Neyyattinkara, a major industrial and commercial area, is a Municipal Town located to the south of capital city Trivandrum of Kerala State, and is the headquarters of Neyyattinkara Taluk.The Public sector undertaking Kerala Automobiles Limited that manufactures electric autorickshaws is situated at Aralummoodu in Neyyattinkara. Located around 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.