About Balaramapuram

Balaramapuram is a village in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, India. It is considered as the second market hub of Thiruvananthapuram, the first being Chalai market in Thiruvananthapuram city. Balaramapuram is famous as the centre for the production of traditional varieties of handloom textiles meant for the contemporary cloth wearing style of Kerala. Its unique craftsmanship makes it an ideal heirloom. Balaramapuram is located on National Highway 47 15km South east of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) city in Kerala, India and 25km North of Kaliyikkavila, the southern boundary of the state. Balaramapuram lies 77 degrees 5 minutes east longitude and 8 degrees 23 minutes North latitude. During the regime of His Highness Maharaja Balaramavarma, from 1798 to 1810, handloom weaving was first introduced at Balaramapuram. The Maharaja and his Delava (Chief Minister), Ummini Thampi jointly decided to convert Balaramapuram and its surrounding places into an agro-based industrial...