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'''Manacaud''' is a locality in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], the capital of [[Kerala]], [[India]]. This place is situated between [[Kamaleswaram]] and [[Attakulangara]] on East Fort - Kovalam - Vizhinjam Road. The United Arab Emirates embassy is also situated in Manacaud.{{cn|date=June 2017}}

==Location==
Manacaud is 2 km from the city centre. Privately owned and [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] buses plying in the [[Kovalam]] route from [[East Fort]] pass through Manacaud. A bypass of [[National Highway 47 (India)|National Highway 47]] passes 1 km to the west of Manacaud. Nearest railway station is [[Trivandrum Central|Thiruvananthapuram Central]], around 1.5 km away. Nearest airport is [[Trivandrum Airport|Thiruvananthapuram International Airport]], around 4 km away. The place has seen a tremendous development in the past ten years with the widening of Killipalam bypass road which ends at Attakulangara junction, around 500 meters away from Manacaud junction. Manacaud is a bustling residential region situated on the way from East Fort to Thiruvallam, in Thiruvananthapuram. Manacaud is just a km to the south of East Fort and about 2 km south-west of Karamana.

==Religion==
The population of manacaud mainly practices [[Hinduism]], [[Islam]] and few followers of [[Christianity]]. [[Manacaud Dharma Sastha Temple]] is situated there, it draws its significance, since the deity of this temple 'Sasthaavu' is believed to be the deity of [[Attukal Temple]] -'[[Attukal]] Devi' comes every year, on the next day of famous '[[Attukal]] [[Pongala]]' to see her brother. Manacaud Vallya Palli and Central Juma Masjid (Thaikka palli)<ref>http://wikimapia.org/231384/Central-Juma-Masjid</ref> are the famous mosques situated here. [[Irumkulangara Durga Devi Temple]] and [[Mukkolakkal Bhagawathi Temple]] are two major Hindu temples in [[Thottam, Manacaud|Manacaud]]. Sahaya Matha Church,<ref>http://catholicchurches.in/directory/trivandrum-churches/sahaya-matha-church-manacaud.htm</ref> is a Roman Catholic Church situated in manacaud. Kuthiramalika Palace Museum, Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Sree Varaham Temple, [[Pazhavangadi Ganapathy Temple]], [[Attukal Temple|Attukal Bhagavathy Temple]], [[Konchiravila Devi Temple]] and Bhajanapura Palace are located within a 1.5 km radius from Manacaud. The 2000-year-old [[Thiruvallam Sree Parasurama Temple]] at [[Thiruvallam]] is 5 km away from Manacaud.

==Other Places==
There is SUT (Sree Uthradom Thirunal) Mother & Baby Hospital, previously known as Zensa Hospital and Span Hospital for many years, situated very close to Karthika Thirunal Govt.Vocational Higher Secondary For Girls, Government Teachers Training School. As the girls High School is more than 75 years old, this landmark is known as Manacaud Girl's High School junction since then.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.india9.com/i9show/Manacaud-68942.htm About Manacaud]

[[Category:Suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram]]

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