Neyyattinkara, a major industrial and commercial area, is a Municipal Town located in south of capital city Trivandrum of Kerala State, and is the headquarters of Neyyattinkara Taluk. Public sector Kerala Automobiles Limited which produces electric autorickshaw is situated at Aralummoodu in Neyyattinkara. Located around 18 km (11 mi) south of Trivandrum, on the National Highway 66 to Kanyakumari, the town spreads over an area of 16.21 km2 on the banks of the Neyyar River. The name 'Neyyattinkara' in Malayalam regional language means shore (kara) of Neyyar River. This river flows from Agasthyarkoodam, the highest peak (1868m above MSL) in southern end of the Western Ghats.
Cave pictures, probably by Neolithic people, are found in Pandavanpara, located in the North east side of Neyyattinkara towards Karakonam route. This famous cave will come under Perumkadavila panchayath. The name of this portion of land, before Marthanda Varma became the ruler of Travancore, was 'Thenganad'.
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