary township, when the main township,named Shaktipuram, closer to the power plant, was under construction during 1998-2000.

Nangiarkulangara is notable for its educational institutions the famous T.K. Madhava Memorial College having graduate & post graduate courses ; Bethany Girls School.