urban population lies within the municipality area which is densely occupied. There is often an inflow of people into the town and nearby areas, for the ease of access to a plethora of institutions, which provide various services. Convent Road is one of the most densely occupied regions in the town, with a number of educational institutions like St. Thereses' Convent GHSS, St. Tresa of Avila ICSE School, Sree Vidyaadhiraja HSS, and a lot more. Out pockets of the town include Vazhuthoor, Perumpazhuthoor, Amaravila, Aralummood, etc. Notable people • Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna, Journalist • C. Krishnan Nair, Indian Independence activist, Gandhian • Jagadish, Malayalam actor • Biju Sopanam , Comedy Artist • Neyyattinkara Vasudevan, Neyyattinkara Mohanachandran (Musicians) • Abhishek Nayar, Indian cricketer • G. Ramachandran, Social reformer • P. Gopinathan Nair • V Madhusoodanan Nair, Malayalam poet. Educational institutions The town has a number of secondary, and higher secondary educational institutions, plus a number of Polytechnics, and Engineering Colleges in the vicinity. The Govt. HSS in the town is one of the oldest schools in the entire state. It was established long before in the 1890s. It has churned out a number of proficient people, who have excelled in every field. List of colleges NIMS Dental College, Aralumoodu, Neyyattinkara Technology Management Corridor (TMC), Near Sub-jail, Chemparathivila, NTA [Institute of Human Resource Development (IHRD), Government of Kerala] College of Applied Science, Dhanuvachapuram (5 km from Town) (Institute of Human Resource Development (IHRD), Government of Kerala) Ezhuthachan College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Marayamuttom VTM NSS college, Dhanuvachapuram (5 km from Town) K N M Government Arts & Science College, Kanjiramkulam (9 km from Town) Government Arts & Science College, Kulathoor University Institute of Technology, Neyyattinkara Centre (2 km from Town) Government Polytechnic College, Perumpazhuthoor (3 km from Town) Regional Institute of Aviation, Pravachambalam (6 km from Town) CSI College of Education, Parasala PRS College of Engineering and Technology, Paliyode Sree Krishna College of Pharmacy & Research Centre, Parassala Emmanuel College of Arts and Science Vazhichal White Memorial College of Arts and Science for Women, Panachammoodu, Vellarada. santhom malankara arts and science college. Politics Neyyattinkara taluk is part of Trivandrum (Lok Sabha constituency) except kattakada assembly constituency which is part of Attingal (Lok Sabha constituency). Neyyattinkara taluk includes 4 assembly constituencies (Kattakkada, Neyyattinkara, Parassala, Kovalam) in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. In early 2012, Neyyattinkara constituency attracted statewide attention, as it witnessed a much fiercely contested