Avaneeswaram is a small village located on Kunnicode-Pathanapuram road in Kollam district, Kerala. It is about 7 kilometers south of Pathanapuram town and 36 kilometers from Kollam. It is a part of Vilakkudy panchayat. Avaneeswaram has a FCI (Food corporation of India) storage facility. Economy of this village primarily is agricultural. Most common farm produce includes coconut, tapioca, areca, and cashews. Some rice cultivation is also seen.
Transport The roads to Thalavoor and Pattazhy pass through Avaneesaram. Avaneeswaram is connected to Kollam city by Kollam-Punalur Broad gauge railway line. Avaneeshwaram railway station (Code: AVS) falls under the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway Zone. It is a 'D-Class' Adersh Station.Adersh Railway Stations in India
Train services from Avaneeswaram Train Number Source Destination Name/Type 56715 Punalur Kanyakumari Passenger 56332 Kollam Junction Punalur Passenger 56331 Punalur Kollam Junction Passenger 56334 Kollam Junction Edamon Passenger 56700 Madurai Punalur Passenger 56333 Edamon Kollam Junction Passenger 56336 Kollam Junction Edamon Passenger 56365 Guruvayur Edamon Fast Passenger 56335 Edamon Kollam Junction Passenger 56701 Punalur Madurai Passenger 56366 Edamon Guruvayur Fast Passenger 56338 Kollam Junction Punalur Passenger 56716 Kanyakumari Punalur Passenger 56337 Punalur Kollam Junction Passenger
Worship centers
There are many worship centers in Avaneeswaram. Thanniyappankavu Sree Mahadevar Temple, St. Mary's Orthodox Church, India Pentecostal Church of God, Assemblies of God in India, Immanuel Marthoma Syrian church, St.Mary's Malankara Catholic church, Avaneeswaram Juma Ath etc. are some of them
St. Mary's Orthodox Church St. Mary's Orthodox Church, is located in Kottarakkara Punalur diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.
History The first chapel was built in October 1957. In 1958 February 2 new church came into being exist. Holy Qurbana was conducted only in one day in month. Rev Fr C. Sachariah was the first vicar. Vicar was acted as the first trustee and first secretary was C. J. Thomas, Muttatherill. There are 39 families in church in first time. In 1968 construction of second church started. In 1974 completed the construction started worship. In 2013, construction of third church started and in 2017 completed it. Now it is open for worship.
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