Sakthikulangara

Sakthikulangara is situated where Ashtamudi Lake confluence with the Arabian Sea. It is 7 km north from the core Kollam City and 31 km away from Paravur town. Heading from North Neendakara bridge opens the entrance to Sakthikulangara village.

Moreover it is the birthplace of B. Wellington, E. Balanandan, R. S. Unni and Henry Austin(Former Ambassador of India in Portugal). the famous political personalities in Kerala.,

P.J.Rajendran politician,leader of cpim leading party of kerala& chairman for health standing committee Kollam Municipal Corporation(KMC) councillor AT alattukavu divition.

S.meenakumari, politician leader of revolutionary socialist party (rsp) ex health chairman & councillor at sakthikulangara division... Cine field Prateeksha Peter( Producer) Joy Thomas( Producer) Sangeeth kollam (Editor & Associate director) Bijou Antony (Producer). John Mary (Journalist) Navis Xaviour (Producer)

One of the major fishing harbours in Kerala is in Sakthikulangara. Sakthikulangara village and/or the old Sakthikulangara panchayat also includes the major residential areas of Moothezham, Maruthady, Valavilthope, Ozhukkuthodu, Ramankulangara, Vattakkayal, Vallikkeezhu, Poovanpuzha, Aravila, Kavanadu, Kaniyankada, Mukkadu, Venkulangara, Edamanakkavu, Kallumpuram and a few small islands in Ashtamudi lake.

Sakthikulangara is a prominent place because of its proximity to the following places:

• Seafood Exporting.
• Fish landing centre.
• Boat building yards
• Vattakkayal
• Neendakara Fishing Harbour
• Kavanad & Kollam Bypass
• St John De Britto Church
• Sakthikuklangara Sree Dharma Shastha Temple :The temple is famous for its festival in 'Makaram' month.
• Capithan's Movie Theatre.
• Lakeford School

Sakthikulangara village owes it's transformation from a sleepy village to present Fishing industry power house due to Indo- Norwegian project .Indo-Norwegian Project was Norway's first foreign aid development project.

The project was first established in Neendakara, near Quilon, Kerala in 1953, and the aim was modernisation of fisheries of Kerala, but also including health, sanitation and water supply.

• Kollam
• Kollam Port
• Kollam district
• Kollam Junction
• Kollam Beach
• Paravur

• http://www.sakthikulangara.com/