Thiruvananthapuram District Information

Thiruvananthapuram is also called Trivandrum. It is the capital city Kerala State. The city was the capital of the Travancore state before the independence. One of the other major landmarks in the district is the Government Secretariat.

Profile

Area: 2192 sq km , Population: 3,234,356, Literacy:90.38%

Local Bodies

Taluks: Thiruvananthapuram, Chirayinkeezhu, Nedumangad, Neyyattinkara
Blocks: Parassala, Perumkadavila, Athiyanoor, Nemom, Thiruvananthapuram Rural, Kazhakuttom, Vellanad, Nedumangad, Vamanapuram, Kilimanoor, Chirayinkeezhu, Varkala
Corporation: Thiruvananthapuram
Municipality: Varkala, Neyyattinkara,Attingal, Nedumangad

Constituencies

Parliament: Chirayinkeezhu, Thiruvananthapuram
Assembly: Varkala, Attingal, Chirayinkeezhu, Vamanapuram, Nedumangad, Aruvikkara, Kazhakoottam, Vattiyoorkavu, Thiruvananthapuram, Nemom, Kattakada, Parassala, Kovalam, Neyyattinkara

Rivers

Neyyar, Karamanayar, Vamanapuram river

The major lakes are Veli, Kadinamkulam, Anchuthengu(Anjengo), Kaappil, Akathumuri ,Edava-Nadayara, Vellayani

Major Educational Institutions

Kerala university, Trivandrum Medical College, College of Engineering Trivandrum

Tourist Places

Kovalam, Akkulam, Veli lagoon, Shanghumukham beach, Museum and Zoo, Agasthyarkoodam, Ponmudi, Neyyar Dam, Varkala Papanasham beach, Padmanabhapuram (in Kanyakumari district)

Travel

Air: Thiruvananthapuram International Air Port
Rail: The main railway station in Trivandrum Central. Click on station name for railway time table.
Road:
N.H.47 : Parassala to Navaikulam (80km)
MC Road: Kesavadaspuram, Vembayam, Venjaramoodu, Kilimanoor, Nilamel

Road Distance to major places in kilometers:

Kanyakumari 85, Padmanabhapuram 52, Ponmudi 52, Kollam 59, Madurai, 316,Kodaikanal 327, Sabarimala 179, Ernakulam 210, Thekkadi 240, Munnar 298, Thrissur 303, Guruvayur 330, Palakkad 382, Kozhikode 446, Kasargod 653