Anchalumoodu
Neighbourhood
Anchalumoodu Town
Anchalumoodu Location in Kollam, India Show map of Kollam Anchalumoodu Anchalumoodu (Kerala) Show map of Kerala
Coordinates: 8°55′56.2008″N 76°36′13.9818″E / 8.932278000°N 76.603883833°E / 8.932278000; 76.603883833
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam district
City	Kollam
Government
• Type	Councillor
Languages
• Official	Malayalam
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691601
Telephone code	0474
Vehicle registration	KL-02
Website	Kollam Municipal Corporation

Anchalumoodu is a town and neighbourhood of the city of Kollam, India. It is a historic town near the place, where the Peruman railway accident happened in 1988. Anchalumoodu is 8 km away from Kollam city, 26 km from Paravur and 8 km from Kundara town. College of Engineering, Perumon is very close to this place. Anchalumoodu was a part of Thrikkadavoor till 2015. In May 2015, Government of Kerala have decided to expand City Corporation of Kollam by merging Thrikkadavoor panchayath. Now Anchalumoodu along with Thrikkadavoor is a part of Kollam city.^[1][2]

Speciality of Anchalumoodu is that, 75% of it is surrounded by Ashtamudi lake, which is known for its scenery and attracts hundreds of tourists to Kollam.^{[citation needed]}

The nearest railway station to Anchalumood is Perinad railway station which is about 2.5 km from the town. All passenger trains stop at this railway station. Kollam Junction Railway Station, one of the biggest junction and busiest railway stations in Kerala is 9 km away from Anchalumoodu. Kundara is 9 km away from Anchalumoodu town.

Anchalumoodu is connected well with roads. The town is 8 km away from Kollam city centre Chinnakada and 8 km from Kundara town. Regular city services and transport buses are there to Kollam city from Anchalumoodu. National Highway 183 (India) passes through Anchalumoodu. Bus services are available to important places in Kerala which include Trivandrum, Ernakulam, etc.

Anchalummodu has its fair share of privately owned and state owned educational institutions. Institutions of education are affiliated to either the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE), or the Kerala State Education Board.

Most private schools use English as the medium of instruction whereas government run schools offer both English and Malayalam as a medium of instruction.

The Government Higher Secondary School at Anchalumoodu is one of the biggest and reputed government schools in Kollam district.

The main higher education centre near to Anchalumoodu is the College of Engineering, Perumon. Nalanda ITC is located near to the GHSS Anchalummood.

Anchalumoodu has a mix of different religious communities. Main temples in and around Anchalumoodu town include Kadavoor Siva Temple,Perumon Bhadrakali temple, Perumon Durga Devi Temple, Ashtamudi Virabhadra Swamy Temple, Panayam Durga Temple, Sastholi Temple, Kuppana Velayudha Mangalam Temple, Kolleril Siva Temple, Karuva Temple and. Mosques include Kureepuzha Mosque, Karuva Mosque and Chiraiyil Mosque. Important churches are Assemblies of God in India, India Pentecostal Church of God, St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church.

The temple is one of the Subramania temples in Kollam District. Thaippooya Festival (10 days long) is the most important festival. People from different parts of the district come over here during the occasion. Several elephants assemble at the temple premises. At night Khoshayatra is held there. To reach the temple, visitors alight at Anchalummodu town bus stop. From there auto rickshaws are available to go to the temple. The temple is 1.5 km away from Anchalumoodu junction.^{[citation needed]}

v t e Kollam district
City corporations	Kollam
Municipalities	Paravur Karunagapally Punalur Kottarakkara
Revenue divisional office	Kollam Punalur
Talukas and villages	Kollam Sakthikulangara Thrikkadavoor Thrikkaruva Mandrothuruth East Kallada Mulavana Perinad Panayam Kilikollur Mangad Kottamkara Elampallur Nedumpana Pallimon Thrikkovilvattom Thazhuthala Vadakkevila Mundakkal Eravipuram Mayyanad Adichanallur Meenad Chirakkara Paravur Kottappuram(Paravur) Poothakkulam Parippally Kalluvathukkal Kollam East Kollam West Kottarakkara Pavithreswaram Puthur Ezhukone Kareepra Neduvathoor Kulakkada Kalayapuram Mylom Melila Chakkuvarakkal Vettikkavala Kottarakkara Ummannur Valakom Elamad Odanavattom Veliyam Pooyappally Velinallur Nilamel Chadayamangalam Kottukkal Ittiva Kadakkal Kummil Mankode Chithara Punalur Punalur Karavaloor Anchal Edamulakkal Arakkal Valaikode Edamon Aryankavu Thenmala Kulathupuzha Yeroor Pathady Alayamon Thinkalkarikkam Ayiranelloor Channapetta Karunagappally Alappad Ochira Adinad Karunagappally Thazhava Manappally Pavumba Thodiyoor Kallalibhagom Thevalakkara Chavara Neendakara Clappana Kulasekharapuram Chavara Thekkumbhagom Ayanivelikulangara Panmana Vadakumthala Kunnathur Sooranad North Sooranad South Mynagappally Sasthamkotta Poruvazhi Kunnathur West Kallada Pathanapuram Chenkilathu Kundayam Manchalloor Pathanapuram Pattazhy Pattazhy Vadakkekkara Pidavoor Piravanthoor Punnala Thalavoor Vilakudy

Midhunlal (1994-present): Leading business tycoon in Kollam district