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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Aruvikkara<br />
| other_name = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Suburb<br />
| image_skyline = Aruvikkara Dam 2.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = Aruvikara Dam<br />
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|8|34|N|77|01|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
| established_title = Established(build in)<br />
| established_date = 1930s<br />
| Sitting MLA = K.S Shabarinath<br />
| named_for = region of the place<br />
| parts_type = [[Taluka]]s<br />
| parts = [[Nedumangad]]<br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 21.86<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 24,328<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 695564<br />
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL]]-21<br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
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''' Aruvikkara ''' is a panchayat in [[Thiruvananthapuram district]] in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |last=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |accessdate=2008-12-10 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archivedate=8 December 2008 |url-status=dead|df= }}</ref> It is located on the banks of the [[Karamana River]] 15&nbsp;km from [[Thiruvananthapuram]], the capital of the state of [[Kerala]] in [[South India]] and one of the 12 panchayats that shares border with [[Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation]]. The reservoir and garden makes it a tourist spot. It is famous for the ancient [[Bhagavathi]] [[temple]] dedicated to [[Durga]], the divine embodiment of female power, which is built on a rock. The stream in front of the temple contains large fishes, which are fed by the devotees visiting the shrine. The headquarters of the Wellington Water Distribution project is located here. The small [[Aruvikkara Dam]] (mini dam) which provides water to the state capital [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<br />
G.Stephen of CPI(M) is the sitting MLA of Aruvikkara constituency to the Kerala Legislative Assembly.<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is the state-run bus company in Kerala, India. It is one of the oldest state run public bus transport services in India and is headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram. KSRTC bus is the only mode of Transportation available in Aruvikkara.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]], Aruvikkara had a population of 32617 with 15939 males and 16678 females.<ref name="censusindia" /><br />
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==Politics== <br />
'''G.Stephen ''' (ജി .സ്റ്റീഫൻ ) is the (current) sitting MLA of Aruvikkara.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="132px"><br />
Image:Aruvikara Dam2.JPG|Aruvikara Dam (closer view)<br />
Image:Aruvikara Bridge.JPG|Bridge at Aruvikara<br />
Image:Aruvikkara Dam 4.jpg|Aruvikkara Dam<br />
Image:Aruvikkara Street.jpg|Street at Aruvikkara<br />
Image:Karamana Bridge.jpg|Karamana River Bridge, Aruvikkara<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Thiruvananthapuram district]]<br />
[[Category:Villages in Thiruvananthapuram district]]<br />
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