Pothencode

Pothencode, is a rapidly developing business town and a developing area of Thiruvananthapuram District in the Indian state of Kerala. Spiritual leaders Brahmasree Jagadguru Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi, Sree Rama Dasa Mission, and founder of Punnyabhumi Daily hail from a village called Panimoola which just 2 kilometres from Pothencode is 18 km from East Fort.Pothenode Junction is 1 km away from Thiruvananthapuram Corporation limit.

It is included in Pothencode Grama Panchayat and Kazhakkuttom Block Panchayat.

Temples
Panimoola Temple is 2 km from Pothencode. Ariyottukonam Temple is 1 km from Pothencode. Rock cut temples are one of the main styles of Kerala architecture from the 7th to 9th centuries AD. This cave temple is found at the mid-height of the rock, facing south west. It has an oblong shrine, with rock-cut lingam, an ardhamandapa and pillared facade. There is a circular walkway inside the garbhagriha. The left wall of the ardhamondapa carries a Ganapathy figure and the right side is a local chieftain. The temple is dated to about 850 AD. The Department of Archaeology declared this temple a protected monument in 1965.

Politics
Communist Party of India (CPI) is the ruling party. In the year 2016 Assembly election C.Divakaran got a lead of 700+ votes from this panchayat. TR Anil is the panchayat President. Pothencode Grama panchayath is under Nedumangad Assembly Constituency.


 * Indian National Congress
 * Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India (Marxist)
 * Bharathiya Janatha Party

Surroundings
Karoor is the nearest place where two temples, one high school, and two sports and arts clubs are situated. Mahadeva Temple Karoor, Maha Vishnu temple are the ancient temples situated here. Pradhosha Vrrath and Somavara Vratha and Ayillya are the special poojas.

Murukkumpuzha is a beautiful tourist destination surrounded by lake. The lake's water source is Perumathura sea.

Religion
Pothencode is a mixed village, accommodating Hindus, Muslims and Christians

Education

 * Govt Higher Secondary School Ayiroopara
 * Lekshmi Vilasom High School
 * St.Thomas UPS Pothencode
 * St.Thomas LPS Pothencode
 * Govt UPS
 * Eiswara Vilasom UPS Koithoorkonam
 * Govt UPS Kalloor
 * Govt LPS Kalloor
 * NCSU
 * Pothencode Public Library
 * E-pro, Academy of Engineering
 * Santhigiri Vidyabhavan HSS & SSS
 * Nizamia public school
 * Mary Matha English Medium School
 * Sabarigiri International school

Govt Offices

 * Sub Registrar Office, Pothencode