Kavanad

Kavanad is a suburban area of Kollam Municipal Corporation in Kerala. It is a major market town located at the northern suburb of Kollam City in India. It is coming under Sakthikulangara zone of Kollam Municipal Corporation. It is just 3 km from the port town of Neendakara. Kavanad, a narrow strip of land sandwiched between the Arabian Sea and the Ashtamudi Lake has one of the highest land values in Kollam city. The town emerged as a major shopping destination in Kollam with the advent of a number of shopping centres. A number of vehicle showrooms are also located at Kavanad-Ramankulangara-Mulamkadakam stretch. The long anticipated Kollam bypass starts just a kilometer before Kavanad from the place called Altharamoodu and was completed in January 2019, Kavanadu had become a major vantage point en route to Trivandrum from Alappuzha and is a fast developing satellite town within Kollam Metropolitan Area. You can also find 24 hr working shops in Kavanad which is a rarity in Kerala. Kavanadu is a major tourist attraction of Kollam district.

HISTORY: In 16 th century kavanadu called as 'kaval nadu' or 'kaval maadam' .At that period, about 2km radius is covered with 'kaav' , 'maadam' ,and surrounded with Ashtamudi lake and Arabian sea . As time passes kaval naadu changes to kavanad. The main identity of this place is the market. Neendakara and sakthikulangara harbour is a port where earlier, small traders came and sell the products. Lately these selling spread to kavanad as a small scale. As years passed traders from southern side of kollam also came to kavanad which leds to the formation of kavanad market.