About Village
Balaramapuram is a village in Neyyattinkara Taluk in Thiruvananthapuram District. It belongs to Balaramapuram Grama Panchayat coming under Nemom Block Panchayat. This village belongs to Kovalam Legislative Assembly Constituency. Resurvey was completed in this village in 1994. This village came into existence on 2015 March 2. This village is comprised of the land areas coming under Resurvey Block No. 13 which was previously spanned into 3 nearby villages namely Athiyannoor, Pallichal & Kottukal. This village also includes Town Survey Block No.2 of Neyyattinkara Municipality, which was previously a part of Kottukal village. Total area of this village is 1063.5159 hectares. Most of the places in this village are plane areas. Ponds, thodu and canals are also present. National Highway from Thiruvananthapuram to Kanyakumari and the Railway line from Thiruvananthapuram to Nagercoil pass through this village.
Demography
The residents of this village include mainly farmers, daily labourers and small-scale traders. A minority of handloom weavers also live here. The majority of the people are middle-class and belong to normal living standards.
Geography
Most of the places in this village are plane areas. Ponds, thodu and canals are also present. National Highway from Thiruvananthapuram to Kanyakumari and the Railway line from Thiruvananthapuram to Nagercoil pass through this village.
Socio-Economic
During the regime of His Highness Maharaja Balaramavarma, from 1799 to 1810, handloom weaving was first introduced at Balaramapuram. The Maharaja and his Delava (Chief Minister), Ummini Thampi jointly decided to convert Balaramapuram and its surrounding places into an agro-based industrial belt with various traditional industries by the development of paddy and coconut cultivation, fishing, weaving, and oil extraction. Separate streets with a clustered at identified places, providing a comparatively better infrastructure for development. The Delava of Maharaja brought seven weaver families (Shaliars) from Tamil Nadu to produce fabrics for the members of the royal family and made them settle at Balaramapuram in a separate location now called "Shaliar Street". Market places were opened at convenient locations to make the marketing of products easier. The present residents of the street are the descendants of these seven families. Among the prominent weaving masters, Mr. Ponnan alias Appu panicker from Thannivila is an acclaimed weaver who taught the business to others of this region. The place Balaramapuram itself was named after the King who started industries in this region. The majority of the people in this village belongs to Normal economic living standards. National Highway from Thiruvananthapuram to Kanyakumari and the Railway line from Thiruvananthapuram to Nagercoil pass through this village. Balaramapuram junction is one of the major business centres in Trivandrum District. This village comprises plenty of small scale trading shops, hotels, schools, temples and churches.
Ecology
The climate here is normal. Most of the places are plane areas. Ponds, thodu and canals are also present.