Peyad is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...

, the capital 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....

. It is the headquarters of Vilappil Grama Panchayat. But the place Peyad covers the areas of Vilappil, Vilavoorkal and Malayinkeezhu Grama Panchayats.

Location

It lies on Thiruvananthapuram - Kattakada

Kattakada

Kattakada is a small town near Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala.-Location:It lies on the Thiruvananthapuram - Neyyar Dam route, around 18 km north-east of Thiruvananthapuram city. It is well connected by road...

 route via Thirumala

Thirumala, Thiruvananthapuram

Thirumala is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala. The name Thiru- mala means holy hill and the suburb's name therefore derives from the ancient temple atop a hill here called Parakoil, where now there is a Krishna temple...

. It is an important junction, from where two roads lead to two different directions, the east road for Kattakada & Malayinkeezhu

Malayinkeezhu

Malayinkeezhu is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.-Demographics: India census, Malayinkeezhu had a population of 33996 with 16702 males and 17294 females.-External links:*...

 and north for Vilappilshala, Puliyarakonam, Vellanadu etc. .

Peyad is about 4 km from Thirumala and 10 km from Thiruvananthapuram city. Regular bus services are available from Thiruvananthapuram Central Bus Station at Thampanoor

Thampanoor

Thampanoor is a major commercial area of the Thiruvananthapuram city in Kerala state, South India. The major railway station of the state, Trivandrum Central, Railway Mail Service , Central Bus Station, the head office of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation and many movie theatres and...

 and City Bus Station at East Fort

East fort

The East Fort is located at the heart of the CBD of Thiruvananthapuram city, the capital city of Kerala- a South Indian state.-History:East Fort got its name from the eastern entrance to the fort built by the Kings of Travancore. The old city was all inside the fort on four sides with the Sri...

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Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station

Trivandrum Central

Trivandrum Central is the main railway station in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of passenger movement and the second most important rail hub in South India. It is also the most profitable station...

 is the nearest railhead and the nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.

Prominent Institutions

• Asianet Satellite Communications Private Limited
• St.Xavier's Higher Secondary School
• Abhayagramam
• The Aluminium Industries Limited (Relays Division)
• Terumo Penpol Limited (Blood Bag Factory)
• State Bank of Travancore, Peyad Branch
• State Bank of India, Peyad Branch
• Indian Overseas Bank, Vilavoorkal Branch, Peyad
• Vilappil Service Co-operative Bank, Peyad
• Thiruvananthapuram District Co-operative Bank, Peyad Branch
• Vidyaprabodhini grameena grandhasala
• Matha Ayurveda Eye Hospital
  Matha Ayurveda Eye Hospital
  Matha Ayurveda Eye Hospital is an Ayurvedic eye clinic and hospital in Trivandrum , Kerala, India.The hospital is a major international tertiary care and training center in Ayurvedic Ophthalmology...
  
  

Religious

• St. Xavier's Church, Peyad
  St. Xavier's Church, Peyad
  The St. Xavier's Church is a Catholic Church run by the Latin Diocese of Neyyattinkara. Diocese of Neyyattinkara was formed on 5 November 1996 and prior to the formation of Diocese of Neyyattinkara, St.Xavier's Church Peyad was under the control of Latin Arch Diocese of Thiruvananthapuram.- About...
  
  
• Ujjaini Mahakali Amman Kovil, Peyad
• Muslim Juma Masjid, Peyad
• Thachottukavu Sree Dharma Sastha Temple
• Sree Alakunnam Devi Kshetram, Cheelapara.
• Alfred Memorial CSI church Peyad